Title :
Real-time workspace localisation and mapping for wearable robot
Author :
Davison, Andrew J. ; Mayol, Walterio W. ; Murray, David W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Univ. of Oxford, UK
Abstract :
This demo showcases breakthrough results in the general field real-time simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) using vision and in particular its vital role in enabling a wearable robot to assists its user. In our approach, a wearable active vision system ("wearable robot") is mounted at the shoulder. As the wearer moves around his environment, typically browsing a workspace in which a task must be completed, the robot acquires images continuously and generates a map of natural visual features on-the-fly while estimating its ego-motion.
Keywords :
active vision; cameras; real-time systems; robot vision; user interfaces; SLAM; ego-motion estimating; image acquisition; real-time localisation; real-time localization; real-time mapping; visual features; wearable active vision; wearable robot; workspace localisation; Biomedical monitoring; Cameras; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Graphics; Layout; Robot kinematics; Robot vision systems; Robotics and automation; Simultaneous localization and mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2003. Proceedings. The Second IEEE and ACM International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2006-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISMAR.2003.1240737