Kinect v2 infrared images correction

This article presents a novel correction filter for infrared images captured by Kinect v2 sensor. Intended application areas are described and the basic concept of proposed sensory subsystem as well. Preliminary tests of the sensor Kinect v2 in real conditions gave promising results, therefore in-de...

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Main Authors: Zdenko Bobovský, Václav Krys, Vladimír Mostýn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-02-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881418755780
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spelling doaj-da24988f2178480cbff3a9459660b9682020-11-25T03:43:30ZengSAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems1729-88142018-02-011510.1177/1729881418755780Kinect v2 infrared images correctionZdenko BobovskýVáclav KrysVladimír MostýnThis article presents a novel correction filter for infrared images captured by Kinect v2 sensor. Intended application areas are described and the basic concept of proposed sensory subsystem as well. Preliminary tests of the sensor Kinect v2 in real conditions gave promising results, therefore in-depth analysis of its applicability was performed. In the framework of the analysis, a relation between infrared value and a distance of captured surface was evaluated for different colors of the surface. Based on that relation and on additional information about the depth of a pixel, a correction filter was created. The filter allows improving infrared image in order to increase the success rate probability to be able to detect specific features and key points by algorithms more easily. Outputs from the filter on real conditions data sets are also presented in the article.https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881418755780
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author Zdenko Bobovský
Václav Krys
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Kinect v2 infrared images correction
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
author_facet Zdenko Bobovský
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title Kinect v2 infrared images correction
title_short Kinect v2 infrared images correction
title_full Kinect v2 infrared images correction
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publisher SAGE Publishing
series International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
issn 1729-8814
publishDate 2018-02-01
description This article presents a novel correction filter for infrared images captured by Kinect v2 sensor. Intended application areas are described and the basic concept of proposed sensory subsystem as well. Preliminary tests of the sensor Kinect v2 in real conditions gave promising results, therefore in-depth analysis of its applicability was performed. In the framework of the analysis, a relation between infrared value and a distance of captured surface was evaluated for different colors of the surface. Based on that relation and on additional information about the depth of a pixel, a correction filter was created. The filter allows improving infrared image in order to increase the success rate probability to be able to detect specific features and key points by algorithms more easily. Outputs from the filter on real conditions data sets are also presented in the article.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881418755780
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