Title :
A foveated wide angle lens for active vision
Author :
Kuniyoshi, Yasuo ; Kita, Nobuyuki ; Sugimoto, Kazuhide ; Nakamura, Shin ; Suehiro, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Intelligent Syst. Div., Electrotech. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We present a novel design and implementation of a foveated wide angle lens. It is strongly motivated towards applications for active vision in complex and dynamic environments. The projection curve is designed so that it facilitates active vision algorithms for motion analysis, object identification, and precise fixation. The implementation achieves small size and light weight so that the lens can be swung at a high speed
Keywords :
active vision; lenses; motion estimation; object recognition; robot vision; active vision; dynamic environments; foveated wide angle lens; motion analysis; object identification; precise fixation; projection curve; robots; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge coupled devices; High speed optical techniques; Image resolution; Lenses; Optical design; Optical sensors; Orbital robotics; Parallel processing; Robots;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1995. Proceedings., 1995 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1965-6
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1995.525707
