My interactive stitcher project is going to be quite rigorous, considering there are multiple programs I will need to learn and use in order to execute this project.
However, within a short span of research time, I was able to find many great resources that will be useful in helping me with my project. Professor Ault was helpful in suggesting that I research”computer vision.”
To define the term computer vision, it is “a field of computer science that works on enabling computers to see, identify, and process images in the same way that human vision does, and then provide appropriate output.” (- technopedia.com). It also goes hand-in-hand with artificial intelligence (AI), considering the computer has to interpret things it sees and then have its actions match whatever it’s interpreting.
Anyhow, I’ve created a condensed list below of the sources I’ve found so far and other ideas I have of how to move forward with this project:
- Video sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZSm7Q2bZoc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8tk0hmWB44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK0BQjItqgw&list=PLU_f8mulhsXL3JXIjRRL0rcNSsgtzsk6w&t=0s&index=6
- Website sources: http://programmingcomputervision.com/downloads/ProgrammingComputerVision_CCdraft.pdf http://answers.opencv.org/question/17183/recommended-hd-camera/
- Possible Programs to Use: Python (free download), SimpleCV, and Raspberry Pi. Python is one I’m highly considering because many sources recommended that it’s a great program to use for computer vision.
- Necessary Equipment: small HD camera, computers (in the lab)
- Possible Professors to Talk To: John Kuiphoff, Teresa Nakra, and Josh Fishburn