학술논문

Synchronization of a New Light-Flashing Shield With an External-Triggered Camera
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Sensors Letters IEEE Sens. Lett. Sensors Letters, IEEE. 7(8):1-4 Aug, 2023
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Robotics and Control Systems
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Signal Processing and Analysis
Light emitting diodes
Cameras
Integrated circuits
Synchronization
Multiplexing
Sensors
Task analysis
Sensor packaging
light-flashing shield and camera synchronization
external-triggered camera
image capture
light-flashing shield
poor light conditions
synchronization
Language
ISSN
2475-1472
Abstract
In this letter, we describe a new light-flashing shield to be used at flash-based imaging or event-based vision tasks performed in environments with poor light conditions. The shield incorporates a multiplexer that permits setting of the operation mode, the nominal current, the pulse width, and the trigger sensitivity of up to 2 high-brightness LEDs by means of a single inter-integrated circuit (I2C) bus. A trigger conditioning circuit permits synchronization of the LEDs light and an Intel RealSense d455 camera to obtain a set of clear images while the LEDs are illuminated, this feature being the main novelty and contribution of this work, in order to provide light on-demand in visual-based tasks performed in environments with poor light conditions. Images obtained during real tests prove the correct synchronization between the light-flashing shield and the camera.