The multiview variety from computer vision is generalized to images by $n$ cameras of points linked by a distance constraint. The resulting five-dimensional variety lives in a product of $2 n$ projective planes. We determine defining polynomial equations, and we explore generalizations of this variety to scenarios of interest in applications.

Communicated by H. Schenck

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AMSC: 14M99, 68T45

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