DocumentCode :
2518887
Title :
Characterization and testing of the BIRIS range sensor
Author :
Lang, Sherman ; Korba, Larry ; Blais, François ; Lecavalier, Mario
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fYear :
1993
fDate :
18-20 May 1993
Firstpage :
459
Lastpage :
464
Abstract :
A new active vision range sensor called BIRIS has potential applications in mobile robot systems. The authors describe the tests performed and the results for the prototype system developed for the NRC mobile robot. The tests evaluate the coverage of the sensor, accuracy, sensitivity, effects of target reflectance and robustness for specific applications. The testing also served to detect latent system errors and point out future design improvements and enhancements. With a complex sensor system such as BIRIS, it often is difficult and sometimes impossible to predict the exact characteristics and performance in relation to the application environment. Rather than formulate a complete sensor system model, the principles of operation were used to develop tests which assess the sensor´s performance for given mobile robot tasks
Keywords :
automatic testing; computer vision; laser ranging; mobile robots; BIRIS range sensor; NRC; accuracy; active vision range sensor; complex sensor; coverage; latent system errors; mobile robot; prototype; robustness; sensitivity; target reflectance; Calibration; Laser theory; Mobile robots; Performance evaluation; Reflectivity; Robot sensing systems; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Sensor systems and applications; System testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1993. IMTC/93. Conference Record., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Irvine, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1229-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1993.382599
Filename :
382599
Link To Document :
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