Fast depth estimation on mobile platforms and FPGA devices

In this paper, we propose a fast technique for real-time depth estimation that is implementable on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Moreover, the FPGA-based implementations of this technique are also reported. The idea of this technique is to use small-block matching and exploit the recently estimated disparity values in order to enhance spatial consistency of the output disparity map. Using the Middlebury stereoscopic test images, the proposed real-time technique is compared to other techniques known from the references. The obtained results demonstrate high efficiency of the proposed technique implemented both on mobile platforms and FPGA devices.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2015
• Where: 3DTV
• Authors: Marek Domanski, Jacek Konieczny, Maciej Kurc, Adam Luczak, Jakub Siast, Olgierd Stankiewicz, Krzysztof Wegner
• Keywords: 3DTV 2015