MKS: a multisensor kernel system

Journal ArticleThe multisensor kernel system (MKS) is presented as a means for multisensor integration and data acquisition. This system has been developed in the context of a robot work station equipped with various types of sensors utilizing three-dimensional laser range finder data and two-dimensional camera data. Specific goals that have been achieved include 1) Developing a suitable low-level representation of raw data and/or features extracted from the raw data of the various sensors; 2) Providing a method for efficient reconfiguration of the sensor system in terms of "logical" sensors which map onto physical sensors and computation; and 3) Providing a basis for high-level object modeling techniques

Pattern recognition in a multi-sensor environment

Journal ArticleCurrent pattern recognition systems tend to operate on a single sensor, e.g., a camera. however. the need is now evident for pattern recognition systems which can operate in multi-sensor environments. For example, a robotics workstation may use range finders. cameras, tactile pads, etc. The Multi-sensor Kernel System (MKS) provides an efficient and coherent approach to the specification, recovery, and analysis of patterns in the data sensed by such a diverse set of sensors. We demonstrate how much a system can be used to support both feature-based object models as well as structural models. The problems solved is the localization of a three-dimensional object in 3-space. Moreover, MKS allows rapid reconfiguration of the available sensors and the high-level models

Electronic tools for designing charts and graphs

Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1983.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCHIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 94-99).This thesis explores the issues involved in designing an interactive chart and graph making system, especially tailored to the needs of the graphic designer. It defines a set of user interface requirements and describe the implementation of the prototype software system.by Mary Jones.M.S.V.S

The development of a power system simulator using multiple microprocessors

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User Interface Management Systems: A Survey and a Proposed Design

The growth of interactive computing has resulted in increasingly more complex styles of interaction between user and computer. To facilitate the creation of highly interactive systems, the concept of the User Interface Management System (UIMS) has been developed. Following the definition of the term 'UIMS' and a consideration of the putative advantages of the UIMS approach, a number of User Interface Management Systems are examined. This examination focuses in turn on the run-time execution system, the specification notation and the design environment, with a view to establishing the features which an "ideal" UIMS should possess. On the basis of this examination, a proposal for the design of a new UIMS is presented, and progress reported towards the implementation of a prototype based on this design