Compressive Video Acquisition, Fusion and Processing

Abstract

Modern developments in sensor technology, signal processing, and wireless communications have enabled the conception and deployment of large-scale networked sensing systems spanning numerous collection platforms and varied modalities. These systems have the potential to make intelligent decisions by integrating information from massive amounts of sensor data. Before such benefits can be achieved, significant advances must be made in methods for communicating, fusing, and processing this evergrowing volume of diverse data. In this one-year research project, we aimed to expose the fundamental issues and pave the way for further careful study of compressive approaches to video acquisition, fusion, and processing. In doing so, we developed a theoretical definition of video temporal bandwidth and applied the theory to compressive sampling and reconstruction. We created a new framework for compressive video sensing based on linear dynamical systems, lowering the compressive measurement rate. Finally, we applied our own joint manifold model to a variety of relevant image processing problems, demonstrating the model's effectiveness and ability to overcome noise and occlusion obstacles. We also showed how joint manifold models can discover an object's trajectory, an important step towards video fusion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 2010
Accession Number
ADA533703

Entities

People

  • Michael Wakin
  • Rama Chellappa
  • Richard G. Baraniuk

Organizations

  • Rice University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Algorithms
  • Bandwidth
  • Cameras
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Compressed Sensing
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Fusion
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Image Processing
  • Measurement
  • Sampling
  • Signal Processing
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Systems Analysis and Design