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Studies in computer vision attempts to understand a given scene using visual information. From a hardware perspective, vision systems are transducers that measure the light intensity. They usually produce images or videos but can also generate point clouds or meshes. From a software perspective, vision algorithms attempt to mimic the natural human process. They usually focus on detecting and tracking objects or reconstructing geometrical shapes.
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Giancola, S., Valenti, M., Sala, R. (2018). Introduction. In: A Survey on 3D Cameras: Metrological Comparison of Time-of-Flight, Structured-Light and Active Stereoscopy Technologies. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91761-0_1
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