Mult-camera synthetic imaging

该博士生将对计算成像的新概念进行研究。这涉及成像科学的融合，光学设计的新概念和计算机算法生成图像。多相机成像可用于实现成像中的全新能力，例如通过遮蔽成像，具有增强的分辨率或使用高度扁平化、几乎平坦或与特定形状共形的相机模块成像。这是使用计算成像的新兴概念来实现的，其中成像系统是由与图像的计算生成相结合的新颖光学系统的融合产生的;也就是说，计算对于图像生成是必不可少的，而在探测器上形成的“图像”只是一个中间步骤，甚至可能无法识别为图像。该项目的目的是开发一种全新的成像系统，相机计算成像。学生将研究用于获取和编码图像信息的新技术-主要利用采用多个不同相机的灵活性，这些相机可以灵活地集成到特定的体积或形状中。算法将被开发和应用于恢复高质量的图像。该项目将涉及光学设计程序Zemax的建模，算法开发将采用高级编程语言。由学生设计的原型光学系统将由学生在格拉斯哥的ICG实验室进行实验开发和评估。预计开发的技术将转移到我们的行业合作伙伴MBDA。这项研究符合EPSRC制造未来的优先事项，开发21世纪的世纪产品-特别是第一次高分辨率相机的适形集成和展示新的3D成像模式。

The PhD student will conduct research into new concepts in computational imaging. This involves the fusion of imaging science, new concepts in optical design and computer algorithms for generation of images. Multiple-camera imaging can be used to achieve fundamentally new capabilities in imaging, such as imaging through obscurations, with enhanced resolution or imaging using camera modules that are highly miniaturised, almost flat or conformal with particular shapes . This is achieved using the emerging concepts of computational imaging where imaging systems result from a fusion of novel optical systems combined with computational generation of images; that is computation is essential for image generation and the 'image' formed on detectors is simply an intermediate step and may not even be recognisable as an image.The aim of this project will be to develop fundamentally new imaging systems employing multiple-camera computational imaging . The student will research new techniques for acquiring and encoding image information - primarily exploiting the flexibility of employing multiple dissimilar cameras that may be integrated flexibly into specific volumes or shapes. Algorithms will be developed and applied for recovery of high-quality images. The project will involve modelling in the optical-design programme Zemax and algorithm development will be in a high-level programming language. Prototype optical systems designed by the student will be developed and assessed by experimentally by the student in the ICG labs in Glasgow. It is envisaged that the technologies developed will be transferred to our industry partner, MBDA.This research aligns with EPSRC Manufacturing the Future priorities for developing 21st Century products - in particular the conformal integration of high-resolution cameras for the first time and for demonstrating new 3D imaging modalities.