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F. About-the-author?david, M. Received, and . Sc, degree in Computer Science (computer vision, signal and image processing) in the University of Cergy-Pontoise, ENSEA, in 1997. Since 1998, he is involved in the study of structured light vision for mobile robotics

M. He-received-the and . Sc, degree in Computer Science in 1996 and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1998 both from the University of Girona At present he is an associate professor in the Electronics, Computer Science and Automation Department of University of Girona where he is involved in research projects on mobile robotics and computer vision. His current interests are in the ÿeld of stereovision