Properties of the essential matrix
E
p
epipolar line
p
p'
epipolar line
e'
e
•
p'
T
E
p
= 0
•
E
p
is the epipolar line associated with
p
•
e
and
e'
are called
epipoles
:
E
e
=
0
and
E
T
e'
=
0
•
E
can be solved for with 5 point matches
–
see Nister,
An efficient solution to the five-point
relative pose problem
.
PAMI
2004.