Publication

Evaluation of three vision based object perception methods for a mobile robot

Journal Article (2012)

Journal

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems

Pages

185-208

Volume

68

Number

2

Doc link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10846-012-9675-8

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Authors

  • Ramisa Ayats, Arnau

  • Aldavert Miró, David

  • Vasudevan, Shrihari

  • Toledo Morales, Ricardo

  • López de Mántaras, Ramón

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Abstract

This paper addresses visual object perception applied to mobile robotics. Being able to perceive household objects in unstructured environments is a key capability in order to make robots suitable to perform complex tasks in home environments. However, finding a solution for this task is daunting: it requires the ability to handle the variability in image formation in a moving camera with tight time constraints. The paper brings to attention some of the issues with applying three state of the art object recognition and detection methods in a mobile robotics scenario, and proposes methods to deal with windowing/segmentation. Thus, this work aims at evaluating the state-of-the-art in object perception in an attempt to develop a lightweight solution for mobile robotics use/research in typical indoor settings.

Categories

computer vision, mobile robots, object detection.

Author keywords

mobile robots, object recognition

Scientific reference

A. Ramisa, D. Aldavert, S. Vasudevan, R. Toledo and R. López de Mántaras. Evaluation of three vision based object perception methods for a mobile robot. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 68(2): 185-208, 2012.