Specialized processor for 3D real-time tracking of moving objects using the knowledge of their chromatic components

Joan Batlle; Rafael Garcia; Josep Forest

doi:10.1117/12.317516

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30 July 1998 Specialized processor for 3D real-time tracking of moving objects using the knowledge of their chromatic components

Joan Batlle, Rafael Garcia, Josep Forest

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Proceedings Volume 3365, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing XII; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317516
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Tracking in real-time is a complex problem handled by researchers in may different manners. In a general way, a tracking system can be organized in some pipelined modules: the first one provides sensorial capabilities using some different technologies such as radar, ultrasonic, IR or CCD cameras, etc. The second one works as a pre-processing device, usually in real time, and supplies filtered information. The third step usually deals with algorithms, supplying information to the last and most important phase: scene understanding and taking decisions. This paper describes a whole computer vision system for tracking moving objects in real-time. First, a high-speed image processing hardware for computing 2D positions is presented. This hardware is the basic sensor of a higher-level system where the integration of several views of the scene allows the computation of 3D positions. Then, the mathematical formulation to solve the trinocular problem is pointed out.

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Joan Batlle, Rafael Garcia, and Josep Forest "Specialized processor for 3D real-time tracking of moving objects using the knowledge of their chromatic components", Proc. SPIE 3365, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing XII, (30 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317516

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