TY - GEN
T1 - An absolute positioning system for 100 Euros
AU - Lilienthal, Achim
AU - Duckett, Tom
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2003 IEEE.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This paper describes an absolute positioning system, which provides accurate and reliable measurements using low-cost equipment that is easy to set up. The system uses a number of fixed web-cameras to track a distinctly coloured object. In order to calculate the (x,y) position of this object, estimates calculated by triangulation from each combination of two cameras are combined, resulting in centimeter-level accuracy. Example applications, including tracking of mobile robots and persons, are described. An extended set-up is also introduced, which allows determination of the heading ϑ of a two coloured object from single images.
AB - This paper describes an absolute positioning system, which provides accurate and reliable measurements using low-cost equipment that is easy to set up. The system uses a number of fixed web-cameras to track a distinctly coloured object. In order to calculate the (x,y) position of this object, estimates calculated by triangulation from each combination of two cameras are combined, resulting in centimeter-level accuracy. Example applications, including tracking of mobile robots and persons, are described. An extended set-up is also introduced, which allows determination of the heading ϑ of a two coloured object from single images.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84944199084&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ROSE.2003.1218705
DO - 10.1109/ROSE.2003.1218705
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84944199084
T3 - ROSE 2003 - 1st IEEE International Workshop on Robotic Sensing 2003: Sensing and Perception in 21st Century Robotics
SP - 6
EP - 11
BT - ROSE 2003 - 1st IEEE International Workshop on Robotic Sensing 2003
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 1st IEEE International Workshop on Robotic Sensing 2003, ROSE 2003
Y2 - 5 June 2003 through 6 June 2003
ER -