A low cost embedded color vision system based on SX52

We describe a low cost embedded vision system in this paper. The goal of the system is to provide simple vision capabilities to small embedded systems in the form of an intelligent sensor. The system utilizes a low cost CMOS color camera module, a frame buffer chip and all image data is processed by a low cost microcontroller SX52. The system includes the essential functionality of color blob tracking, and improves upon it with tracking speeds of up to 50 frames per second. Other improvements were also made to facilitate communication with slower speed processors, as is often the case in a variety of robotics applications, including miniature robotics, hobby robotics and aerial robots.