Title :
A stereo viewer based on a single camera with view-control mechanisms
Author :
Inaba, Masayuki ; Hara, Takeyori ; Inoue, Hirochika
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mechano-Inf., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A stereo vision system which consists of a stereo viewer and a processing system with viewing control mechanisms is presented. The stereo viewer is an adapter which, attached to a single camera, provides it with a stereo image by means of a set of four mirrors. Since the system can control the angle of mirrors, it can adjust them to operate during zooming, panning, and focusing in stereo viewing. The vision system uses a high-speed block matching processor to provide the essential functionality needed for motion tracking and stereo matching. With this system visual searching and stereo tracking can be implemented in real time. The authors analyze the optical structure of the stereo viewer, describe the vision and control system, and present some experimental examples of its use
Keywords :
stereo image processing; angle control; high-speed block matching processor; mirrors; optical structure; single camera; stereo tracking; stereo viewer; view-control mechanisms; visual searching; Cameras; Control systems; Focusing; High speed optical techniques; Machine vision; Mirrors; Optical control; Real time systems; Stereo vision; Tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems '93, IROS '93. Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0823-9
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.1993.583888
