Optimal configuration of PTZ camera networks based on visual quality assessment and coverage maximization

2013 7th International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras, ICDSC 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Konda, Krishna Reddy ^a   Conci, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

coverage optimization; Distributed camera networks; particle swarm optimization

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); TRACKING (POSITION);

CAMERA POSITIONS; COVERAGE OPTIMIZATIONS; DISTRIBUTED CAMERA NETWORKS; GEOMETRIC DISTORTION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; VISUAL COVERAGES; VISUAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

VIDEO CAMERAS;

EID: 84899527096     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICDSC.2013.6778202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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