Robot vision and optical location systems

Details Robot vision and optical location systems Robot vision and optical location systems

1988-09-01

1990-07-03

Shoop, Jr., William M.

Electricity: motive power systems

Positional servo systems

Program- or pattern-controlled systems

364513, 364731, 901 47, 318567, 31856816, 358 37, 358 75, G06F 748

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ABSTRACT:
Robot vision and optical location systems capable of recovery of "depth" information normally lost from the two-dimensional image collected by a conventional image system comprises a radiation source for projecting a beam of light or other suitable radiation from a known location onto a field of vision in a manner that provides information indicating the direction of projection of the beam, a detection device situated at a second known location for receiving light or other radiation of the projected beam, scattered or reflected by objects within the field of vision and providing information indicating the direction of the source of scattered or reflected radiation and an analyzer for comparing the projection location, direction of projection, detection location and direction of the source of detected, scattered or reflected radiation to determine the location of objects in the field of vision.

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