Video switching and sensor fusion for multicamera sensing systems

Mayank Saxena; Vishnuvardhanaraj Selvaraj; Rahul Dhareshwar; Ernest L. Hall

doi:10.1117/12.403758

11 October 2000 Video switching and sensor fusion for multicamera sensing systems

Mayank Saxena, Vishnuvardhanaraj Selvaraj, Rahul Dhareshwar, Ernest L. Hall

Proceedings Volume 4197, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XIX: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.403758
Event: Intelligent Systems and Smart Manufacturing, 2000, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

With the low cost of solid-state camera systems, it is now possible to include many cameras on a mobile robot or other machine. However, video processing is still relatively expensive. Therefore it is often desirable to share several cameras with a single processor. The purpose of this paper is to describe the design of a video switching system that permits eight cameras to be multiplexed with a single chip. Multiples of eight could also easily be accomplished. The heart of the system is a Maxim video switch. The user simply selects using a three-bit control signal, which camera signal is selected. The output of the video switch is then the desired camera image. One application of this video switch is a four camera input system to a mobile robot being constructed at the University of Cincinnati. Other applications include surveillance and other mobile systems. The decision as to which camera to observe can be made automatically from a computer providing a great versatility. For example, supplemental motion detectors could be used to activate the camera selection for a surveillance system. Higher-level logic has been used on our mobile robot application. Still higher-level logic could be used to fuse the video information in various ways before processing. The significance of this device is that it provides a wealth of video information to be used at the discretion of either a human viewer or automatic system.

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Mayank Saxena, Vishnuvardhanaraj Selvaraj, Rahul Dhareshwar, and Ernest L. Hall "Video switching and sensor fusion for multicamera sensing systems", Proc. SPIE 4197, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XIX: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision, (11 October 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.403758

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