TY - CHAP AU - Jing Xu ED - Jose R.A. Torreao Y1 - 2011-07-19 PY - 2011 T1 - Active Stereo Vision for 3D Profile Measurement N2 - Stereopsis is a vision process whose geometrical foundation has been known for a long time, ever since the experiments by Wheatstone, in the 19th century. Nevertheless, its inner workings in biological organisms, as well as its emulation by computer systems, have proven elusive, and stereo vision remains a very active and challenging area of research nowadays. In this volume we have attempted to present a limited but relevant sample of the work being carried out in stereo vision, covering significant aspects both from the applied and from the theoretical standpoints. BT - Advances in Stereo Vision SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/17866 DO - 10.5772/17866 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -