DocumentCode
3454679
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
fYear
2011
fDate
8-11 May 2011
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011 24th Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location
Niagara Falls, ON
ISSN
0840-7789
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9788-1
Electronic_ISBN
0840-7789
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CCECE.2011.6030544
Filename
6030544
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