This book is the definitive reference in multi-camera networks. It gives clear guidance on the conceptual and implementation issues involved in the design and operation of multi-camera networks, as well as presenting the state-of-the-art in hardware, algorithms and system development. The book is broad in scope, covering smart camera architectures, embedded processing, sensor fusion andmiddleware, calibration and topology, network-based detection and tracking, and applications in distributed and collaborative methods in camera networks. This book will be an ideal reference for university researchers, R&D engineers,computer engineers, and graduate students working in signal and video processing, computer vision, and sensor networks. Features include: the first book, by the leading experts, on this rapidly developing field with applications to security, smart homes, multimedia, and environmental monitoring; comprehensive coverage of: fundamentals, algorithms, design methodologies, system implementation issues, architectures, and applications; and, presents in detail the latest developments in: multi-camera calibration, active and heterogeneous camera networks, multi-camera object and event detection, tracking, coding, smart camera architecture and middleware.
- ISBN: 978-0-12-374633-7
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 624
- Fecha Publicación: 17/06/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés