A VISUAL TRACKING TECHNIQUE SUITABLE FOR CONTROL OF CONVOYS

Authors
STELLA E LOVERGINE FP DORAZIO T DISTANTE A
Citation
E. Stella et al., A VISUAL TRACKING TECHNIQUE SUITABLE FOR CONTROL OF CONVOYS, Pattern recognition letters, 16(9), 1995, pp. 925-932
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences, Special Topics","Computer Science Artificial Intelligence
Journal title
Pattern recognition letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01678655
Volume
16
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
925 - 932
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-8655(1995)16:9<925:AVTTSF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A simple vision based system to perform a contactless coupling, rather than a hardware hooking is suggested. The method facilitates automati c convoy formation and management. The vision technique uses 3 landmar ks and a CCD camera. Using a geometric approach that capitalizes the e xcellent angular resolution of CCD cameras, the position and orientati on of the camera are estimated in respect to the landmarks. Experiment al results show the reliability of the technique in operating contexts .