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In supervised machine learning applications, a data set of training and validation features and labels is required to train a neural network. In this paper, we present a remote-controlled, mobile robot and describe software used to generate a data set for vision-based, supervised machine learning applications. We present results from an experiment, which validates the developed platform, and also...
microMVP is an affordable, portable, and open source micro-scale mobile robot platform designed for robotics research and education. As a complete and unique multi-vehicle platform enabled by 3D printing and the maker culture, microMVP can be easily reproduced and requires little maintenance: a set of six micro vehicles, each measuring 8 × 5 × 6 cubic centimeters and weighing under 100 grams, and...
Bio-mimetic robots can interact with groups of animals in bio-hybrid systems to study their behaviour by producing calibrated stimuli and by analysing their responses. Integrating a group of robots into a group of animals to mimic their behaviour is challenging, both in terms of robotic hardware design and robot control. In particular, the robots must be able to react in real-time to the animal changes...
Hydro-Québec operates 63 hydroelectric power plants and owns 668 dams, as well as 98 control structures. In order to ensure their safety and proper operation, Hydro-Québec's Research Institute (IREQ) develops robotic technologies that can perform diagnosis and intervention tasks underwater. Over the last 20 years, several generations of underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) have been developed...
Article describes basic decisions on construction of the fire robot based on a quadcopter. The fire robot carries out patrol of a premise for detection of a fire and its liquidation. The basic technical requirements are formulated for the fire robot. The block diagram and constructive blocks for robot realization are offered. Hardware of the fire robot movement control system and method of video signal...
The software used to control autonomous vehicles is a type of embedded system that needs to undergo strenuous testing before deployment. Field testing is the final stage of testing ensuring that autonomous vehicles show the intended behavior. It usually does not take into consideration the code structure. In this context, a previously proposed testing model and a software tool to support structural...
Despite improvements in work zone safety, injuries and fatalities remain a significant problem for work zone personnel. Crew and vehicles are often protected with the use of a vehicle located at the rear of the work zone, which is fitted with a mechanism to attenuate the impact energy of a vehicle. This vehicle, called an impact attenuation, or crash cushion, vehicle, is designed and placed to be...
In this study, a mobile robot which can be used for bomb research and dispose of a bomb setup with a remote control has been designed and achieved. Also, a visual operator interface program has been written in Qt- Creator environment which supports different operating systems so as to carry out remote control and tracking the mobile robot. The mobile robot which has a high ability of mobility such...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are remotely piloted or self-piloted aircraft that are capable of flight without any on-board operator and can carry cameras, sensors, communications equipment or other payloads. UAVs have been used in a reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering role, including combat and rescue missions. This paper describes development and implementation of remote manual control system...
Stereo vision system is a practical method for depth gathering of objects and features in an environment. This paper presents the depth evaluation in selected region of disparity mapping for stereo vision mobile robot using block matching algorithm. This region is a reference sight of the stereo camera and stereo vision baseline is based on horizontal configuration. The block matching technique is...
This paper describes our on-going efforts toward developing heterogeneous, cooperative systems technologies. In particular, we present the role of unmanned mobile ground systems (robots) in a heterogeneous sensor network, consisting of two unmanned aircraft, a mobile ground robot, and a set of four stationary ground sensors, performing an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission...
This paper describes the initial steps in the development of an object detection system for manipulation purposes, to be embedded in a mobile robot. The goal is to design a robotic system to aid workers in a manufacturing plant. The proposed implementation involves the integration of a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based electronic module with the manipulator arm of the robotic platform. The...
Human detection and tracking is a primary focus for visual surveillance systems. However, current systems for human tracking are often complex and require vast amounts of computing resources. A reduction in complexity of the overall tracking system can be achieved by using a System of Systems (SoS) architecture. Once formed, a SoS architecture must achieve desirable levels of interoperability and...
As software profiling is conducted to determine which section of program demand high processing computation in monocular SLAM inverse depth estimation, matrix multiplication is identified to be one of the most time consuming process. The processing is more demanding when the number of features inserted to the image is increased. For that reason, this paper proposes a parallel matrix multiplier design...
Stereo vision system is a practical method for depth gathering of objects and features in an environment. This paper presents the disparity mapping for navigation of stereo vision autonomous guided vehicle using block matching algorithm. The stereo vision baseline is based on horizontal configuration. The block matching technique is briefly described with the performance of its output. The disparity...
Stereo vision system is a practical method for depth gathering of objects and features in an environment. This paper presents the region of interest in disparity mapping for stereo vision autonomous guided vehicle using block matching algorithm. This region is a reference sight of the stereo camera and stereo vision baseline is based on horizontal configuration. The block matching technique is briefly...
This paper describes an object tracking system using an autonomous micro air vehicle (MAV) and demonstrate its potential use for civilian purposes. The vision-based control system relies on a color and feature based vision algorithm for target detection and tracking, Kalman filters for relative pose estimation, and a nonlinear controller for MAV stabilization and guidance. The vision algorithm relies...
The development of a vision system to aid the autonomous navigation of an unmanned helicopter, primarily based on inertial sensors and GPS data, is presented. An unmanned helicopter has been equipped with appropriate sensors and a vision system fitted on a custom pan-tilt mechanism. Robust software, based on the Open Computer Vision Library (OpenCV), has been developed for handling images and video...
This study aimed to develop a software to enable recognition of moving objects and detection of their orbits by processing the images obtained through a camera. The secondary objective was to design a GPS-based mobile robot which tracks moving objects.
The main idea of this work is to detect, place and explode mines and target killing of objects using real time video processing at country's border. For this purpose a Robo Car is designed. The theme is implemented for the armed forces to make them more equipped and advanced. The heart of the system is a PIC micro-controller (PIC16F877). It controls the whole system and sends data to the Personal...
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