Virtual pan-tilt-zoom for a wide-area-video surveillance system

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2008.

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Main Author: Sinn, Richard, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Other Authors: Pablo I. Hopman and Christopher J. Terman.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46489
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spelling mit-1721.1/464892019-04-12T16:09:07Z Virtual pan-tilt-zoom for a wide-area-video surveillance system Sinn, Richard, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Pablo I. Hopman and Christopher J. Terman. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95). Advancements in the CMOS Image Sensor have enabled very high-performance, high resolution imaging systems to be built at relatively low cost. The availability of high-pixel count video imaging systems that can cover a wide field-of-view enables a surveillance technique called Virtual Pan-Tilt-Zoom. Virtual Pan-Tilt-Zoom provides the same functional properties as a mechanical pan-tilt-zoom setup, but it does not suffer from the physical limitations presented by a mechanical setup. A video system using Virtual Pan-Tilt-Zoom would have immediate continuous access to a high pixel-count image representing a wide coverage area, and it would enable a user to "virtually" pan, tilt, and zoom around the coverage area by reading out only the relevant image data associated with a Region of Interest that is dynamically defined by the user. This paper will examine the various camera electronics readout architectures that are possible to support the Virtual Pan-Tilt-Zoom function. Then, this project will examine and implement a specific implementation of the readout architecture for a high-resolution video camera system developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The Multi-Aperture Sparse Imager Video System (MASIV) developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory incorporates CMOS imagers to create an 880 Mega pixel image, and was used as the platform to implement the camera electronics for Virtual Pan-Tilt-Zoom functionality. by Richard Sinn. M.Eng. 2009-08-26T16:34:20Z 2009-08-26T16:34:20Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46489 400004768 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 150 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Sinn, Richard, M. Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Virtual pan-tilt-zoom for a wide-area-video surveillance system
title Virtual pan-tilt-zoom for a wide-area-video surveillance system
title_full Virtual pan-tilt-zoom for a wide-area-video surveillance system
title_fullStr Virtual pan-tilt-zoom for a wide-area-video surveillance system
title_full_unstemmed Virtual pan-tilt-zoom for a wide-area-video surveillance system
title_short Virtual pan-tilt-zoom for a wide-area-video surveillance system
title_sort virtual pan tilt zoom for a wide area video surveillance system
topic Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46489
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