Real-time visual tracking of complex structures

T Drummond, R Cipolla - IEEE Transactions on pattern …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Presents a framework for three-dimensional model-based tracking. Graphical rendering
technology is combined with constrained active contour tracking to create a robust wire …

Robust asymptotically stable visual servoing of planar robots

R Kelly - IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 1996 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we address the visual servoing of planar robot manipulators under fixed-
camera configuration. The control goal is to place the robot end-effector over a desired static …

Adaptive tracking control of a wheeled mobile robot via an uncalibrated camera system

WE Dixon, DM Dawson, E Zergeroglu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper considers the problem of position/orientation tracking control of wheeled mobile
robots via visual servoing in the presence of parametric uncertainty associated with the …

An ultrasound-driven needle-insertion robot for percutaneous cholecystostomy

J Hong, T Dohi, M Hashizume… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
A real-time ultrasound-guided needle-insertion medical robot for percutaneous
cholecystostomy has been developed. Image-guided interventions have become widely …

Uncalibrated stereo hand-eye coordination

N Hollinghurst, R Cipolla - Image and vision computing, 1994 - Elsevier
This paper describes a system that combines stereo vision with a 5-DOF robotic
manipulator, to enable it to locate and reach for objects in an unstructured environment. Our …

A motion adaptable needle placement instrument based on tumor specific ultrasonic image segmentation

JS Hong, T Dohi, M Hasizume, K Konishi… - Medical Image Computing …, 2002 - Springer
This paper suggests an ultrasound guided needle insertion instrument which can track
target motion in real-time. Under traditional ultrasound guided needle insertion therapies …

Real-time visual tracking of 3D objects with dynamic handling of occlusion

P Wunsch, G Hirzinger - Proceedings of International …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Position-based visual servoing requires estimating and tracking the three dimensional
position and orientation of a 3D target object from camera images. This paper describes a …

Microrobotic visual control of motile cells using high-speed tracking system

N Ogawa, H Oku, K Hashimoto… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a visual control system for motile cells. Our goal is to control microorganisms as
microscale smart robots for various applications. As a first step, we have developed a visual …

Vision based terrain recovery for landing unmanned aerial vehicles

M Meingast, C Geyer, S Sastry - 2004 43rd IEEE Conference on …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a system for landing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), specifically an
autonomous rotorcraft, in uncontrolled, arbitrary, terrains. We present plans for and progress …

Robust visual servoing for motion control of the ball on a plate

JH Park, YJ Lee - Mechatronics, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper presents visual servoing control for a ball on a flat plate to track its desired
trajectory. An industrial robot manipulator is used as the actuators to change the angle of the …