Method and apparatus for filtering reflections from direct images for mobile robot navigation
First Claim
1. A visual navigation system with a reflection filter for obtaining a spatial position of a manufacturing apparatus, comprising:
- means for obtaining a visual image of the manufacturing apparatus;
means for filtering of images of the manufacturing apparatus reflected from surfaces in view of the manufacturing apparatus, to obtain a true image thereby; and
means for obtaining the spatial position of the manufacturing apparatus from the true image thereof.
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Abstract
A visual navigation system that rejects reflected images navigates an electrical controllable apparatus such as a mobile robot. The mobile robot is fitted with a minimum of three navigation beacons which emit a light visible to overhead television cameras. The beacons area arranged so as to form a triangle. The shape and the dimension of the triangular pattern are measured and stored in a memory unit within the visual navigation system, and when a reflected image is received it will be characterized by a different angle and thus the vision navigation system is able to distinguish the reflected image from the primary image of the mobile robot.
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22 Claims
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1. A visual navigation system with a reflection filter for obtaining a spatial position of a manufacturing apparatus, comprising:
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means for obtaining a visual image of the manufacturing apparatus; means for filtering of images of the manufacturing apparatus reflected from surfaces in view of the manufacturing apparatus, to obtain a true image thereby; and means for obtaining the spatial position of the manufacturing apparatus from the true image thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for obtaining a spatial position of a manufacturing apparatus, comprising:
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obtaining a visual image of the manufacturing apparatus; filtering of images of the manufacturing apparatus reflected from surfaces in view of the manufacturing apparatus, to obtain a true image thereby; and obtaining the spatial position of the manufacturing apparatus from the true image thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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