Passive Ranging From A Moving Vehicle Via Optical Flow Measurement

Fred W. Smith; Mark Streicker

doi:10.1117/12.942142

18 January 1988 Passive Ranging From A Moving Vehicle Via Optical Flow Measurement

Fred W. Smith, Mark Streicker

Proceedings Volume 0829, Applications of Digital Image Processing X; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942142
Event: 31st Annual Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Sciences and Engineering, 1987, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The pilot of a helicopter close to the ground estimates the range to objects partly by their motion, or optical flow, in his field of view. An automatic system for passive ranging can operate similarly. A conventional TV camera (generating approximately 512 by 512 pixel images 30 times per second) is an adequate sensor for a passive ranging system that could be used for navigation or that detects objects close enough to a helicopter flight path to be threatening.

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Fred W. Smith and Mark Streicker "Passive Ranging From A Moving Vehicle Via Optical Flow Measurement", Proc. SPIE 0829, Applications of Digital Image Processing X, (18 January 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942142

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