Remotely controlled self-balancing robot including kinematic image stabilization
First Claim
1. A robotic system comprising:
- a robot including a plurality of pose sensors;
a plurality of video cameras attached to the robot and includinga pair of stereo cameras aimed approximately in the same direction, each of the pair of stereo cameras having a field of view, anda peripheral camera aimed differently than the pair of stereo cameras and having a field of view that at least partially overlaps the field of view of at least one of the pair of stereo cameras;
a display; and
a controller in communication between the robot and the display and configured toreceive video signals from the plurality of video cameras,receive signals from the pose sensors, andrender an image to the display bystitching together the video signal from the peripheral camera with the video signals from the pair of stereo cameras to form a composite video signal that maps to a robot view,repositioning an operator view relative to the robot view to correct for motion of the robot using the signals received from the pose sensors, andrendering to the display a portion of the composite video signal that maps to the operator view as the rendered image.
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Abstract
Systems and methods as described for providing visual telepresence to an operator of a remotely controlled robot. The robot includes both video cameras and pose sensors. The system can also comprise a head-tracking sensor to monitor the orientation of the operator'"'"'s head. These signals can be used to aim the video cameras. The controller receives both the video signals and the pose sensor signals from the robot, and optionally receives head-tracking signals from the head-tracking sensor. The controller stitches together the various video signals to form a composite video signal that maps to a robot view. The controller renders an image to a display from that portion of the composite video signal that maps to an operator view. The relationship of the operator view to the robot view is varied according to the signals from the pose sensors and the head-tracking sensor.
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1. A robotic system comprising:
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a robot including a plurality of pose sensors; a plurality of video cameras attached to the robot and including a pair of stereo cameras aimed approximately in the same direction, each of the pair of stereo cameras having a field of view, and a peripheral camera aimed differently than the pair of stereo cameras and having a field of view that at least partially overlaps the field of view of at least one of the pair of stereo cameras; a display; and a controller in communication between the robot and the display and configured to receive video signals from the plurality of video cameras, receive signals from the pose sensors, and render an image to the display by stitching together the video signal from the peripheral camera with the video signals from the pair of stereo cameras to form a composite video signal that maps to a robot view, repositioning an operator view relative to the robot view to correct for motion of the robot using the signals received from the pose sensors, and rendering to the display a portion of the composite video signal that maps to the operator view as the rendered image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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