Vision System for the Navigation of a Mobile Robot

Authors

  • Griselda Saldaña González Universidad Tecnológica de Puebla
  • Jorge Cerezo Sánchez Universidad Tecnológica de Puebla
  • Mario Mauricio Bustillo Díaz Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
  • Apolonio Ata Pérez Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13053/cys-22-1-2770

Keywords:

Tracking, LabVIEW, color detection, mobile robot

Abstract

In this paper the development of an object detection system in a controlled two-dimensional spaceusing computer vision techniques is presented. The detected objects have a rigid geometry and are exposedto real light; therefore, the system is robust to changesin lighting and shading. In order to handle the large amount of data to be processed in real time, a MyRIO device which contains an FPGA is used. This device allows communication with the LabVIEW software where the user interface resides. Using LabVIEW a tracking by color algorithm is implemented, in order to attend to are active agent, which uses an infrared sensor to detect the distance to an obstacle and perform the functions of foraging and storage. In order to improve performance, a supervisory system was implemented using a Kinect device that provides information relative to the position of the objects in the test area. This information allows eliminating occlusion problems.

Author Biography

Griselda Saldaña González, Universidad Tecnológica de Puebla

Full Time Professor at División de Mecatrónica, Universidad Tecnológica de Puebla

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Published

2018-03-30

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2018): Thematic Issue on Language & Knowledge Engineering (Guest Editors: D. Pinto, D. Vilariño, B. Beltrán)

Section

Articles of the Thematic Issue

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