Title :
Real-time omnidirectional image sensor for mobile robot navigation
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan
Abstract :
A real-time omnidirectional camera, which can acquire an omnidirectional (360 degrees) field of view at video rate, can be applied in a variety of fields such as autonomous navigation, telepresence, virtual reality and remote monitoring. We have developed several omnidirectional image sensors. In this paper, we introduce the outlines and fundamental optics of our developed sensors and show examples of applications for robot navigation.
Keywords :
computational geometry; computerised navigation; image sensors; mobile robots; real-time systems; robot vision; sensor fusion; COPIS; HyperOmni Vision; conic projection; geometrical map generation; image sensors; mobile robots; omnidirectional camera; real-time system; robot navigation; robot vision; sensor fusion; Cameras; Charge-coupled image sensors; Image sensors; Mirrors; Mobile robots; Navigation; Optical sensors; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems; Robot vision systems;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7620-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISIC.2002.1157848
