Three-Dimensional Images For Robot Vision

William D McFarland

doi:10.1117/12.937934

13 December 1983 Three-Dimensional Images For Robot Vision

William D McFarland

Proceedings Volume 0442, Robotics and Robot Sensing Systems; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937934
Event: 27th Annual Technical Symposium, 1983, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Robots are attracting increased attention in the industrial productivity crisis. As one significant approach for this nation to maintain technological leadership, the need for robot vision has become critical. The "blind" robot, while occupying an economical niche at present is severely limited and job specific, being only one step up from the numerical controlled machines. To successfully satisfy robot vision requirements a three dimensional representation of a real scene must be provided. Several image acquistion techniques are discussed with more emphasis on the laser radar type instruments. The autonomous vehicle is also discussed as a robot form, and the requirements for these applications are considered. The total computer vision system requirement is reviewed with some discussion of the major techniques in the literature for three dimensional scene analysis.

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William D McFarland "Three-Dimensional Images For Robot Vision", Proc. SPIE 0442, Robotics and Robot Sensing Systems, (13 December 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937934

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