Title :
Characterization of an optical collision avoidance sensor
Author :
Watters, Kyle ; Minwalla, Cyrus ; Liscombe, Michael ; Hou In Lio ; Thomas, Paul ; Hornsey, Richard ; Ellis, K. ; Jennings, Sion
Author_Institution :
Vision Sensor Lab., York Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The characterization of a laboratory prototype collision avoidance sensor based on a distributed network of smart cameras is presented. Choices for the computer, optics and image sensor are characterized with a combination of laboratory and field experiments. Intra- and inter-camera calibrations are performed via a custom in-house laser-scanner facility. Field tests measured the impact of the scene dynamic range and the camera point-spread function on the range at first detection.
Keywords :
cameras; collision avoidance; image sensors; optical instruments; optical transfer function; camera point-spread function; distributed network; image sensor; optical collision avoidance sensor; scene dynamic range; smart cameras; Aircraft; Calibration; Cameras; Computers; Laboratories; Measurement by laser beam; Optical sensors; calibration; collision avoidance; distributed vision networks; sensor array; unmanned aerial vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011 24th Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Niagara Falls, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9788-1
Electronic_ISBN :
0840-7789
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2011.6030544