Title :
Wearable visual robots
Author :
Mayol, W.W. ; Tordoff, B. ; Murray, D.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Oxford Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper presents a wearable active visual sensor which is able to achieve a level of decoupling of camera movement from the wearer´s posture and motions. This decoupling is achieved by a combination of active sensing, inertial information and visual sensor feedback. The issues of sensor placement, robot kinematics and their relation to wearability are discussed. The performance of the prototype robot is evaluated for some essential visual tasks. The paper also discusses potential application scenarios for this kind of wearable robot.
Keywords :
mobile robots; notebook computers; robot kinematics; active sensing; application scenarios; camera movement; decoupling; inertial information; robot kinematics; sensor placement; visual sensor feedback; wearability; wearable visual robots; Cameras; Current measurement; Head; Humans; Layout; Portable computers; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems; Robot vision systems; Wearable sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Wearable Computers, The Fourth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0795-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISWC.2000.888470
