‘Black Spot’: A prototype camera module

Author

Lovell-Smith, C.D. ; Bones, P.J. ; Hayes, M.P. ; Johnston, R.A. ; Price, N.B.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch

fYear

2008

fDate

26-28 Nov. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The design, implementation and performance of a prototype miniature and intelligent camera module is described. The camera module consists of an Aptina CMOS image sensor connected to an Analog Devices Blackfin DSP. Its primary function is to locate all bright spots in each image frame and to transmit over a serial bus the corresponding location information. The preliminary results suggest the module has the capability to provide accurate and timely data. Potential applications for the device include use in a range of specialised optical tracking and monitoring systems.

Keywords

CMOS image sensors; cameras; optical tracking; Analog Devices Blackfin DSP; CMOS image sensor; black spot; intelligent camera module; optical tracking; CMOS image sensors; Costs; Design engineering; Digital signal processing; Light sources; Monitoring; Optical sensors; Prototypes; Smart cameras; Space heating; bright spot location; camera module; embedded software;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Image and Vision Computing New Zealand, 2008. IVCNZ 2008. 23rd International Conference

Conference_Location

Christchurch

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3780-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2583-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVCNZ.2008.4762112

Filename

4762112