Optimal camera placement to measure distances regarding static and dynamic obstacles

International Journal of Sensor Networks

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-36

  Hänel, Maria L ^a   Kuhn, Stefan ^a   Henrich, Dominik ^a   Grüne, Lars ^a   Pannek, Jürgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHR UNIVERSITY MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Camera network; Camera placement; Close range photogrammetry; Distance measurement; Dynamic obstacles; Error minimisation; Obstacles; Occlusions; Optimal image processing; Optimal placement; Optimisation; Position and orientation; Sensor network; Static obstacles

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS;

CAMERA NETWORK; CAMERA PLACEMENT; CLOSE RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY; DYNAMIC OBSTACLES; ERROR MINIMIZATION; IMAGES PROCESSING; OBSTACLE; OCCLUSION; OPTIMAL IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTIMAL IMAGES; OPTIMAL PLACEMENTS; OPTIMISATIONS; POSITION AND ORIENTATIONS; SENSORS NETWORK; STATIC OBSTACLES;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 84863695841     PISSN: 17481279     EISSN: 17481287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSNET.2012.047713     Document Type: Article

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