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Python pil example 'distance'
Functions in program:
def main():
def terminate(signal_number, stack_frame):
Modules used in program:
import time
import sys
import signal
import picamera.array
import picamera
import math
import io
import SimpleCV
import PIL
python distance
Python pil example: distance
"""Distance estimation."""
import PIL
import SimpleCV
import io
import math
import picamera
import picamera.array
import signal
import sys
import time
class PictureWrapper(object):
def __init__(self, resolution=None):
self._camera = picamera.PiCamera()
scale = 5
if resolution is not None:
self._camera.resolution = resolution
else:
self._camera.resolution = (320, 240)
self._camera.start_preview()
def get_image(self):
try:
with picamera.array.PiRGBArray(self._camera) as stream:
self._camera.capture(stream, format='rgb', use_video_port=True)
pil = PIL.Image.fromarray(stream.array, mode='RGB')
image = SimpleCV.Image(pil)
return image
# This usually happens when we try to shut down the program using
# SIGINT; just ignore it
except (picamera.PiCameraValueError, picamera.PiCameraAlreadyRecording):
return None
# pylint: disable=superfluous-parens
# pylint: disable=global-statement
class Watch(object):
""""Does image processing to determine the distance and direction to a
target.
"""
HORIZONTAL_VIEWPORT_D = 55 * 2.0
HORIZONTAL_VIEWPORT_R = math.radians(HORIZONTAL_VIEWPORT_D)
ORANGE_DUCT_HUE = 7.0
CD_DIAMETER_M = .110
def __init__(self, picture_wrapper):
self._wrapper = picture_wrapper
image = picture_wrapper.get_image()
self._r_per_pixel = self.HORIZONTAL_VIEWPORT_R / image.width
self._d_per_pixel = self.HORIZONTAL_VIEWPORT_D / image.width
# From manual testing, 100 seems to be a good minsize for 320x240
self._min_size = int(image.width * image.height / 320.0 / 240.0 * 100.0)
def _get_distance_m_direction_d(self, image):
"""Returns the distance in meters and the direction in degrees to the
target from an image.
"""
if image is None:
return (None, None)
crop_y = int(image.height * .3)
crop_height = int(image.height * .5)
def crop(img):
return img.crop(0, crop_y, image.width, crop_height)
# The hue distance to orange from black is pretty low, so we need
# to create a black mask and subtract those parts first
# TODO: I don't know why, but cropping the image first and then doing
# distance produces an image with weird streaks instead of anything
# correct, so we can't just crop it immediately
#image = crop(image)
#black_mask = image.colorDistance(SimpleCV.Color.BLACK).binarize()
#distance = image.hueDistance(self.ORANGE_DUCT_HUE).invert().binarize(220).invert()
black_mask = crop(image.colorDistance(SimpleCV.Color.BLACK)).binarize()
distance = crop(image).hueDistance(self.ORANGE_DUCT_HUE).invert().binarize(220).invert()
blobs = (distance - black_mask).findBlobs(
minsize=self._min_size,
maxsize=(distance.width * distance.height // 4)
)
if blobs is not None:
circles = [b for b in blobs if b.isCircle(0.5)]
if len(circles) == 0:
return (None, None)
# The circles should already be sorted by area ascending
angle_r = circles[-1].radius() * self._r_per_pixel
distance_m = self.CD_DIAMETER_M / math.tan(angle_r)
mid_circle_x = circles[-1].x + circles[-1].radius() * 0.5
angle_d = (mid_circle_x - distance.width * 0.5) * self._d_per_pixel
if angle_d < 0.0:
angle_d += 360.0
return (distance_m, angle_d)
return (None, None)
def get_distance_m_direction_d(self):
"""Returns the distance in meters and the direction in degrees to the
target.
"""
image = self._wrapper.get_image()
return self._get_distance_m_direction_d(image)
START = None
ITERATIONS = None
END = None
def terminate(signal_number, stack_frame):
print(
'{iterations} iterations took {seconds} seconds, fps = {fps}'.format(
iterations=ITERATIONS,
seconds=(END - START),
fps=(ITERATIONS / (END - START))
)
)
sys.exit()
def main():
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, terminate)
picture_wrapper = PictureWrapper()
watch = Watch(picture_wrapper)
global START
global ITERATIONS
global END
ITERATIONS = 0
START = time.time()
while True:
distance_m, angle_d = watch.get_distance_m_direction_d()
print(
'Distance: {distance_m} m {distance_in} in, angle: {angle}'.format(
distance_m=distance_m,
distance_in=(None if distance_m is None else distance_m * 39.3700787),
angle=angle_d
)
)
ITERATIONS += 1
END = time.time()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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