Title :
Moving object detection by an autonomous guard robot
Author :
Kobayashi, Hisato ; Yanagida, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hosei Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper proposes a method to detect human being by an autonomous mobile guard robot. The “Optical flow technique” adopted here can distinguish moving objects from the background. This paper describes the technique and demonstrates an example of detecting human being
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; access control; mobile robots; robot vision; autonomous guard robot; moving object detection; optical flow technique; Brightness; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Image motion analysis; Image processing; Object detection; Process control; Rails; Robot vision systems;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Communication, 1995. RO-MAN'95 TOKYO, Proceedings., 4th IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2904-X
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.1995.531980