Date of Award
December 2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Electrical Engineering
Committee Member
Eric Johnson
Committee Member
Hai Xao
Committee Member
Lin Zhu
Abstract
In this article, a method for tracking distance between a medical scope and a subject is introduced. The method considers optical coherence of light scattering due to the topography of the subject and post-processing techniques to decrease high reflection interference. The application of distance tracking is extremely important in biomedical imaging because of the effect on variance and resolution due to a non-stationary scope. Near Infrared light is considered in this article because of the application to Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent imaging in an emerging biomedical imaging field. Many scopes currently use time-of-flight sensors to track distance, but the increasing importance on smaller technology has created a need for new implementations of current technologies. This research aims to provide evidence of an efficient system for tracking distance using post-processing to eliminate the need for additional sensing.
Recommended Citation
Manz, Steven Thomas, "An Efficient Distance Tracking Algorithm Using Near-Infrared Light for Biomedical Applications" (2020). All Theses. 3454.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/3454