Proposal for OUR project 2018

SUPERVISOR: Dr. G. Naveen Babu, Department of Electrical Engineering | naveen.babu@snu.edu.in

STUDENT: Chinmay Bhalla - BTech. Mechanical Engineering | cb344@snu.edu.in
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TITLE OF THE PROPOSAL: To use image processing techniques for defogging, rain and/or haze
removal using surround view camera system in automobiles.
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SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT:

The automotive surround view camera system is an emerging automotive ADAS (Advanced Driver
Assistance System) technology that assists the driver in parking the vehicle safely by allowing
him/her to see a top-down view of the 360 degree surroundings of the vehicle. Such a system
normally consists of four to six wide-angle (fish-eye lens) cameras mounted around the vehicle, each
facing a different direction. From these camera inputs, a composite view of the surroundings of the
vehicle is synthesized and shown to the driver in real-time during parking. Fog, rain and haze
removal in real time images captured from the fish eye cameras could lead to increased safety and
simplicity for mankind.

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SIGNIFICANCE AND INNOVATION: There are various image processing techniques that use different
algorithms for better outputs that are related to the original low visibility and blur images.
Innovation and improvisation techniques are needed for developing advance control systems.

GOALS – Our research project would involve various minor goals excluding major broad goals which
are –

 Developing a 360 degree surround view monitor system by using an optimum real time
image stitching method.
 Implementation of an efficient algorithm for fog, rain and/or haze removal in the images.

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TIMELINE –

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RESOURCES REQUIRED AND TENTATIVE BUDGET –

 Four Fisheye Cameras –

1. 960P or higher with 3MP Zoom
2. Night eye vision
3. Wi-Fi Connectivity
Approximate Cost - Rs. 4000/camera
 High Speed Transfer Cables – Rs. 5,000
 Raspberry Pi and Modules – Rs. 5,000
 Fabrication Cost – Rs. 10,000
 Access to labs for working on MATLAB and other powerful software’s
 Use of resources from labs if needed.

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REFERENCES –

[1] Texas Instruments. Surround view camera system for ADAS on TI’s TDAx SoCs. October 2015