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Active stereo vision utilizes multiple cameras for 3D reconstruction, gaze control, measurement, tracking, and surveillance. Active stereo vision is to be contrasted with passive or dynamic stereo vision in that passive systems treat stereo imagery as a series of independent static images while active and dynamic systems employ temporal constraints to integrate stereo measurements over time. Active systems utilize feedback from the image streams to manipulate camera parameters, illuminants, or robotic motion controllers in real time.

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Stereo vision uses two or more cameras with overlapping fields of view to estimate 3D scene structure from 2D projections. Binocular stereo vision – the most common implementation – uses exactly two cameras, yet one can utilize more than two...

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    Michael Jenkin

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Hogue, A., Jenkin, M. (2020). Active Stereo Vision. In: Computer Vision. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03243-2_282-1

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