550 research outputs found
Vision Science and Technology at NASA: Results of a Workshop
A broad review is given of vision science and technology within NASA. The subject is defined and its applications in both NASA and the nation at large are noted. A survey of current NASA efforts is given, noting strengths and weaknesses of the NASA program
Biologically-Inspired 3D Grasp Synthesis Based on Visual Exploration
Object grasping is a typical human ability which
is widely studied from both a biological and an engineering
point of view. This paper presents an approach to grasp
synthesis inspired by the human neurophysiology of actionoriented
vision. Our grasp synthesis method is built upon
an architecture which, taking into account the differences
between robotic and biological systems, proposes an adaptation
of brain models to the peculiarities of robotic setups.
The architecture modularity allows for scalability and integration
of complex robotic tasks. The grasp synthesis is designed
as integrated with the extraction of a 3D object description,
so that the object visual analysis is actively driven
by the needs of the grasp synthesis: visual reconstruction is
performed incrementally and selectively on the regions of
the object that are considered more interesting for graspin
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