Analysis of Camera Arrays Applicable to the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things is built based on various sensors and networks. Sensors for stereo capture are essential for acquiring information and have been applied in different fields. In this paper, we focus on the camera modeling and analysis, which is very important for stereo display and helps with...

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Main Authors: Jiachen Yang, Ru Xu, Zhihan Lv, Houbing Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/3/421
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spelling doaj-d348dc2b8a544a8cb0dac40d991aa48f2020-11-25T01:05:58ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-03-0116342110.3390/s16030421s16030421Analysis of Camera Arrays Applicable to the Internet of ThingsJiachen Yang0Ru Xu1Zhihan Lv2Houbing Song3School of Electronic Information Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, ChinaSchool of Electronic Information Engineering, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, ChinaSIAT, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen 518000, ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, West Virginia University, Montgomery, WV 25136, USAThe Internet of Things is built based on various sensors and networks. Sensors for stereo capture are essential for acquiring information and have been applied in different fields. In this paper, we focus on the camera modeling and analysis, which is very important for stereo display and helps with viewing. We model two kinds of cameras, a parallel and a converged one, and analyze the difference between them in vertical and horizontal parallax. Even though different kinds of camera arrays are used in various applications and analyzed in the research work, there are few discussions on the comparison of them. Therefore, we make a detailed analysis about their performance over different shooting distances. From our analysis, we find that the threshold of shooting distance for converged cameras is 7 m. In addition, we design a camera array in our work that can be used as a parallel camera array, as well as a converged camera array and take some images and videos with it to identify the threshold.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/3/421Internet of Thingssensorsstereo capturecamera array modelparallel camerasconverged cameras3D display
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author Jiachen Yang
Ru Xu
Zhihan Lv
Houbing Song
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Ru Xu
Zhihan Lv
Houbing Song
Analysis of Camera Arrays Applicable to the Internet of Things
Sensors
Internet of Things
sensors
stereo capture
camera array model
parallel cameras
converged cameras
3D display
author_facet Jiachen Yang
Ru Xu
Zhihan Lv
Houbing Song
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title Analysis of Camera Arrays Applicable to the Internet of Things
title_short Analysis of Camera Arrays Applicable to the Internet of Things
title_full Analysis of Camera Arrays Applicable to the Internet of Things
title_fullStr Analysis of Camera Arrays Applicable to the Internet of Things
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Camera Arrays Applicable to the Internet of Things
title_sort analysis of camera arrays applicable to the internet of things
publisher MDPI AG
series Sensors
issn 1424-8220
publishDate 2016-03-01
description The Internet of Things is built based on various sensors and networks. Sensors for stereo capture are essential for acquiring information and have been applied in different fields. In this paper, we focus on the camera modeling and analysis, which is very important for stereo display and helps with viewing. We model two kinds of cameras, a parallel and a converged one, and analyze the difference between them in vertical and horizontal parallax. Even though different kinds of camera arrays are used in various applications and analyzed in the research work, there are few discussions on the comparison of them. Therefore, we make a detailed analysis about their performance over different shooting distances. From our analysis, we find that the threshold of shooting distance for converged cameras is 7 m. In addition, we design a camera array in our work that can be used as a parallel camera array, as well as a converged camera array and take some images and videos with it to identify the threshold.
topic Internet of Things
sensors
stereo capture
camera array model
parallel cameras
converged cameras
3D display
url http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/3/421
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