Determine Position and Height with a Camera

SummaryUsing elementary geometry and trigonometry, we derive formulas to determine the position and height of an object from its camera image. We verified the formulas by lab experiments. The formulas can be used easily in robotic games and other applications.

Authors

Zhu Gu
Sheng Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7742-9858)
Victor Xu

Institutions

Southern Methodist University (US)
TechnipFMC (Germany) (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: Mathematics Magazine
Published: 2026-08-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0025570x.2026.2627852
Primary Topic: Image and Object Detection Techniques
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Determine Position and Height with a Camera

Zhu Gu, Sheng Xu, Victor Xu

Aug 17, 2026

Mathematics Magazine

Image and Object Detection Techniques

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Determine Position and Height with a Camera

Zhu Gu, Sheng Xu, Victor Xu

August 17, 2026article en

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Mathematics Magazine

Southern Methodist University (US), TechnipFMC (Germany) (DE)

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Image and Object Detection Techniques

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