The application and development of the distance measurement and tracking system using a video camera

In, this research, the binocular vision effect is used to simulate the neck motion of a man. The exact distance between camera and object can be calculated by using a vision algorithm as well as focus correction. Here, the image error can be corrected by the servomotor. In addition, the object will be placed in the center of the binocular vision frame. If the object can be observed by a single vision only, the monocular method will be also used to estimate its distance. The result reveals that this monocular system can instantaneously determine the distance between the object and lens using treated image data as well as the vision algorithm even though the binocular vision system is not available. We can trace the movement of an object under general condition by using the binocular vision system. The comparison of system error between the monocular and binocular vision systems is also investigated.