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In contrast to conventional stereo vision where two cameras are fixed, having a flexible configuration system allows a large degree of independence in changing the configuration in accordance with various kinds of applications. Larger baselines can be used for stereo vision of farther away targets while using a vertical stereo configuration in tasks where there would be a loss of horizontal overlap caused by a lack of suitable horizontal configuration. Additionally, a method for the practical use of variable baseline stereo vision is introduced, combining multiple point clouds from multiple stereo baselines. 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