Title :
A visual feedback system for micromanipulation with stereoscopic microscope
Author :
Sano, Tetsuya ; Nagahata, Hidekazu ; Endo, Hiroshi ; Sumimoto, Tetsuhiro ; Kunishi, Takeshi ; Yamamoto, Hideki
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Educ., Okayama Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A stereoscopic microscope is widely used in a micromanipulation such as to operate genes and to inspect integration circuits. As in these tasks the micromanipulation is handled and makes too heavy burden to operators, it is desirable to perform the micromanipulation automatically. In this paper, we propose a visual feedback system for micromanipulation with stereoscopic microscope. This system takes less time to control the manipulator by reducing searching area to detect an object
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; automatic optical inspection; image processing equipment; integrated circuit testing; manipulators; micromechanical devices; optical microscopes; robot vision; stereo image processing; genes; image processing; integration circuits; micromanipulation; searching area; stereoscopic microscope; stereovision; visual feedback; Automatic control; Cameras; Control systems; Error correction; Feedback; Lenses; Microscopy; Needles; Object detection; TV;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1998. IMTC/98. Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
St. Paul, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4797-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1998.676899
