Dr. Oliver Sidla Profile

Dr. Oliver Sidla

CEO at SLR Engineering GmbH

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (31)

PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 4, 2015

Visual analysis of trash bin processing on garbage trucks in low resolution video

Proc. SPIE. 9407, Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications 2015

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Image processing, Video, Distortion, Image quality, Video processing, Environmental sensing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 4, 2015

Close to real-time robust pedestrian detection and tracking

Proc. SPIE. 9407, Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications 2015

KEYWORDS: Switches, Detection and tracking algorithms, Visualization, Cameras, Sensors, Video, Video surveillance, Light sources and illumination, Optical tracking, Automatic tracking

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 5, 2014

Real-time traffic jam detection and localization running on a smart camera

Proc. SPIE. 9026, Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications 2014

KEYWORDS: Roads, Detection and tracking algorithms, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Calibration, Video, Motion detection, Velocity measurements, Motion analysis

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 5, 2014

Methods for vehicle detection and vehicle presence analysis for traffic applications

Proc. SPIE. 9026, Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications 2014

KEYWORDS: Genetic algorithms, Principal component analysis, Detection and tracking algorithms, Cameras, Sensors, Databases, Sensor performance, Genetics, Optimization (mathematics), Stereolithography

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 19, 2013

Vehicle presence analysis for law enforcement applications and parking lot management

Proc. SPIE. 8663, Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Visualization, Cameras, Sensors, Databases, Video, Video surveillance, Image sensors, Analytical research, Binary data

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 19, 2013

Feature descriptors for object matching in real-time tracking applications

Proc. SPIE. 8663, Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications

KEYWORDS: Switching, Detection and tracking algorithms, Sensors, Image segmentation, Retina, Feature extraction, Distance measurement, Algorithm development, Binary data, Protactinium

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | March 19, 2013

A smart camera based traffic enforcement system: experiences from the field

Proc. SPIE. 8663, Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications

KEYWORDS: Roads, Detection and tracking algorithms, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Image filtering, Optical flow, Neodymium, Motion analysis, Content addressable memory

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 23, 2012

Hazardous sign detection for safety applications in traffic monitoring

Proc. SPIE. 8301, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIX: Algorithms and Techniques

KEYWORDS: Safety, Principal component analysis, Detection and tracking algorithms, Visualization, Sensors, Image resolution, Image registration, Computer vision technology, Machine vision, Prototyping

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 23, 2012

Red-light traffic enforcement at railway crossings

Proc. SPIE. 8301, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIX: Algorithms and Techniques

KEYWORDS: Target detection, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Robots, Computer vision technology, Machine vision, Optical flow, Embedded systems, Robot vision

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 23, 2012

Traffic monitoring with distributed smart cameras

Proc. SPIE. 8301, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIX: Algorithms and Techniques

KEYWORDS: Safety, Imaging systems, Cameras, Robots, Computer vision technology, Machine vision, Electronic imaging, Motion analysis, Robot vision, Current controlled current source

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 24, 2011

Real-time pose invariant logo and pattern detection

Proc. SPIE. 7878, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXVIII: Algorithms and Techniques

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Cameras, Sensors, Video, Distortion, Surveillance systems, Computer vision technology, Machine vision, Environmental sensing, Visibility

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 24, 2011

A traffic situation analysis system

Proc. SPIE. 7878, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXVIII: Algorithms and Techniques

KEYWORDS: Safety, Detection and tracking algorithms, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Databases, Video, Optical flow, Motion estimation, Systems modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 18, 2010

On-line measurement of ski-jumper trajectory: combining stereo vision and shape description

Proc. SPIE. 7539, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXVII: Algorithms and Techniques

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Calibration, Video, 3D modeling, Data acquisition, 3D metrology, Global Positioning System

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 18, 2010

Object tracking by combining detection, motion estimation, and verification

Proc. SPIE. 7539, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXVII: Algorithms and Techniques

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Cameras, Sensors, Video, Motion detection, Surveillance systems, Motion models, Motion analysis, Motion estimation, RGB color model

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | January 19, 2009

People detection in crowded scenes using active contour models

Proc. SPIE. 7252, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXVI: Algorithms and Techniques

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Data modeling, Cameras, Sensors, Image processing, Video, 3D modeling, Surveillance, Shape analysis, Process modeling

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 10, 2007

HOG pedestrian detection applied to scenes with heavy occlusion

Proc. SPIE. 6764, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXV: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Databases, Video, Computing systems, Video surveillance, Sensor performance, Head, Image quality, Environmental sensing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 20, 2006

Optical crack following on tunnel surfaces

Proc. SPIE. 6382, Two- and Three-Dimensional Methods for Inspection and Metrology IV

