In this paper, we introduce a new algorithm for modeling the structure of 3-D objects from multiple viewing directions using an integration of active and passive sensing. Construction of the structural description of ...
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In this paper, we introduce a new algorithm for modeling the structure of 3-D objects from multiple viewing directions using an integration of active and passive sensing. Construction of the structural description of a 3-D object is composed of two stages: (i) The surface orientation and partial structure are first inferred from a set of single views, and (ii) the visible surface structures inferred from different viewpoints are integrated to complete the description of the 3-D object. In the first stage, an active stripe coding technique is used for recovering visible surface orientation and partial structure. In the second stage, an iterative construction/refinement scheme is used which exploits both passive and active sensing for representing the object surfaces. The active sensing technique projects spatially modulated light patterns to encode the object surfaces for analysis. The visible surface orientation is inferred using a constraint satisfaction process based upon the observed orientation of the projected patterns. The visible surface structure is recovered by integrating a dense orientation map. For multiple view integration, the bounding volume description of the imaged object is first constructed using multiple occluding contours which are acquired through passive sensing. The bounding volume description is then refined using the partial surface structures inferred from active sensing. The final surface structure is recorded in a data structure where the surface contours in a set of parallel planar cross sections are stored. The system construction is inexpensive and the algorithms introduced are adaptive, versatile and suitable for applications in dynamic environments. We expect this approach to be widely applicable in the field of robotics, geometric modeling and factory automation.
Previous work [2] has examined the properties of metals which might allow them to be distinguished from dielectrics in color images. This previous work assumes ideal surfaces, i.e. surfaces which are optically smooth ...
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We investigate several basic problems in vision under the assumption that the observer is active. An observer is called active when engaged in some kind of activity whose purpose is to control the geometric parameters...
A technique is presented for determining the orientation of an object from single-view range data. The objects and models are represented by regions that are a collection of surface patches homogeneous in curvature-ba...
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A technique is presented for determining the orientation of an object from single-view range data. The objects and models are represented by regions that are a collection of surface patches homogeneous in curvature-based properties. Given exactly one point on the surface of the unknown view of an object and the corresponding point on the surface of the model of the object, the principal vectors (if unique) can be used to determine the 3-D rotation required to bring the model into the same orientation as that of the object. To determine this one-point correspondence, curves of constant principal curvature are extracted from the surfaces (corresponding to regions possessing the same sign of the principal curvatures) of the model and the unknown view of an object. Then, the local maxima in the curvature of these curves are utilized as a means to establish the one-point correspondence.< >
The authors propose a scheme to generate the volume/surface octree structure from range data. The scheme is similar to that of the quadtree generation algorithm. However, in this case, each node in the quadtree is a b...
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The authors propose a scheme to generate the volume/surface octree structure from range data. The scheme is similar to that of the quadtree generation algorithm. However, in this case, each node in the quadtree is a binary tree corresponding to a range data point. Consequently, the octree of the viewed object can be generated efficiently by merging the neighboring binary trees recursively. Surface normals can be computed directly from the range image. They are encoded into associated binary trees and subsequently propagated to the corresponding octree nodes during the merging process. Since 3-D information of the viewed object is available in each range image, the proposed scheme is capable of capturing the concave structures in objects, which cannot be detected from intensity model construction. Furthermore, since the algorithms developed in this research are essentially recursive tree traversal procedures, they are suitable for parallel implementation.< >
Motor schemas are proposed as a basic unit of behavior specification for the navigation of a mobile robot. These are multiple concurrent processes which operate in conjunction with associated perceptual schemas and co...
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Motor schemas are proposed as a basic unit of behavior specification for the navigation of a mobile robot. These are multiple concurrent processes which operate in conjunction with associated perceptual schemas and contribute independently to the overall concerted action of the vehicle. The motivation behind the use of schemas for this domain is drawn from neuroscientific, psychological and robotic sources. A variant of the potential field method is used to produce the appropriate velocity and steering commands for the robot. An implementation strategy based on available tools at UMASS is described. Simulation results show the feasibility of this approach.
Due to demographical factors, there will be a 25% decline in the national labor pool of eligible 17 to 21 year old men by 1992. As the Navy faces fierce competition with other services and private industry for the dwi...
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Due to demographical factors, there will be a 25% decline in the national labor pool of eligible 17 to 21 year old men by 1992. As the Navy faces fierce competition with other services and private industry for the dwindling personnel resources of the nation, efforts must be made to consider automating certain tasks, especially those that are hazardous, boring, and labor intensive onboard ships at sea. The Surface Ship Continuing Concept Formulation (CONFORM) Program (SEA-5014) sponsored the Naval Surface Weapons center's robotics Laboratory to identify potential applications of robotic and artificial intelligence systems to operation and mission activities for shipboard use. The results of the investigation concerning applications of robotics to automate the aforementioned tasks are presented. Changes in current manning levels for selected tasks and ship classes, i.e., CVs, CVNs, LPDs, LPNs, and auxiliaries are examined. Future ship designs incorporating robotics, such as the advance based repair (ABR) ship are discussed. Twenty-four applications were cited in the study which include a remote controlled vehicle for flight deck operations, limited tasks in biological, chemical, and radiation environments, computer aided command decision aids, ordnance handling, undersea search, recovery, and salvage, and ventilation duct cleaning. Four of the applications and their subsequent hardware fruition will be discussed.
This paper suggests a solution to the specification problem inherent in writing programs for manipulators with many degrees of freedom. It introduces a mechanism called tagged potential fields, which can be used to ec...
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This paper suggests a solution to the specification problem inherent in writing programs for manipulators with many degrees of freedom. It introduces a mechanism called tagged potential fields, which can be used to economically specify a complex manipulator configuration. Some examples are demonstrated for preshaping a dextrous hand, and some of the possible future applications previewed.
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