Thermal and range fusion for a planetary roverThis paper describes how fusion between thermal and range imaging allows us to discriminate different types of materials in outdoor scenes. First, we analyze how pure vision segmentation algorithms applied to thermal images allow discriminating materials such as rock and sand. Second, we show how combining thermal and range information allows us to better discriminate rocks from sand. Third, as an application, we examine how an autonomous legged robot can use these techniques to explore other planets.
Document ID
19930069176
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Caillas, Claude (Central and Technical Establishment for Armament, Perception System Lab., Arcueil, France; Carnegie Mellon Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: Mobile robots VI; Proceedings of the Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 14, 15, 1991 (A93-53170 23-63)
Publisher: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers