Real-time image processing for the autonomous driving of a snow cat in Antarctica

Alberto Broggi; Ugo Vallone

doi:10.1117/12.424947

27 April 2001 Real-time image processing for the autonomous driving of a snow cat in Antarctica

Alberto Broggi, Ugo Vallone

Proceedings Volume 4303, Real-Time Imaging V; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424947
Event: Photonics West 2001 - Electronic Imaging, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper presents the real-time vision system developed by Pavia University within the ENEA RAS project for the automatic driving of an intelligent snowcat able to follow the traces produced by other snowcats. A camera is used to acquire images of the scene in real-time; the image sequence is analyzed by a computer vision system which identifies the traces and produces a high level description of the scene. A further optional representation, in which black markers are superimposed onto the original acquired image, is transmitted to a human supervisor, located off-board.

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Alberto Broggi and Ugo Vallone "Real-time image processing for the autonomous driving of a snow cat in Antarctica", Proc. SPIE 4303, Real-Time Imaging V, (27 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424947

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