Low-Cost 3D-Supported Interactive Control

Devices for stereoscopic vision are gaining increasing diffusion, but their usage is mostly oriented toward entertainment. A prototype based on consumer devices and open software to achieve low-cost 3D-video-supported interactive control is presented here. This research could stimulate the study and implementation of low-cost general-purpose systems that could be used on a wide spectrum of applications, including remote operation, education, training, and surveillance. There are two related Web extras that provide supplemental material. The first video [http://youtu.be/5zApDO3wSq4] shows the building blocks of the proposed teleoperation system based on real-time 3D video feedback. The second video [http://youtu.be/1Olg1oV2fIs] shows the experiment. A smartphone camera was mounted on a radio-controlled toy car, and users were asked to perform an alignment task using the 3D vision system and the car remote controller.