System and methods for calibration of an array camera using a single captured image

A device for calibrating an array camera including a plurality of imaging components where the plurality of imaging components include a reference imaging component and a plurality of associate imaging components associated with the reference imaging component comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor configured via one or more applications stored in the memory to:
• receive an image of a test pattern from each of the plurality of imaging components of the array camera;
• generate scene independent geometric corrections for the image data captured by the reference imaging component using data of the image of the test pattern captured by the reference component and data describing the test pattern;
• generate a corrected image of the test pattern for the reference component based on the scene independent geometric corrections for the image data captured by the reference imaging component and the image of the test pattern captured by the reference imaging component;
• and
• generate scene independent geometric corrections for the image data captured by each of the associate imaging components associated with the reference imaging component using the data of image of the test pattern captured by each associate imaging component and the corrected image of the reference component using the processor.

A non-transitory machine readable device containing processor instructions, where execution of the instructions by a processor causes the processor to perform a process for calibrating an array camera including a plurality of imaging components where the plurality of imaging components include a reference imaging component and a plurality of associate imaging components associated with the reference imaging component, the process comprising:

• receiving an image of a test pattern using each of the plurality of imaging components of the array camera;
• generating scene independent geometric corrections for the image data captured by the reference imaging component using data of the image of the test pattern captured by the reference component and data describing the test pattern;
• generating a corrected image of the test pattern for the reference component based on the scene independent geometric corrections for the image data captured by the reference imaging component and the image of the test pattern captured by the reference imaging component;
• and
• generating scene independent geometric corrections for the image data captured by each of the associate imaging components associated with the reference imaging component using the data of image of the test pattern captured by each associate imaging component and the corrected image of the reference component.