Vision Guided Control of Multiple Robots

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  • CRV '04 Proceedings of the 1st Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision
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  • 2004

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Abstract

A vision based system is presented for controlling multiplerobot platforms in real time using imagery from atop view video camera. This article is a system paperthat demonstrates the advantages of computer vision forrobot control. A control loop using vision feedback allowscreation of a robust working system while greatlyreducing the complexity of the rest of the system. Planarmarker pattern marker detection is an example of computervision that is robust enough with todayýs technologyfor industry, and is employed for locating the robots withpassive vision. Image processing in software obviates theneed for complex systems for odometry, sonar, etc normallyfound in robotics. The control of two robotic platformsis achieved with the simplest possible hardware,with computer vision as the only feedback in the system.A system is shown and described where a user can choosedesired locations for the robots, which are guided aroundobstacles to their destinations using ARToolkit markerpatterns detected in imagery from a stationary digitalvideo camera.