Quantification Method for Video Motion Correction Performance in Mobile Image Sensor

The state-of-the art smartphones have a motion correction function such as an electric image stabilizer and record the video without shaking. As the motion is corrected in various ways according to the set maker, there is a difference in performance and it is difficult to distinguish clearly its performance. This paper defines the Effective angle of View and Motion, for video motion correction performance evaluation. In the case of motion, we classified the motion volume, motion standard deviation, and motion frequency parameters. The performance of motion correction on the electronic device can be scored for each of parameters. In this way, the motion correction performance can be objectively modelled and evaluated.

Bio-Inspired Active Electrolocation Sensors for Inspection of Tube Systems

At night, weakly electric fish Gnathonemus petersii use active electrolocation to scan their environment with self generated electric fields. Nearby objects distort the electric fields and are recognized as electric images on the electroreceptive skin surface of the animal. By analyzing the electric image, G. petersii can sense an object’s distance, dimensions and electrical properties. The principles and algorithms of active electrolocation can be applied to catheter-based sensor systems for analysing wall changes in fluid filled tube systems, for example atherosclerotic plaques of the coronary blood vessels. We used a basic atherosclerosis model of synthetic blood vessels and plaques, which were scanned with a ring electrode catheter applying active electrolocation. Based on the electric images of the plaques and the evaluation of bio-inspired image parameters, the plaque’s fine-structure could be assessed. Our results show that imaging through active electrolocation principally has the potential to detect and characterize atherosclerotic lesions.