Monocular line tracking for the reduction of vibration induced during image acquisition

This article details our research in the use of monocular cameras mounted on moving vehicles such as quadcopter or similar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). These cameras are subjected to vibration due to the constant movement experienced by these vehicles and consequently the captured images are often distorted. Our approach uses the Hough transform for line detection but this can be hampered when the surface of the objects to be captured has a high reflection factor. Our approach combines two key algorithms to detect and reduce both glare and vibration induced during image acquisition from a moving object.