Prof. Mel Siegel Profile

Prof. Mel Siegel

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Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 21 October 2016 Open Access

Power for sensors; sensors for power

Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 9986, 99860A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2246707

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Resistors, Thermoelectric materials, Solar energy, Environmental sensing, Molecules, Resistance, Crystals, Solar cells, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2012 Paper

Real-time registration of video with ultrasound using stereo disparity

Jihang Wang, Samantha Horvath, George Stetten, Mel Siegel, John Galeotti

Proceedings Volume 8316, 83162D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911222

KEYWORDS: Ultrasonography, Cameras, Video, Visualization, Algorithm development, Skin, Image fusion, Machine vision, Computer vision technology, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2010 Paper

The OCT penlight: in-situ image guidance for microsurgery

John Galeotti, Areej Sajjad, Bo Wang, Larry Kagemann, Gaurav Shukla, Mel Siegel, Bing Wu, Roberta Klatzky, Gadi Wollstein, Joel Schuman, George Stetten

Proceedings Volume 7625, 762502 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.844411

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Organic light emitting diodes, Microscopes, Prototyping, Liquid crystal on silicon, Calibration, Image resolution, LCDs, Mirrors, Microsurgery

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2008 Paper

Design of the first optical system for real-time tomographic holography (RTTH)

John Galeotti, Mel Siegel, Richard Rallison, George Stetten

Proceedings Volume 7061, 70610A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.795619

KEYWORDS: Holographic optical elements, LCDs, Monochromatic aberrations, Reticles, Ultrasonography, Holography, Lenses, Cameras, Optical design, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 21 May 2004 Paper

Virtual voxel: a quantitative figure of merit for autostereoscopic display technology and implementation

Melvin Siegel, Leonard Lipton

Proceedings Volume 5291, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.525894

KEYWORDS: Information operations, Stereoscopic displays, Image resolution, Visualization, 3D volumetric displays, Eye, Autostereoscopic displays, 3D displays, Image fusion

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Proceedings Article | 26 November 2003 Paper

Intermediate image generation using multiresolution and irregular quadtree decomposition

Kyung-tae Kim, Yoshiki Arakawa, Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 5243, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.510974

KEYWORDS: 3D displays, Video, Head, Image processing, Image quality, Linear filtering

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Proceedings Article | 17 July 2002 Paper

Driving in traffic: short-range sensing for urban collision avoidance

Chuck Thorpe, David Duggins, Jay Gowdy, Rob MacLaughlin, Christoph Mertz, Mel Siegel, Arne Suppe, Chieh-Chih Wang, Teruko Yata

Proceedings Volume 4715, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474450

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Roads, Cameras, Collision avoidance, Video, Sensing systems, Adaptive control, Lamps, Radar, LIDAR

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Proceedings Article | 22 June 2001 Paper

Perceptions of crosstalk and the possibility of a zoneless autostereoscopic display

Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 4297, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.430852

KEYWORDS: Eye, Autostereoscopic displays, Cameras, Stereoscopic displays, Virtual reality, LCDs, Electronic filtering, Electrodes, Particles, Photography

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 1999 Paper

Just enough reality: a kinder gentler approach to stereo

Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 3690, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.357617

KEYWORDS: Eye, Particles, Eyewear, Cameras, Multiplexing, LCDs, Light sources, Autostereoscopic displays, Electronic filtering, Virtual reality

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Proceedings Article | 24 May 1999 Paper

Kinder, gentler stereo

Mel Siegel, Yoshikazu Tobinaga, Takeo Akiya

Proceedings Volume 3639, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349388

KEYWORDS: Eye, Cameras, Photography, Multiplexing, Eyewear, Brain, Lenses, Virtual reality, Mirrors, Autostereoscopic displays

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 1998 Paper

Improved rendering of parallax panoramagrams for a time-multiplexed autostereoscopic display

Adam Kalai, Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 3295, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.307167

KEYWORDS: LCDs, Multiplexing, Head, Eye, Autostereoscopic displays, 3D displays, Optical resolution, Photography, Computer science, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 1998 Paper

