Title :
Computer vision: an overview
Author :
Simpson, Robert L., Jr.
Author_Institution :
NCR Corp., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
The vision research being performed under the Strategic Computing Initiative sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense is discussed. The goal is to develop knowledge-based technology that will allow the construction of complete, robust, high-performance image-understanding systems. The projects address four critical areas: visual modeling and recognition, dynamic scene and motion analysis, vision-based obstacle avoidance and path planning, and implementation issues for parallel-computing architectures. The structure of the projects and the relationships among them are explained. This overview serves as an introduction to a series of articles on the DARPA projects.<>
Keywords :
automatic guided vehicles; computer vision; computerised navigation; computerised pattern recognition; knowledge based systems; military computing; parallel architectures; planning (artificial intelligence); DARPA projects; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Department of Defense; Strategic Computing Initiative; computer vision; dynamic scene analysis; image-understanding systems; knowledge-based technology; motion analysis; parallel-computing architectures; path planning; vision-based obstacle avoidance; visual modeling; visual recognition; Computer vision; Concurrent computing; Layout; Navigation; Path planning; Remotely operated vehicles; Research and development; Road vehicles; Vehicle driving; Vehicle safety;
Journal_Title :
IEEE Expert
