MobileRanger C3D
MobileRanger™ C3D stereovision systems are top-of-the-line instruments for measuring depth for demanding applications such as mobile robot navigation, people and object tracking, gesture recognition, targeting, 3D surface visualization and advanced human computer interaction. MobileRanger™ C3D stereovision systems combine an nDepth™ range-finding stereo processor FPGA system with a rugged high quality stereo camera head. MobileRanger™ C3D is ideal for robot applications because it offloads initial depth calculations to the separate nDepth™ hardware, reserving the robot's main computing resources for other tasks. MobileRanger can be used as a 3D sensor in robot navigation or object sensing, and you can optionally access the raw stereo images to also use the same device for your own stereo vision research.
At the center of the system is a 2 billion-pixel-disparities-per-second nDepth™ processor. The nDepth™ handles all aspects of depth calculation, including realtime lens undistortion, camera rectification, correspondence searching, and advanced post filtering for error removal. And unlike software-based depth perception, the processor uses virtually no PC CPU resources so your PC is free for higher level tasks. All output from the processor is sent via direct memory access (DMA) to the PC. The undistorted and rectified (calibrated) images, along with the depth image, can also be sent every frame if desired. nDepth™ can operate at 30 frames per second at 752x480 resolution of the resulting depth image.
The automotive quality monochrome cameras boast >60dB of dynamic range and near IR enhanced performance for use with non-visible near IR illumination. Support for M12x0.5 uVideo lenses ensures you get the right optics for your applications needs. The stereo camera connects easily to the nDepth™ PC104+ card using one standard CAT5 cable up to 5 meters in length. The cable carries all necessary power, data, and control for the stereo camera. With progressive scan, global shutter and low-noise imaging technology, MobileRanger™C3D systems are ideal for a wide variety of imaging applications in real-world environments.
The camera unit is available in indoor as well as rugged outdoor versions. The outdoor camera has o-ring seals and scratch resistant, replaceable windows to protect the camera lenses.
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Ranger™ C3D is available with either a manually adjustable tilt mount or a DPPTU pan-tilt mount controllable through ARIA.
The included software package makes the depth data available, as well as the raw monochrome images for those wishing to do analysis on either single images or the matched left and right images.
MobileRanger C3D is available on the following robot platforms:
It is also available separately for use on non-MobileRobots platforms.