Title :
Microfabricated Flipping Glass Disc for Stereo Imaging in Endoscopic Visual Inspection
Author :
Choi, Wook ; Akbarian, Minoo ; Rubtsov, Vladimir ; Kim, Chang-Jin C J
Author_Institution :
Mech. & Aerosp. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
In many fields, including medical and manufacturing, endoscopy is a powerful tool for remote visual inspection. However, images obtained by an endoscope are mostly planar and provide no accurate size or distance information about the object of interest. Use of stereo images to solve these problems greatly increases the performance of such inspection tools due to its three dimensional measurability. In this study, a method to obtain stereo images using a single "flipping" glass disc device for endoscopic applications, and its realization into a miniaturized device are presented.
Keywords :
disc storage; endoscopes; inspection; stereo image processing; endoscopic visual inspection; microfabricated flipping glass disc; miniaturized device; remote visual inspection; stereo images; stereo imaging; Batteries; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Endoscopes; Glass; Image generation; Inspection; Lenses; Optical imaging; Optical refraction;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2009. MEMS 2009. IEEE 22nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2977-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1084-6999
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2009.4805343
