OCVSOCKurven

OCVSOCKurven is a modular software project that extends the OpenCV library with a socket-based processing pipeline focused on curve detection and curvature analysis. It provides a server component accepting image frames transmitted over TCP or UDP sockets, processing with OpenCV-based algorithms for edge detection, contour extraction, and curve fitting, and returning results to clients in JSON.

The project supports distributed vision where image data is captured remotely and analyzed centrally, or multiple clients share a processing service. Features include real-time streaming with configurable latency, cross-language bindings via a simple IPC protocol, plug-in detectors for Bezier, B-spline, and polyline curves, and built-in calibration utilities to correct lens distortion prior to analysis. Architecture follows a client-server model: clients send frames; server decodes, detects, fits curves, and returns results. It integrates with OpenCV modules such as cv::Mat, Canny, findContours, and curvature estimation, via a lightweight API for custom detectors.

Applications include robotic navigation, lane/road-curve analysis in autonomous systems, industrial inspection of curved parts, and educational demonstrations of curve fitting. Limitations include network overhead, variability in frame rates, and sensitivity to image quality. The project is maintained by a community of volunteer contributors and released under an open-source license.