Synthesis of a high-resolution 3D stereoscopic image pair from a high-resolution monoscopic image and a low-resolution depth map

Kyung-tae Kim, Mel Siegel, Jung-Young Son

Proceedings Volume 3295, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.307195

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Image resolution, Image quality, Image transmission, Receivers, CCD cameras, Image sensors, Image processing, Signal to noise ratio, 3D image processing

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 1997 Paper

Compression and interpolation of 3D stereoscopic and multiview video

Mel Siegel, Sriram Sethuraman, Jeffrey McVeigh, Angel Jordan

Proceedings Volume 3012, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.274461

KEYWORDS: Image compression, Computer programming, Image quality, Video compression, Video, Image transmission, Cameras, Image segmentation, Receivers, Visual system

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 1997 Paper

Image understanding algorithms for remote visual inspection of aircraft surfaces

Priyan Gunatilake, Mel Siegel, Angel Jordan, Gregg Podnar

Proceedings Volume 3029, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271231

KEYWORDS: Inspection, Corrosion, Detection and tracking algorithms, Optical inspection, Algorithm development, Wavelets, Image understanding, Image processing, Edge detection, Image enhancement

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Proceedings Article | 14 November 1996 Paper

Image enhancement and understanding for remote visual inspection of aircraft surface

Priyan Gunatilake, Mel Siegel, Angel Jordan, Gregg Podnar

Proceedings Volume 2945, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.259117

KEYWORDS: Inspection, Image enhancement, Algorithm development, Optical inspection, Image processing, Detection and tracking algorithms, Image understanding, Sensors, Cameras, Corrosion

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 1996

Orientation invariant light source parameters

Robert Stock, Mel Siegel

OE, Vol. 35, Issue 09, (September 1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.600870

KEYWORDS: Light sources, Spherical lenses, Optical spheres, Lamps, Optical engineering, Data modeling, Photodiodes, Light, Matrices, Sensors

SPIE Journal Paper | 1 September 1996

General near-zone light source model and its application to computer-automated reflector design

Mel Siegel, Robert Stock

OE, Vol. 35, Issue 09, (September 1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.600832

KEYWORDS: Reflectors, Light sources, Optical spheres, Reflector design, Ray tracing, Optical engineering, Coded apertures, Image compression, Spherical lenses, Mirrors

Proceedings Article | 22 April 1996 Paper

Algorithm for automated eye-strain reduction in real stereoscopic images and sequences

Jeffrey McVeigh, Mel Siegel, Angel Jordan

Proceedings Volume 2657, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238727

KEYWORDS: Statistical analysis, Eye, Image processing, Cameras, Distortion, Error analysis, Visualization, Image compression, Stereoscopy, Computer graphics

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Proceedings Article | 10 April 1996 Paper

Geometry of binocular imaging III: wide-angle and fish-eye lenses

Victor Grinberg, Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 2653, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237428

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Lenses, Distortion, Monochromatic aberrations, Computer simulations, Visualization, Optical simulations, Eye, Cameras, 3D image processing

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 1996 Paper

Segmentation-based coding of stereoscopic image sequences

Sriram Sethuraman, Mel Siegel, Angel Jordan

Proceedings Volume 2668, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.235437

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Image compression, Motion estimation, Error analysis, Image quality, Cameras, Visualization, Computer programming, Signal to noise ratio, Image transmission

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Proceedings Article | 22 March 1996 Paper

Adaptive reference frame selection for generalized video signal coding

Jeffrey McVeigh, Mel Siegel, Angel Jordan

Proceedings Volume 2668, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.235439

KEYWORDS: Video, Cameras, Video compression, Composites, Video coding, Signal processing, Computer programming, Motion estimation, Image compression, Video processing

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Proceedings Article | 17 April 1995 Paper

Multiresolutional region-based segmentation scheme for stereoscopic image compression

