A Simple Interface for 3D Position Estimation of a Mobile Robot with Single Camera
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of mobile robots controlled by a smart phone or tablet. This paper proposes a visual control interface for a mobile robot with a single camera to easily control the robot actions and estimate the 3D position of a target. In this proposal, the...
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| author | Chun-Tang Chao Ming-Hsuan Chung Juing-Shian Chiou Chi-Jo Wang |
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| description | In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of mobile robots controlled by a smart phone or tablet. This paper proposes a visual control interface for a mobile robot with a single camera to easily control the robot actions and estimate the 3D position of a target. In this proposal, the mobile robot employed an Arduino Yun as the core processor and was remote-controlled by a tablet with an Android operating system. In addition, the robot was fitted with a three-axis robotic arm for grasping. Both the real-time control signal and video transmission are transmitted via Wi-Fi. We show that with a properly calibrated camera and the proposed prototype procedures, the users can click on a desired position or object on the touchscreen and estimate its 3D coordinates in the real world by simple analytic geometry instead of a complicated algorithm. The results of the measurement verification demonstrates that this approach has great potential for mobile robots. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38782101d6ea452a92de8acf56955e3e2022-12-22T04:08:58ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202016-03-0116443510.3390/s16040435s16040435A Simple Interface for 3D Position Estimation of a Mobile Robot with Single CameraChun-Tang Chao0Ming-Hsuan Chung1Juing-Shian Chiou2Chi-Jo Wang3Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 1, Nan-Tai St., Yongkang District, Tainan 71005, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 1, Nan-Tai St., Yongkang District, Tainan 71005, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 1, Nan-Tai St., Yongkang District, Tainan 71005, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 1, Nan-Tai St., Yongkang District, Tainan 71005, TaiwanIn recent years, there has been an increase in the number of mobile robots controlled by a smart phone or tablet. This paper proposes a visual control interface for a mobile robot with a single camera to easily control the robot actions and estimate the 3D position of a target. In this proposal, the mobile robot employed an Arduino Yun as the core processor and was remote-controlled by a tablet with an Android operating system. In addition, the robot was fitted with a three-axis robotic arm for grasping. Both the real-time control signal and video transmission are transmitted via Wi-Fi. We show that with a properly calibrated camera and the proposed prototype procedures, the users can click on a desired position or object on the touchscreen and estimate its 3D coordinates in the real world by simple analytic geometry instead of a complicated algorithm. The results of the measurement verification demonstrates that this approach has great potential for mobile robots.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/4/435arduinorobot interfacesingle camera3D position |
| spellingShingle | Chun-Tang Chao Ming-Hsuan Chung Juing-Shian Chiou Chi-Jo Wang A Simple Interface for 3D Position Estimation of a Mobile Robot with Single Camera Sensors arduino robot interface single camera 3D position |
| title | A Simple Interface for 3D Position Estimation of a Mobile Robot with Single Camera |
| title_full | A Simple Interface for 3D Position Estimation of a Mobile Robot with Single Camera |
| title_fullStr | A Simple Interface for 3D Position Estimation of a Mobile Robot with Single Camera |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Simple Interface for 3D Position Estimation of a Mobile Robot with Single Camera |
| title_short | A Simple Interface for 3D Position Estimation of a Mobile Robot with Single Camera |
| title_sort | simple interface for 3d position estimation of a mobile robot with single camera |
| topic | arduino robot interface single camera 3D position |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/4/435 |
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