Psych 221 Projects 2011

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Projects 2011

Software

Camera Design

Imagine that you work for a cell phone company and you have been assigned the task of selecting the components for a camera that will be built into the phone. Because you work for a large vendor, you have parts suppliers calling you every day encouraging you to purchase their devices. Typically, these suppliers offer one component and it is your job to assemble a large variety of components into a working system. In this project you will be asked to develop a method to make these purchasing decisions. Specifically, you will have to decide on which lens, anti-aliasing and IR filter, sensor, and color filter array you would like to use for your system.

For more details see: Camera Design

Processing algorithm analysis

We provide noisy sensor images and desired sRGB renderings of those images. Your implement processing algorithms (color transform(s), denoising, demosaicking, and display rendering steps) to approximate the high quality desired sRGB renderings. This can (and should) be a team project with students who implement different parts of the image processing pipeline. We evaluate your methods by providing new test images for your pipeline and evaluate the quality of the sRGB rendering.

For more details see: Pipeline Analysis.

Hardware

Build an LED multispectral light source

We built one, so we know it can be done. We have a part list and plans. We have ideas for the next generation. Do you like to build stuff? This is your chance to do a hardware project.