Real Time Tracking Multiple YUV 24-Bit Color Objects with 8-Bit MCU-Based Embedded Vision System

We propose a novel framework in which simple and suitable hardware design accompanied with effective software algorithm to boost the performance of an 8-bit MCU-based embedded vision system to the level of a PC-based one. Our goal is to build a small and low cost 8-bit MCU-based embedded vision system in the form of an intelligent sensor to track multiple YUV 24-bit color objects in real time. Our system uses Atmel AVR 8-bit microcontroller ATmega64, which was connected directly to the C3088 camera module using the Omnivision OV6620 CMOS image sensor, eliminating the need of a frame-grabber. It is a functioning vision system, with a well-defined interface that is accessible through a standard serial port, providing high-level, post-processed image information to a primary system (PC, another microcontroller, etc.).