A low power intelligent video-processing sensor

Author

Corley, Daniel ; Jovanov, Emil

Author_Institution

ADTRAN, Huntsville, AL, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

176

Lastpage

178

Abstract

Power efficient video signal processing is very important in the fields of intelligent robots, self guided vehicles and security systems. We have developed a low power intelligent video imaging sensor (IVIS), based on the Kodak CMOS Digital Image Sensor KAC-0311 with a resolution of 640×480 pixels. The image sensor is controlled by the low power Texas Instruments MSP430F149 microcontroller. The IVIS sensor can be integrated into distributed or hierarchical systems using a wireless interface or a standard RS-232 serial link. The sensor has a low typical power consumption and a processing power of 8 MIPS. This paper presents prototype development and basic features of the IVIS video processing sensor.

Keywords

CMOS image sensors; intelligent sensors; low-power electronics; microcontrollers; video signal processing; 307200 pixel; 480 pixel; 640 pixel; Kodak CMOS Digital Image Sensor KAC-0311; RS-232 serial link; Texas Instruments MSP430F149 microcontroller; distributed systems; hierarchical systems; intelligent robots; low power consumption; low power intelligent video-processing sensor; power efficient video signal processing; processing power; security systems; self guided vehicles; wireless interface; CMOS image sensors; Digital images; Image resolution; Intelligent robots; Intelligent sensors; Power system security; Signal resolution; Smart pixels; Vehicles; Video signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Theory, 2002. Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth Southeastern Symposium on

ISSN

0094-2898

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7339-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SSST.2002.1027029

Filename

1027029