Auto-converging stereo cameras for 3D robotic tele-operation

Richard Edmondson; Todd Aycock; David Chenault

doi:10.1117/12.919354

15 May 2012 Auto-converging stereo cameras for 3D robotic tele-operation

Richard Edmondson, Todd Aycock, David Chenault

Proceedings Volume 8384, Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display 2012; 838414 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919354
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Polaris Sensor Technologies has developed a Stereovision Upgrade Kit for TALON robot to provide enhanced depth perception to the operator. This kit previously required the TALON Operator Control Unit to be equipped with the optional touchscreen interface to allow for operator control of the camera convergence angle adjustment. This adjustment allowed for optimal camera convergence independent of the distance from the camera to the object being viewed. Polaris has recently improved the performance of the stereo camera by implementing an Automatic Convergence algorithm in a field programmable gate array in the camera assembly. This algorithm uses scene content to automatically adjust the camera convergence angle, freeing the operator to focus on the task rather than adjustment of the vision system. The autoconvergence capability has been demonstrated on both visible zoom cameras and longwave infrared microbolometer stereo pairs.

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Richard Edmondson, Todd Aycock, and David Chenault "Auto-converging stereo cameras for 3D robotic tele-operation", Proc. SPIE 8384, Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display 2012, 838414 (15 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919354

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