Text Box: Distance Measure using a Tablet Project
Text Box: Motivation
Addition of a certain physical feature to certain equipment can double the cost of the device.
The Problem
How can one measure distance without any dedicated tools, using the basic available to everyone webcam?!
The solution
A simple optical function can link the lens location to the object distance from it.
Challenges
Control the lens location and the webcam mechanism.
Determine the best sharpness of an image by using image processing algorithms.
Translate lens location to the distance from the focused object.
Flowchart: Alternate Process: presentation
Flowchart: Alternate Process: poster
Flowchart: Alternate Process: Project book
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Text Box: Vladimir Gorelov & Asaf Elmakies
Supervised by Itamar Fridman
Lab Engineer Hovav Gazit
Flowchart: Alternate Process: Executable