This white paper discusses an innovative architecture developed by Altera and Manipal Dot Net to generate panoramic views by stitching multiple fisheye images on an FPGA. This architecture provides a complete view of a vehicle’s surroundings to the driver and makes it easier to control and navigate the vehicle.s.

Author: Judd Heap, Sr. Technical Marketing Manager, Industrial and Automotive Business Unit, Altera Corporation

Before joining Altera, Judd spent 8 years at QuickLogic Corporation in roles ranging from FAE for the south-central US region to Sr. Director of Systems Engineering. Prior to QuickLogic, Judd spent 7 years at TI in Dallas, TX engaging in FPGA design for DLP products and DSP-based printing engines as well as 2 years in Tsukuba, Japan engaging in multi-media research projects (also using FPGAs) for the ‘C6x DSP. Judd has 5 issued US patents and holds a bachelor of engineering in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.