A FPGA implementation of a video rate multi-target tracking system

Author

Aranda, Joan ; Climent, Joan ; Grau, Antoni

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Eng. & Autom. Control, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

25-27 Aug 1998

Firstpage

70

Abstract

Large and expensive specific hardware are usually required for tracking systems based on computer vision. This circumstance limits their extensive application in industrial processes. With the aim of overcoming this fact, a low-cost image processor has been implemented. This specific single-board processor permits a standard industrial PC to perform the tracking of some relevant local features at video rate (50 Hz). Local features in the image are transformed to a polar representation in order to simplify the recognition and location processes prior to rotations. This transformation is provided in real time by the presented image processor, so the host only has to apply the recognition algorithm. For image processor implementation, FPGA technology has been used

Keywords

active vision; field programmable gate arrays; image processing equipment; image recognition; microcomputer applications; tracking; 50 Hz; FPGA implementation; computer vision; industrial PC; industrial processes; local feature tracking; location process; low-cost image processor; polar representation; real-time transformation; recognition algorithm; rotation; single-board processor; video-rate multi-target tracking system; Automatic control; Computer vision; Costs; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Image processing; Image recognition; Pattern recognition; Target recognition; Target tracking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Euromicro Conference, 1998. Proceedings. 24th

Conference_Location

Vasteras

ISSN

1089-6503

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8646-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EURMIC.1998.711779

Filename

711779