Vision Based Autonomous Robotic Control for Advanced Inspection and RepairThe advanced inspection system is an autonomous control and analysis system that improves the inspection and remediation operations for ground and surface systems. It uses optical imaging technology with intelligent computer vision algorithms to analyze physical features of the real-world environment to make decisions and learn from experience. The advanced inspection system plans to control a robotic manipulator arm, an unmanned ground vehicle and cameras remotely, automatically and autonomously. There are many computer vision, image processing and machine learning techniques available as open source for using vision as a sensory feedback in decision-making and autonomous robotic movement. My responsibilities for the advanced inspection system are to create a software architecture that integrates and provides a framework for all the different subsystem components; identify open-source algorithms and techniques; and integrate robot hardware.
Document ID
20140010507
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Wehner, Walter S. (New Jersey Inst. of Tech. Newark, NJ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2014
Publication Date
April 9, 2014
Subject Category
Computer SystemsCybernetics, Artificial Intelligence And RoboticsComputer Programming And Software