Development of a New Stereo-Panorama System Based on off-The-Shelf Stereo Cameras

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (146) ◽  
pp. 206-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Shahrokh Amini ◽  
Masood Varshosaz ◽  
Mohammad Saadatseresht
Keyword(s):  
Stereo Cameras ◽  
Stereo Panorama

scholarly journals Development of a New Stereo-Panorama Scanner Based on Stereo Cameras

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-85
Author(s):  
Vahid Mousavi ◽  
Masoud Varshosaz ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stereo Cameras ◽  
Stereo Panorama

scholarly journals Modelling Software Architecture for Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

Automation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-61
Author(s):  
Bhavyansh Mishra ◽  
Robert Griffin ◽  
Hakki Erhan Sevil
Keyword(s):  
System Integration ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Simultaneous Localization And Mapping ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Software Model ◽  
Localization And Mapping ◽  
Stereo Cameras ◽  
Core Components

Visual simultaneous localization and mapping (VSLAM) is an essential technique used in areas such as robotics and augmented reality for pose estimation and 3D mapping. Research on VSLAM using both monocular and stereo cameras has grown significantly over the last two decades. There is, therefore, a need for emphasis on a comprehensive review of the evolving architecture of such algorithms in the literature. Although VSLAM algorithm pipelines share similar mathematical backbones, their implementations are individualized and the ad hoc nature of the interfacing between different modules of VSLAM pipelines complicates code reuseability and maintenance. This paper presents a software model for core components of VSLAM implementations and interfaces that govern data flow between them while also attempting to preserve the elements that offer performance improvements over the evolution of VSLAM architectures. The framework presented in this paper employs principles from model-driven engineering (MDE), which are used extensively in the development of large and complicated software systems. The presented VSLAM framework will assist researchers in improving the performance of individual modules of VSLAM while not having to spend time on system integration of those modules into VSLAM pipelines.

scholarly journals Summertime Continental Shallow Cumulus Cloud Detection Using GOES-16 Satellite and Ground-Based Stereo Cameras at the DOE ARM Southern Great Plains Site

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2309
Author(s):  
Jingjing Tian ◽  
Yunyan Zhang ◽  
Stephen A. Klein ◽  
Likun Wang ◽  
Rusen Öktem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Detection Threshold ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Surface Reflectance ◽  
Cloud Detection ◽  
Southern Great Plains ◽  
Clear Sky ◽  
Shallow Cumulus ◽  
Stereo Cameras

Summertime continental shallow cumulus clouds (ShCu) are detected using Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-16 reflectance data, with cross-validation by observations from ground-based stereo cameras at the Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Southern Great Plains site. A ShCu cloudy pixel is identified when the GOES reflectance exceeds the clear-sky surface reflectance by a reflectance detection threshold of ShCu, ΔR. We firstly construct diurnally varying clear-sky surface reflectance maps and then estimate the ∆R. A GOES simulator is designed, projecting the clouds reconstructed by stereo cameras towards the surface along the satellite’s slanted viewing direction. The dynamic ShCu detection threshold ΔR is determined by making the GOES cloud fraction (CF) equal to the CF from the GOES simulator. Although there are temporal variabilities in ΔR, cloud fractions and cloud size distributions can be well reproduced using a constant ΔR value of 0.045. The method presented in this study enables daytime ShCu detection, which is usually falsely reported as clear sky in the GOES-16 cloud mask data product. Using this method, a new ShCu dataset can be generated to bridge the observational gap in detecting ShCu, which may transition into deep precipitating clouds, and to facilitate further studies on ShCu development over heterogenous land surface.

scholarly journals A square root unscented Kalman filter for multiple view geometry based stereo cameras/inertial navigation

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 172988141666485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiwen Xian ◽  
Junxiang Lian ◽  
Mao Shan ◽  
Lilian Zhang ◽  
Xiaofeng He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Inertial Navigation ◽  
Square Root ◽  
Multiple View Geometry ◽  
Multiple View ◽  
Stereo Cameras

Direct visual-inertial odometry with stereo cameras

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladyslav Usenko ◽  
Jakob Engel ◽  
Jorg Stuckler ◽  
Daniel Cremers
Keyword(s):  
Stereo Cameras

An Experimental Analysis of the Effects of Different Hardware Setups on Stereo Camera Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (03) ◽  
pp. 337-357
Author(s):  
Alexander Julian Golkowski ◽  
Marcus Handte ◽  
Peter Roch ◽  
Pedro J. Marrón
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Autonomous Navigation ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Camera System ◽  
Stereo Camera ◽  
Camera Systems ◽  
Sensing Technology ◽  
Stereo Cameras ◽  
The Impact ◽  
General Guidance

For many application areas such as autonomous navigation, the ability to accurately perceive the environment is essential. For this purpose, a wide variety of well-researched sensor systems are available that can be used to detect obstacles or navigation targets. Stereo cameras have emerged as a very versatile sensing technology in this regard due to their low hardware cost and high fidelity. Consequently, much work has been done to integrate them into mobile robots. However, the existing literature focuses on presenting the concepts and algorithms used to implement the desired robot functions on top of a given camera setup. As a result, the rationale and impact of choosing this camera setup are usually neither discussed nor described. Thus, when designing the stereo camera system for a mobile robot, there is not much general guidance beyond isolated setups that worked for a specific robot. To close the gap, this paper studies the impact of the physical setup of a stereo camera system in indoor environments. To do this, we present the results of an experimental analysis in which we use a given software setup to estimate the distance to an object while systematically changing the camera setup. Thereby, we vary the three main parameters of the physical camera setup, namely the angle and distance between the cameras as well as the field of view and a rather soft parameter, the resolution. Based on the results, we derive several guidelines on how to choose the parameters for an application.

Improved autonomous load handling with stereo cameras

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Varga ◽  
Arthur Costea ◽  
Sergiu Nedevschi
Keyword(s):  
Stereo Cameras ◽  
Load Handling

scholarly journals TRAFFIC LIGHT DETECTION USING CONIC SECTION GEOMETRY

2016 ◽  
Vol III-1 ◽  
pp. 191-200
Author(s):  
S. Hosseinyalmdary ◽  
A. Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Pose Estimation ◽  
Open Problem ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Conic Section ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Light Detection ◽  
State Recognition ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Stereo Cameras

Traffic lights detection and their state recognition is a crucial task that autonomous vehicles must reliably fulfill. Despite scientific endeavors, it still is an open problem due to the variations of traffic lights and their perception in image form. Unlike previous studies, this paper investigates the use of inaccurate and publicly available GIS databases such as OpenStreetMap. In addition, we are the first to exploit conic section geometry to improve the shape cue of the traffic lights in images. Conic section also enables us to estimate the pose of the traffic lights with respect to the camera. Our approach can detect multiple traffic lights in the scene, it also is able to detect the traffic lights in the absence of prior knowledge, and detect the traffics lights as far as 70 meters. The proposed approach has been evaluated for different scenarios and the results show that the use of stereo cameras significantly improves the accuracy of the traffic lights detection and pose estimation.

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