Author :
Tomitaka, T. ; Kondo, Y. ; Koyanagi, M. ; Suito, T. ; Hosonuma, N. ; Kohashi, T.
Author_Institution :
Dev. & Eng. Div., Sony Corp., Shinagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Proposes a new concept model, called “RoboCam”, of a video camera which can automatically shoot without a camera man. RoboCam has not only the ability of automatic object tracking but also various talents for entertainment such as “Hit-and-Drop” and “Slalom”. RoboCam consists of five blocks: (1) a video camera block; (2) an object recognition block; (3) a pan-tilt and two-wheel-drive mechanism with six sensors for fall avoidance; (4) an infrared video signal transmitter; and (5) a system control block using fuzzy logic. This paper focuses on the system control block to harmonize both panning and wheel motors, smoothly following the movement of the object
Keywords :
fuzzy control; fuzzy logic; mobile robots; object recognition; video cameras; RoboCam; automatic object tracking; fall avoidance; fuzzy logic; infrared transmitter; object recognit; pan-tilt; two-wheel-drive mechanism; video camera; Cameras; Control systems; Face detection; Fuzzy logic; Infrared sensors; Object recognition; Sensor systems; Transmitters; Videoconference; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Systems, 1995. International Joint Conference of the Fourth IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and The Second International Fuzzy Engineering Symposium., Proceedings of 1995 IEEE Int
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2461-7
DOI :
10.1109/FUZZY.1995.410048
