Robotic vision system
First Claim
1. A robotic vision system for identifying the location of objects comprising:
- means for recording images;
n elements where n≧
2, and is an integer, each of said n elements disposed at a predetermined position such that each of the n elements is in view of the recording means and reflections of objects from each of the n elements is directly received by the recording means; and
means for determining the locations of objects from the image received by the recording means, said recording means connected to the determining means to provide the viewed image thereto.
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a robotic vision system for identifying the location of objects. The robotic vision system includes a device for recording images, and n elements, where n≧2 and is an integer. Each of the n elements is disposed at a predetermined position such that each of the n elements is in view of the recording device and reflections of objects from each of the n elements is received by the recording device. The robotic vision system also includes a device for determining the location of objects from the image received by the recording device. The recording device is connected to the determining device to provide the viewed image thereto.
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7 Claims
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1. A robotic vision system for identifying the location of objects comprising:
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means for recording images; n elements where n≧
2, and is an integer, each of said n elements disposed at a predetermined position such that each of the n elements is in view of the recording means and reflections of objects from each of the n elements is directly received by the recording means; andmeans for determining the locations of objects from the image received by the recording means, said recording means connected to the determining means to provide the viewed image thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A robotic vision system for identifying the location of objects comprising:
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a camera; n spheres where n≧
2, and is an integer, each of said n spheres disposed at a predetermined position such that each of the n spheres is in view of the camera and reflections of objects from each of the n spheres is received by the recording means; andmeans for determining the locations of objects from the image received by the recording means, said recording means connected to the determining means to provide the viewed image thereto. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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