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Image segmentation, Image processing, Inspection, Hough transforms, 3D modeling, 3D metrology, Convolution, 3D image processing, RGB color model

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 2, 2006

Vehicle detection methods for surveillance applications

Proc. SPIE. 6384, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIV: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision

KEYWORDS: Databases, Pattern recognition, Robots, Surveillance, Computer vision technology, Machine vision, Image classification, Image storage, Active vision, Robot vision

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 2, 2006

Feature optimization and creation of a real time pattern matching system

Proc. SPIE. 6384, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIV: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision

KEYWORDS: Genetic algorithms, Detection and tracking algorithms, Feature extraction, Robots, Computer vision technology, Machine vision, Feature selection, Optimization (mathematics), Active vision, Robot vision

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 2, 2006

Pedestrian detection in crowded scenes with the histogram of gradients principle

Proc. SPIE. 6384, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIV: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision

KEYWORDS: Photovoltaics, Roentgenium, Detection and tracking algorithms, Sensors, Pattern recognition, Robots, Computer vision technology, Machine vision, Active vision, Robot vision

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 7, 2005

Online temperature measurement and flow analysis of hot dross in a steel plant

Proc. SPIE. 6000, Two- and Three-Dimensional Methods for Inspection and Metrology III

KEYWORDS: Thermography, Optical filters, Cameras, Calibration, Electrodes, Image processing, Pyrometry, Black bodies, Temperature metrology, Liquids

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 25, 2005

People detection in crowded scenes using active contour models and texture analysis

Proc. SPIE. 6006, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIII: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Cameras, Image processing, Video, Image resolution, Video surveillance, Surveillance, Head, Motion models, RGB color model

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | December 16, 2004

A framework for accurate and fast shape matching

Proc. SPIE. 5606, Two- and Three-Dimensional Vision Systems for Inspection, Control, and Metrology II

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Teeth, Cameras, Data storage, Databases, Inspection, Control systems, Distance measurement, Image storage, 3D vision

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | February 12, 2001

Vision system for gauging and automatic straightening of steel bars

Proc. SPIE. 4189, Machine Vision and Three-Dimensional Imaging Systems for Inspection and Metrology

KEYWORDS: Digital image processing, Imaging systems, Cameras, Sensors, Calibration, Image processing, Video, Image acquisition, Computer programming, Shape analysis

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | July 24, 2000

FFT-descriptors for shape recognition of military vehicles

Proc. SPIE. 4029, Targets and Backgrounds VI: Characterization, Visualization, and the Detection Process

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Data modeling, Cameras, Sensors, Databases, Image segmentation, Video, Fourier transforms, Data processing, Object recognition

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 10, 1999

Efficient shape recognition for the detection of reusable material in a waste processing plant

Proc. SPIE. 3827, Diagnostic Imaging Technologies and Industrial Applications

KEYWORDS: Digital image processing, Detection and tracking algorithms, Cameras, Databases, Image segmentation, Image processing, Computing systems, Fourier transforms, Distance measurement, Binary data

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 10, 1999

Near-range stereo for Mars landing site reconstruction

Proc. SPIE. 3827, Diagnostic Imaging Technologies and Industrial Applications

KEYWORDS: Image compression, Visualization, Cameras, Calibration, Robotics, Distortion, 3D modeling, Stereoscopic cameras, Mars, 3D image processing

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 6, 1998

Genetic feature selection for highly accurate stereo reconstruction of natural surfaces

Proc. SPIE. 3522, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XVII: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision

KEYWORDS: Genetic algorithms, Digital filtering, Ions, Gaussian filters, Image filtering, Genetics, Feature selection, Reconstruction algorithms, Natural surfaces, Bandpass filters

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | October 30, 1997

Accuracy optimization in hierarchical stereo disparity computation using the back-matching distance

Proc. SPIE. 3164, Applications of Digital Image Processing XX

KEYWORDS: Optimization (mathematics)

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | September 26, 1997

Optimizing context-based stereo using genetic feature selection

Proc. SPIE. 3208, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XVI: Algorithms, Techniques, Active Vision, and Materials Handling

KEYWORDS: Genetic algorithms, Genetics, Feature selection, Optimization (mathematics), Yield improvement

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PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE | November 29, 1993

Inspection of tire tread defects using image processing and pattern recognition techniques

Proc. SPIE. 2063, Vision, Sensors, and Control for Automated Manufacturing Systems

KEYWORDS: Defect detection, Detection and tracking algorithms, Databases, Image processing, Pattern recognition, Inspection, Image acquisition, Algorithm development, Prototyping, Defect inspection

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