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Point Grey Research's IEEE-1394 (FireWire) Stereo Vision camera systems are provided as complete hardware and software packages. Every Point Grey Stereo Vision camera system includes a free copy of the FlyCapture SDK, which is used for image acquisition and camera control, and the Triclops SDK, which performs image rectification and stereo processing. Additional stereo vision software components are available at no extra cost: the Censys3D SDK, which is ideal for people tracking; and the Multiclops software, which allows integration of multiple cameras into a single coordinate system.

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Triclops™ SDK

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The Triclops™ Software Development Kit (SDK) is included with all Point Grey IEEE-1394 Stereo Vision products and is used to provides real-time depth range images using stereo vision technology. It allows users to accurately measure the distance to every valid pixel in an image.

Distance Measurement: For every pixel in full field of view

Fast Range Calculations: Over 1,000,000 measurements/second

Image Rectification: Removes lens distortions and misalignments to within 0.05 pixels

Examples: Extensive example programs and source code

Upgrades: Free unlimited upgrades to the latest versions

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Rectified Image - All images processed by the Triclops SDK are rectified to remove lens distortions and misalignments. Shown is a set of images showing stereo quality before and after rectification.

Before Rectification - The left image illustrates some of the visible distortions including the curvature of the ceiling, and non-square pixels. To the right is the resultant depth image, which is clearly very poor.

After Rectification - The stereo quality shown in the right image is noticeably better.

Depth Image - In this example, the camera module has simultaneously obtained three images of the scene. While the images appear quite similar, closer inspection reveals a shift between closer objects and those that are further away. Based on the amount of shift, the system is able to determine the distance to the objects in the scene. The depth image represents closer objects with brighter shades of gray and objects further away with darker shades of gray.