A reconfigurable VLSI-based double-lens tracking camera

Watching and tracking an object while seeing a much wider view is one of advantages of the eye system. We proposed and developed a tracking camera system that mimics the eyes by using double-lens modules. In the system, a wide view is captured through the wide-lens module, while the target in it is...

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Published in:Artificial life and robotics 2008-03, Vol.12 (1-2), p.219-222
Main Authors: Yasunaga, Moritoshi, Aibe, Noriyuki, Yamaguchi, Yoshiki, Yamamoto, Yorihisa, Awano, Takaaki, Yoshihara, Ikuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial Intelligence
Computation by Abstract Devices
Computer Science
Control
Mechatronics
Original Article
Robotics
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Summary:Watching and tracking an object while seeing a much wider view is one of advantages of the eye system. We proposed and developed a tracking camera system that mimics the eyes by using double-lens modules. In the system, a wide view is captured through the wide-lens module, while the target in it is tracked and magnified through the telescopic lens module. Electronic circuits for tracking control are implemented onto the reconfigurable VLSI or FPGA in order to embed the parallelism in the tracking algorithm into the hardware. A successfully developed FPGA-based prototype performs high-speed tracking at the video-rate.
ISSN:1433-5298
1614-7456
DOI:10.1007/s10015-007-0470-8