Real-time wide-field monitoring system based on image mosaicing technique and its application

Common surveillance system is usually limited by the scope of observation, which may increase the probability of missing or misjudging suspicious targets. A wide-field monitoring system based on efficient image mosaicing algorithm is proposed in this paper. It can monitor a wide field for both short and long distance in real time and highlight the detected moving objects simultaneously. The image mosaicing is not only aimed at obtaining the wide field of view, but also utilized in motion detection for forming a wide-field motion mask. A simulation platform is developed to verify the performance of the system. The experiment results show that it satisfies the demands of high resolution and real-time implementation. The system is of high practical value to transportation surveillance or other applications.