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  "id": "opencv/feature-matching-insufficient-matches",
  "signature": "cv::error: (-28:Insufficient number of valid points) in function 'cv::findHomography'",
  "signature_zh": "cv::error: (-28:有效点数量不足) 在函数 'cv::findHomography' 中",
  "regex": "cv::error: \\(-28:Insufficient number of valid points\\) in function 'cv::findHomography'",
  "domain": "opencv",
  "category": "computation_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "The number of matched feature points between two images is below the minimum required for homography estimation.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "两幅图像之间匹配的特征点数量低于单应性矩阵估计所需的最小值。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "4.8.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "4.9.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "4.10.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Lowering the RANSAC reprojection threshold to 1.0 to force more inliers",
      "why_fails": "Excessively low threshold rejects valid matches, reducing inlier count further.",
      "fail_rate": 0.85,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Using ORB detector with default parameters without tuning",
      "why_fails": "ORB may generate too few or low-quality matches for scenes with low texture or large viewpoint changes.",
      "fail_rate": 0.75,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Increase the number of keypoints detected by using SIFT with nfeatures=5000 and then apply ratio test (Lowe's ratio < 0.75) to filter matches.",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Increase the number of keypoints detected by using SIFT with nfeatures=5000 and then apply ratio test (Lowe's ratio < 0.75) to filter matches.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Use FLANN-based matcher with k=2 and then apply cross-check filtering (e.g., cv::BFMatcher with crossCheck=true) to retain only robust matches.",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "Use FLANN-based matcher with k=2 and then apply cross-check filtering (e.g., cv::BFMatcher with crossCheck=true) to retain only robust matches.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Increase the number of keypoints detected by using SIFT with nfeatures=5000 and then apply ratio test (Lowe's ratio < 0.75) to filter matches.",
    "Use FLANN-based matcher with k=2 and then apply cross-check filtering (e.g., cv::BFMatcher with crossCheck=true) to retain only robust matches."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
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    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://docs.opencv.org/4.x/d9/d0c/group__calib3d.html#ga4abc2ece9fab9398f2e560d53c8c9780",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "-28",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.88,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.82,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-03-15",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}