Title :
Real time active vision for the mobile robot PARIDE
Author :
Ricotti, M. ; Ceresa, M. ; Barili, A.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Inf. e Sistemistica, Pavia Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This paper introduces an application of the concept of real time active vision for object tracking. A closed loop control system is used to gather an image sequence through a CCD camera and to estimate the next position of a robot head. The paper describes the robot head mechanical design, the control system, the communication protocol and the head reactivity algorithms which, are in charge of camera placement. Experimental results are reported
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; active vision; closed loop systems; image sequences; mobile robots; real-time systems; robot vision; tracking; CCD camera; PARIDE mobile robot; camera placement; closed loop control system; communication protocol; head reactivity algorithms; image sequence; mechanical design; object tracking; real time active vision; robot head; Algorithm design and analysis; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Communication system control; Control systems; Head; Image sequences; Mobile robots; Robot vision systems;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation, 1994. IECON '94., 20th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bologna
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1328-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.1994.397940
