Computer Vision

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Computer Vision Overview

Background

1. Comprehensive Overview:
   MIT Schiller Lab research
2. Aspects of the mind:
   The Mind Project

Tutorials

1. OpenCV:
   Introduction to programming with OpenCV
   A guide to OpenCV
   A wiki dedicated to OpenCV
   
2. Pyro Computer Vision:
   Python Robotics Computer Vision

Tools

1. Image manipulation:
   Gimp: GNU image manipulation program
2. Experimental vision workbench:
   CUDA Vision Workbench
3. Vision Support Libraries:
   
   • Low level image acquisition library:
     CUDA Zone -- online examples
   • High performance processing:
     OpenVIDIA: Parallel GPU Computer Vision (pdf)
     OpenVIDIA: application videos
     MinGPU: A minimum GPU library for Computer Vision

Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, and Vision

1. The Stanford Cart (by James L Adams 1960-1961)
   The Stanford Cart (by Les Earnest March 2011)
   
2. The Stanford Cart (by Hans Moravec between 1973 and 1980)
   Obstacle Avoidance and Navigation in the Real World by a Seeing Robot Rover , Hans P. Moravec, PhD thesis, Stanford University, 1980.
   
3. The Stanford Cart (by Hans Moravec between 1973 and 1980)
   The Stanford Cart and CMU Rover (talk in 1983)
   
4. Robot Operating System (ROS):
   ROS Documentation
   
5. Python Probotics (Pyro):
   Python Robotics Overview
   Pyro Computer Vision
6. OpenCV for Robotics:
   A guide to OpenCV
7. Robotics:
   Robotics at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific
   The mobile robotics community
8. Autonomous Vehicles:
   The DARPA Grand Challenge and Urban Challenge
   Sandia National Laboratories Robots and Vehicles

3-D Models

1. 3-D viewing from stereo pairs:
   3-D "model" via R/G offset images.
2. 3-D model from views using Kinect:
   3-D surface model from views via a Kinect hack
   3-D surface model from views using 2 Kinects
   

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