Year: 2018

Object Recognition in Radar Images
Object Recognition in Radar Images

Object recognition is an important computer vision and machine learning problem. A specific case is automatic target recognition (ATR) on radar images. ATR can be effectively used for border security, safety systems to identify either man-made objects (such as buildings, ground and air vehicles) or people, as well as for target surveillance. In other words, with ATR one can obtain any visual information about the ground and objects without direct physical contact.

Binary Marker Recognition on Raspberry
Binary Marker Recognition on Raspberry

Fiducial markers are widely used in various applications like robot navigation, logistics, augmented reality. Fig. 1. Applications of fiducial markers Advantages are obvious High contrast Simple code generation Resistance to extremal angles However, when we deal with a large number of markers, real-time recognition becomes challenging, especially on embedded devices with low power CPUs on-board.

Indoor Positioning Engine
Indoor Positioning Engine

Indoor positioning systems are becoming popular nowadays. Indeed, there is plenty of opportunities for real-time user navigation in GPS-denied environments. An interesting use cases are as follows: Fig. 1. Indoor navigation use cases There are several options for hardware (see It-Jim blog post). We have developed the positioning algorithm based on cheap Bluetooth beacons and built-in IMU sensors on a mobile device.

Embedded Vision Modules for Text Recognition and Fiducial Markers Tracking

In the paper, two examples of embedded vision modules are described. Firstly, it is demonstrated how fiducial marker tracking algorithm can be adopted for operation on Raspberry Pi. Usage of proposed ideas allows to achieve around 60fps speed of binary marker tracking. Secondly, we describe the problem of text detection and recognition in outdoor environment. Experimental results indicate on acceptable results and good potential to provide low-cost and efficient embedded vision system for this purpose.

Data Processing Methods for Mobile Indoor Navigation

The competition on the world market of smartphones and tablets between the acknowledged leaders on one side and the numerous newcomers on the other makes them all look for new solutions that open additional opportunities for the developers and customers without the growth of the price. The progress with new opportunities turns possible when it happens simultaneously in the software and the hardware.