Resources and ideas for computer vision educators

Bruce A. Maxwell Colby College [email protected]

CVOnline

• Large collection of links • Broad coverage • Organized hierarchically • Random, but a good place to start http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CVonline/

CVED.ORG

• Intended as a place for educators to share course information • Includes links to many textbooks • Key is a central list of CV courses http://cved.org

Real-Time Vision Module

• SVM is a vision module designed for robotics • Real-time • Linux-based • Handles image capture from BT848 cards • Handles scheduling operators • Handles PTZ control • Operators can incorporate OpenCV routines • Uses Simmon’s IPC communication method (CARMEN) • Battle-tested at AAAI for 5 years • Available upon request ( [email protected]

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Image Capture and X-windows

• C code for capturing images on BT848 cards • C code for dumping images to an x-window • Examples of how to modify the images in real time • Great for doing table-top object recognition • Great for letting students capturing data quickly • Available on Colby CS website ( [email protected]

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Blue-screen Assignment

• Take one or more pictures of each student in front of a blue screen (purchase for $160, e.g. Flexdrop2) • Use a camera with a high quality image • Use RAW mode if you can and keep the data linear • Have students modify the background • Used for graphics and computer vision • Has been used in introductory courses – Introduce arrays – Practice nested loops