Closely integrated digital image capture device for embedded applications

David S. Jordan; David M. Holburn

doi:10.1117/12.262525

19 December 1996 Closely integrated digital image capture device for embedded applications

David S. Jordan, David M. Holburn

Proceedings Volume 2950, Advanced Focal Plane Arrays and Electronic Cameras; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.262525
Event: Advanced Imaging and Network Technologies, 1996, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

A modular image capture system with close integration to CCD cameras has been developed. The aim is to produce a system capable of integrating CCD sensor, image capture and image processing into a single compact unit. This close integration provides a direct mapping between CCD pixels and digital image pixels. The system has been interfaced to a digital signal processor board for the development and control of image processing tasks. These have included characterization and enhancement of noisy images from an intensified camera and measurement to subpixel resolutions. A highly compact form of the image capture system is in an advanced stage of development. This consists of a single FPGA device and a single VRAM providing a two chip image capturing system capable of being integrated into a CCD camera. A miniature compact PC has been developed using a novel modular interconnection technique, providing a processing unit in a three dimensional format highly suited to integration into a CCD camera unit. Work is under way to interface the compact capture system to the PC using this interconnection technique, combining CCD sensor, image capture and image processing into a single compact unit.

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David S. Jordan and David M. Holburn "Closely integrated digital image capture device for embedded applications", Proc. SPIE 2950, Advanced Focal Plane Arrays and Electronic Cameras, (19 December 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.262525

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