Title :
Fiber optic based object recognition with multifingered robot hands
Author :
Katz, Zvi ; Guo, Gonglhg ; Gruver, William A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Natal Univ., Durban, South Africa
Abstract :
A simple and inexpensive method for object recognition based on fiber optics is presented. A methodology for object recognition integrated with a three-fingered robot hand is proposed. The conceptual design, system control and software structure are described, and an example of the use of the recognition process is included. The proposed method has been demonstrated to offer good discrimination for object differentiation in cases where there is a large degree of similarity among the objects
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; image recognition; manipulators; control; fiber optics; multifingered robot hands; object recognition; software structure; Computer vision; Matrix converters; Object recognition; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Sensor arrays; Service robots;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, Control, Instrumentation, and Automation, 1992. Power Electronics and Motion Control., Proceedings of the 1992 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0582-5
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.1992.254535
