Using Conical and Spherical Mirrors with Conventional Cameras for 360°; Panorama Views in a Single Image

Conventional video cameras with projective lens have restricted fields of view. Adding mirrors of different shapes, 360° panoramic views can be achieved in a single image. For robotic football, we envisage a simple and low cost setup. The system presented uses a single home made conical mirror. The setup conditions can be easily adjusted to cover other mirror shapes, such as spherical, paraboloidal, hyperboloidal and other shapes generated by axial revolution. The single viewpoint restrictions, usually imposed for general uses, are overcome by the specific setup conditions.