Imaging technology opens up new robotic applications
R Bogue - Industrial Robot: An International Journal, 2011 - emerald.com
R Bogue
Industrial Robot: An International Journal, 2011•emerald.comPurpose–This paper aims to review the use of imaging technologies in robotics, with an
emphasis on inspection applications and the control of autonomous robots.
Design/methodology/approach–Following a brief introduction, this paper first considers
vision‐based robotic inspection systems and highlights a selection of recent applications.
Second, it considers the use of vision in autonomous robot navigation and discusses some
of the challenges and recent developments. Findings–This shows that developments in …
emphasis on inspection applications and the control of autonomous robots.
Design/methodology/approach–Following a brief introduction, this paper first considers
vision‐based robotic inspection systems and highlights a selection of recent applications.
Second, it considers the use of vision in autonomous robot navigation and discusses some
of the challenges and recent developments. Findings–This shows that developments in …
Purpose
–
This paper aims to review the use of imaging technologies in robotics, with an emphasis on inspection applications and the control of autonomous robots.
Design/methodology/approach
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Following a brief introduction, this paper first considers vision‐based robotic inspection systems and highlights a selection of recent applications. Second, it considers the use of vision in autonomous robot navigation and discusses some of the challenges and recent developments.
Findings
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This shows that developments in machine vision have led to vision systems being used in a diversity of component‐level and in‐service robotic inspection tasks. It also illustrates that vision systems have a key role to play in the emerging generation of autonomous, mobile robots.
Originality/value
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This paper provides a review of recent developments in vision‐based robotic inspection and autonomous, mobile robot navigation.
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