Sriram Sethuraman, Mel Siegel, Angel Jordan

Proceedings Volume 2419, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.206365

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Image compression, Image quality, Signal to noise ratio, Image transmission, Image analysis, Digital imaging, Image resolution, Motion estimation, Linear filtering

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Proceedings Article | 30 March 1995 Paper

Geometry of binocular imaging II: the augmented eye

Victor Grinberg, Gregg Podnar, Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 2409, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.205855

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Eye, Mirrors, Visualization, Image segmentation, Interfaces, Computer simulations, Composites, Lenses, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 30 March 1995 Paper

Double-buffering technique for binocular imaging in a window

Jeffrey McVeigh, Victor Grinberg, Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 2409, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.205859

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Eye, Video, Time division multiplexing, Goggles, Software development, Digital imaging, Camera shutters, Silicon, Logic

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Proceedings Article | 30 March 1995 Paper

Three-dimensional (3D) stereoscopic X windows

Scott Safier, Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 2409, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.205858

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Eye, Human-machine interfaces, Head, 3D displays, LCDs, Goggles, 3D image processing, Computing systems, 3D applications

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 1994 Paper

Compression of stereo image pairs and streams

Mel Siegel, Priyan Gunatilake, Sriram Sethuraman, Angel Jordan

Proceedings Volume 2177, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.173899

KEYWORDS: Image compression, Image transmission, Eye, Image storage, Image resolution, Cameras, Spatial resolution, Visualization, Computer programming, Video compression

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 1994 Paper

Geometry of binocular imaging

Victor Grinberg, Gregg Podnar, Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 2177, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.173906

KEYWORDS: Virtual colonoscopy, Eye, Visualization, Image sensors, Cameras, Imaging systems, Silicon, Glasses, Computer graphics, Stereoscopic cameras

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Proceedings Article | 3 December 1993 Paper

Vision algorithms for guiding the automated nondestructive inspector of aging aircraft skins

Ian Davis, Mel Siegel

Proceedings Volume 2001, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.163839

KEYWORDS: Inspection, Sensors, Skin, Nondestructive evaluation, Neural networks, Edge detection, Metals, Robots, Cameras, Network architectures

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 1993 Paper

Range from focus error

Mel Siegel, M. Leary

Proceedings Volume 2101, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.156361

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Image sensors, Distance measurement, Analog electronics, Image processing, Error analysis, Instrument modeling, Optical sensors, Cameras, Calibration

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We derive theoretically and demonstrate experimentally an approach to range-from-focus with an important improvement over all previous methods. Previous methods rely on subjective measures of sharpness to focus a selected locale of the image. Our method uses measured physical features of the optical signal to generate an objective focus-error distance map. To compute range-from-focus-error distance it is not necessary to focus any part of the image: range is calculated directly from the lens formula by substituting the difference between the lens-to-sensor distance and the focus-error distance for the usual lens-to-image distance. Our method senses focus-error distance in parallel for all locales of the image, thus providing a complete range image. The method is based on our recognition that when an image sensor is driven in longitudinal oscillation ("dithered") the Fourier amplitude of the first harmonic component of the signal is proportional to the first power of the ratio of dither amplitude to focus-error distance, whereas the Fourier amplitude of the second harmonic component is proportional to the square of this ratio. The ratio of the first harmonic sin ot amplitude A1, to the second harmonic cos 2cot amplitude B2 is thus a constant (-4) multiple of the ratio of the focus-error distance to the dither amplitude. The focus-error distance measurement via the ratio of the first-to-second harmonic amplitudes is extremely robust in the sense that the scene's gray level structure, the spatial and temporal structure of the illumination, and technical noise sources (most of which affect the Fourier amplitudes multiplicatively) all appear identically in both amplitudes, thus cancelling in the ratio. Extracting the two Fourier amplitudes and taking their ratio could be accomplished, pixel-by-pixel, by some ambitious but not outrageous analog computing circuitry that we describe. We derive the method for a point scene model, and we demonstrate the method with apparatus that instantiates this modeL