Robot vision tracking system

Author

Kabuka, Mansur ; Desoto, J. ; Miranda, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL, USA

Volume

35

Issue

1

fYear

1988

fDate

2/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

40

Lastpage

51

Abstract

A system designed to test a tracking theory for finding the position of an object in a scene, even when it is entering or exiting, is described. The design of a servo system used to move the camera while tracking the object is proposed. The technique involves the fundamental frequency of the Fourier transform of the vertical and horizontal projections of the image. This technique will work with stationary or moving objects as well as with a stationary or moving camera. The objective is to apply this technique to find the line between the camera and the object, such that the robot arm could follow that line until it encountered the object, and then seize it. This technique may also be useful in performing camera calibration

Keywords

cameras; computer vision; servomechanisms; Fourier transform; camera; robot arm; robot vision tracking system; servo system; Calibration; Cameras; Fourier transforms; Frequency; Layout; Machine vision; Object detection; Robot vision systems; Robotic assembly; Robotics and automation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0046

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/41.3061

Filename

3061