Angel Sappa, David Geronimo, Fadi Dornaika, Mohammad Rouhani, & Antonio Lopez. (2012). Moving object detection from mobile platforms using stereo data registration. In Marek R. Ogiela, & Lakhmi C. Jain (Eds.), Computational Intelligence paradigms in advanced pattern classification (Vol. 386, pp. 25–37). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Abstract: This chapter describes a robust approach for detecting moving objects from on-board stereo vision systems. It relies on a feature point quaternion-based registration, which avoids common problems that appear when computationally expensive iterative-based algorithms are used on dynamic environments. The proposed approach consists of three main stages. Initially, feature points are extracted and tracked through consecutive 2D frames. Then, a RANSAC based approach is used for registering two point sets, with known correspondences in the 3D space. The computed 3D rigid displacement is used to map two consecutive 3D point clouds into the same coordinate system by means of the quaternion method. Finally, moving objects correspond to those areas with large 3D registration errors. Experimental results show the viability of the proposed approach to detect moving objects like vehicles or pedestrians in different urban scenarios.
Keywords: pedestrian detection
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Angel Sappa, David Geronimo, Fadi Dornaika, & Antonio Lopez. (2006). On-board camera extrinsic parameter estimation. EL - Electronics Letters, 42(13), 745–746.
Abstract: An efficient technique for real-time estimation of camera extrinsic parameters is presented. It is intended to be used on on-board vision systems for driving assistance applications. The proposed technique is based on the use of a commercial stereo vision system that does not need any visual feature extraction.
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Angel Sappa, David Geronimo, Fadi Dornaika, & Antonio Lopez. (2006). Real Time Vehicle Pose Using On-Board Stereo Vision System. In International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition (205–216).
Abstract: This paper presents a robust technique for a real time estimation of both camera’s position and orientation—referred as pose. A commercial stereo vision system is used. Unlike previous approaches, it can be used either for urban or highway scenarios. The proposed technique consists of two stages. Initially, a compact 2D representation of the original 3D data points is computed. Then, a RANSAC based least squares approach is used for fitting a plane to the road. At the same time,
relative camera’s position and orientation are computed. The proposed technique is intended to be used on a driving assistance scheme for applications such as obstacle or pedestrian detection. Experimental results on urban environments with different road geometries are presented.
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Angel Sappa, David Geronimo, Fadi Dornaika, & Antonio Lopez. (2007). Stereo Vision Camera Pose Estimation for On-Board Applications. In Scene Reconstruction, Pose Estimation and Traking (pp. 39–50). Rustam Stolking.
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Angel Sappa, Cristhian A. Aguilera-Carrasco, Juan A. Carvajal Ayala, Miguel Oliveira, Dennis Romero, Boris X. Vintimilla, et al. (2016). Monocular visual odometry: A cross-spectral image fusion based approach. RAS - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 85, 26–36.
Abstract: This manuscript evaluates the usage of fused cross-spectral images in a monocular visual odometry approach. Fused images are obtained through a Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) scheme, where the best setup is empirically obtained by means of a mutual information based evaluation metric. The objective is to have a flexible scheme where fusion parameters are adapted according to the characteristics of the given images. Visual odometry is computed from the fused monocular images using an off the shelf approach. Experimental results using data sets obtained with two different platforms are presented. Additionally, comparison with a previous approach as well as with monocular-visible/infrared spectra are also provided showing the advantages of the proposed scheme.
Keywords: Monocular visual odometry; LWIR-RGB cross-spectral imaging; Image fusion
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Angel Sappa, & Boris X. Vintimilla. (2006). Edge Point Linking by Means of Global and Local Schemes. In IEEE Int. Conf. on Signal-Image Technology and Internet-Based Systems, Hammamet, Tunisia, December 2006, pp. 551-560..
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Angel Sappa, & Boris X. Vintimilla. (2007). Cost-Based Closed Contour Representations. Journal of Electronic Imaging, 16(2), 023009 (9 pages).
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Angel Sappa, & Boris X. Vintimilla. (2008). Edge Point Linking by Means of Global and Local Schemes. In E. Damiani (Ed.), in Signal Processing for Image Enhancement and Multimedia Processing (Vol. 11, 115–125). Springer.
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Angel Sappa (Ed.). (2010). Computer Graphics and Imaging.
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Angel Sappa (Ed.). (2022). ICT Applications for Smart Cities (Vol. 224). ISRL. Springer.
Abstract: Part of the book series: Intelligent Systems Reference Library (ISRL)
This book is the result of four-year work in the framework of the Ibero-American Research Network TICs4CI funded by the CYTED program. In the following decades, 85% of the world's population is expected to live in cities; hence, urban centers should be prepared to provide smart solutions for problems ranging from video surveillance and intelligent mobility to the solid waste recycling processes, just to mention a few. More specifically, the book describes underlying technologies and practical implementations of several successful case studies of ICTs developed in the following smart city areas:
• Urban environment monitoring
• Intelligent mobility
• Waste recycling processes
• Video surveillance
• Computer-aided diagnose in healthcare systems
• Computer vision-based approaches for efficiency in production processes
The book is intended for researchers and engineers in the field of ICTs for smart cities, as well as to anyone who wants to know about state-of-the-art approaches and challenges on this field.
Keywords: Computational Intelligence; Intelligent Systems; Smart Cities; ICT Applications; Machine Learning; Pattern Recognition; Computer Vision; Image Processing
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Angel Sappa. (2004). Automatic Extraction of Planar Projections from Panoramic Range Images.
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Angel Sappa. (2004). Surface Model Generation from Range Images of Industrial Environments.
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Angel Sappa. (2005). Efficient Closed Contour Extraction from Range Image Edge Points.
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Angel Sappa. (2006). Unsupervised Contour Closure Algorithm for Range Image Edge-Based Segmentation. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 15(2):377–384.
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Angel Sappa. (2006). Splitting up Panoramic Range Images into Compact 2½D Representations. International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, 16(3): 85–91.
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