Toru Morita

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Toru Morita is a researcher specializing in computer vision and 3D environmental sensing, with a focus on wide-angle imaging systems for autonomous navigation. His key research areas include fish-eye camera calibration, three-dimensional measurement, and epipolar plane image (EPI) analysis for driving support systems and mobile robotics. Morita’s most cited work, "3D Measurement Using a Fish-Eye Camera Based on EPI Analysis" (2012), introduces a novel method for reconstructing 3D environments from highly distorted, wide-field-of-view images captured by fish-eye lenses. This contribution addresses a critical challenge in real-time spatial understanding, enabling vehicles and robots to perceive their surroundings comprehensively from a single sensor. Although his citation count is modest (3 citations for this paper), the work demonstrates foundational insight into leveraging distortion for depth estimation rather than treating it as a flaw. Morita’s approach is particularly notable for its practical simplicity, requiring only a fish-eye camera—a readily available and cost-effective sensor—to achieve robust 3D measurement. His research remains relevant for applications in autonomous driving, surveillance, and robot navigation, where wide-angle, real-time environmental awareness is essential.