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Raspberry Pi Computer Vision Programming - Second Edition

By : Ashwin Pajankar
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Raspberry Pi Computer Vision Programming - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Ashwin Pajankar

Overview of this book

Raspberry Pi is one of the popular single-board computers of our generation. All the major image processing and computer vision algorithms and operations can be implemented easily with OpenCV on Raspberry Pi. This updated second edition is packed with cutting-edge examples and new topics, and covers the latest versions of key technologies such as Python 3, Raspberry Pi, and OpenCV. This book will equip you with the skills required to successfully design and implement your own OpenCV, Raspberry Pi, and Python-based computer vision projects. At the start, you'll learn the basics of Python 3, and the fundamentals of single-board computers and NumPy. Next, you'll discover how to install OpenCV 4 for Python 3 on Raspberry Pi, before covering major techniques and algorithms in image processing, manipulation, and computer vision. By working through the steps in each chapter, you'll understand essential OpenCV features. Later sections will take you through creating graphical user interface (GUI) apps with GPIO and OpenCV. You'll also learn to use the new computer vision library, Mahotas, to perform various image processing operations. Finally, you'll explore the Jupyter Notebook and how to set up a Windows computer and Ubuntu for computer vision. By the end of this book, you'll be able to confidently build and deploy computer vision apps.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

To get the most out of this book

All of the programs included in all of the chapters in this book are executed on Raspberry Pi with Raspbian OS. You will need a Windows PC and an internet connection to set up Raspbian OS on the Raspberry Pi board. The instructions for setting up on Windows are included in the Appendix section. You are encouraged to use the latest revision of Raspberry Pi (at the time of writing, it is Raspberry Pi 4B); however, the programs will also run on any generation of the boards in the Raspberry Pi family. These programs are written for the Python 3 interpreter and they may not work with Python 2. Apart from the Raspberry Pi board and a Windows PC for the setup, you will also need a Raspberry Pi camera module and a USB webcam. Also, some electronic components, such as push buttons, LEDs, breadboards, and jumper cables, are needed to work with the Python 3 GPIO library.

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code in yourself or access the code via the GitHub repository (link available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying/pasting of code.