A computational framework for an accurate, robust, and efficient stereo approach is developed. Most of the deficiencies prevailing in current computational models of stereo can be attributed to their use of a single, ...
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A computational framework for an accurate, robust, and efficient stereo approach is developed. Most of the deficiencies prevailing in current computational models of stereo can be attributed to their use of a single, typically edge-element-based, primitive for stereo analysis and to their use of a single-level control strategy. The multi-primitive hierarchical (MPH) framework for stereo analysis presented is directed toward overcoming these deficiencies. In the MPH model, stereo analysis is performed in multiple stages, incorporating multiple primitives and utilizing a hierarchical control strategy. The higher levels of the hierarchical system are based on primitives containing more semantic information, and the results of stereo analysis at higher levels are used for guidance at the lower levels. It is shown that such a stereo system is superior to a single-level, single-primitive system.< >
A mathematical framework for the solution of statistical inference problems on a class of random sets is proposed. It is based on a new definition of expected pattern. The least-mean-difference estimator (restoration ...
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The authors describe a simulation environment which can be of utility in the design, development, and operation of sensor-driven robotic systems. This environment incorporates the ability to simulate sensory inputs an...
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The authors describe a simulation environment which can be of utility in the design, development, and operation of sensor-driven robotic systems. This environment incorporates the ability to simulate sensory inputs and their effects on the planning and control functions. A detailed design of the simulator is presented. The simulator is integrated within an entire robotic system, and is utilized for automatic robot programming. Alternatively, the simulated system operation flow can be controlled through either a teach mode or a program mode. Five sensing modalities can be simulated: proximity, point laser range, ultrasonic range, laser range depth imagery, and edge-based intensity imagery. The simulation and animation of a particular robot is described. The unique features of the simulator are that it simulates and utilizes sensory information feedback, it integrates planning and simulation, and it makes the switching between real and simulation mode in the robotic system transparent to the user.< >
Animals have been engineered by evolution to adapt and survive in a dynamic environment. We are studying the neural control mechanisms of the American lobster and applying the resultant neurophysiological models to ro...
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A mathematical framework for the solution of statistical inference problems on a class of random sets is proposed. It is based on a new definition of expected pattern. The least-mean-difference estimator (restoration ...
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A mathematical framework for the solution of statistical inference problems on a class of random sets is proposed. It is based on a new definition of expected pattern. The least-mean-difference estimator (restoration filter) is proved, under certain conditions, to be equivalent to the minimization of the measure of size (area) of the set-difference between the original pattern and the expected pattern of the estimated (restored) pattern. Consequently, it is proved that, under certain conditions, if the estimator (restoration filter) is unbiased, then it is the least mean difference estimator (restoration filter).< >
A hardware and software system for the generation of video patterns that can be used for various vision tests, particularly depth perception, is presented. Among the capabilities of the system is generation of static ...
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A hardware and software system for the generation of video patterns that can be used for various vision tests, particularly depth perception, is presented. Among the capabilities of the system is generation of static and dynamic random dot stereograms that can be used to test depth perception. The system generates the patterns in real time, which provides the ability of moving the objects in the stereogram. The system is based on the TMS34010 graphics processor, operating at 40 MHz. The processor is interfaced to 512 Kb of video random access memory (VRAM), 256 Kb of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and 16 Kb of erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM). The system also has an RS-232C serial communication part for communicating with a host computer and a red, green, and blue (RGB) video output for connection to an RGB color video monitor which displays the various video patterns. The software developed produces the various patterns and test experiments. A monitor program was also written to aid in developing any new software needed to produce new patterns or test experiments.< >
Intelligent robotic systems should be capable of performing a range of complex tasks in unstructured and dynamic environments. This chapter discusses a number of important items associated with intelligent robots, rol...
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Intelligent robotic systems should be capable of performing a range of complex tasks in unstructured and dynamic environments. This chapter discusses a number of important items associated with intelligent robots, role of vision sensing in intelligent robotics, and architecture for the design of an intelligent robot. The chapter also describes the computational task hierarchy that governs a model-based robot vision system, and presents a detailed tutorial on two important components of this hierarchy: image segmentation and matching. The main capabilities that intelligent robotic systems should possess include ability for perception of their environment, planning of their actions, and execution of the planned action. The two important components of a model-based vision system are image segmentation and the matching module. A procedure that allows transformation of 2D image coordinates into 3D world coordinates is also discussed in the chapter. The architecture and control aspects of an integrated sensor-based robotic system consist of six modules: supervisor, task planner, perception, motor, user interface, and knowledge-base. Intelligent, sensor-driven systems pose many challenging basic-research problems from a broad range of scientific and technological disciplines; however, there are many important application areas where such systems would be of significant value and utility, including hazardous environments such as nuclear plants, underwater, and space as well as many industrial-automation tasks. Recent advancements in the VLSI, computer-architectures, sensor-and robot-hardware, and artificial-intelligence fields may aid to the development of robust, practical, and cost-effective intelligent robotic systems for a wide variety of applications.
We present a method for making accurate, optimally localized measurements of the fractal dimension of images modeled as locally fractal Brownian surfaces. Fractal Brownian surfaces are good models for the multiscale a...
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