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Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

ISSN : 0915-3942(Print) / 1883-8049(Online)
Editor-in-Chief :Tatsuo Arai(Osaka University)
Deputy Editor-in-Chief :Kazuhiro Kosuge (Tohoku University), Kazunori Umeda (Chuo University)
Technically Co-sponsored by Robotics and Mechatronics Division of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

JRM Vol.21 No.6 Dec. 2009

Robot Vision – Vision for Action –: Guest Editor: Yasushi Mae (Osaka University, Japan); Editor: Masanori Idesawa (University of Electro–Communications, Japan),and Junji Oaki (Toshiba Corporation, Japan)

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JRM Vol.21 No.6 Dec. 2009

Editorial:

Special Issue on Robot Vision – Vision for Action –

Masanori Idesawa, Yasushi Mae, and Junji Oaki, pp. 671

Robot vision is a key technology in robotics and mechatronics for realizing intelligent robot systems that work in the real world. The fact that robot vision algorithms required much time and effort to apply in real-world applications has delayed their dissemination until new forms made possible by recent rapid improvements in computer speed. Now the day is coming when robot vision may surpass human vision in many applications.

This special issue presents 13 papers on the latest robot vision achievements and their applications. The first two propose ways of measuring and modeling 3D objects in everyday environments. Four more detail object detection and tracking, including visual servoing. Three propose advances in hand feature extraction and pose calculation, and one treats video coding for visual sensor networks. Two papers discuss robot vision applications based on human visual physiology, and the last clarifies an application in optical force sensors.

We thank the authors for their invaluable contributions to this issue and the reviewers for their generous time and effort. Last, we thank the Editorial Board of JRM for making this issue possible.

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Paper:: 3D Object Modeling and Segmentation Using Image Edge Points in Cluttered Environments; Masahiro Tomono, pp. 672-679; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF621KB)
Paper:: Measurement of Three–Dimensional Environment with a Fish–Eye Camera Based on Structure from Motion – Error Analysis; Kenji Terabayashi, Hisanori Mitsumoto, Toru Morita, Yohei Aragaki, Noriko Shimomura, and Kazunori Umeda , pp. 680-688; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF1044KB)
Paper:: Object Detection and Recognition Using Template Matching with SIFT Features Assisted by Invisible Floor Marks; Seiji Aoyagi, Nobuhiko Hattori, Atsushi Kohama, Sho Komai, Masato Suzuki, Masaharu Takano, and Eiji Fukui , pp. 689-697; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF501KB)
Paper:: Parallel Computation of the Region–Based Level Set Method for Boundary Detection of Moving Objects; Xianfeng Fei, Yasunobu Igarashi, Makoto Shinkai, Masatoshi Ishikawa, and Koichi Hashimoto, pp. 698-708; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF5110KB)
Paper:: Hand–Eye Motion-Invariant Pose Estimation with Online 1–Step GA
–3D Pose Tracking Accuracy Evaluation in Dynamic Hand–Eye Oscillation–; Mamoru Minami and Wei Song, pp. 709-719; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF804KB)

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Paper:: High–Performance Active Camera Head Control Using PaLM-Tree; Takayuki Nakamura, Yoshio Sakata, Toshikazu Wada, and Haiyuan Wu, pp. 720-725; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF466KB)
Paper:: Fast Hand Feature Extraction Based on Connected Component Labeling, Distance Transform and Hough Transform; Le Dung and Makoto Mizukawa, pp. 726-738; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF1491KB)
Paper:: User–Adaptable Hand Pose Estimation Technique for Human–Robot Interaction; Albert Causo, Etsuko Ueda, Kentaro Takemura, Yoshio Matsumoto, Jun Takamatsu, and Tsukasa Ogasawara , pp. 739-748; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF1681KB)
Paper:: 3D Hand Pose Estimation Using a Single Camera for Unspecified Users; Kiyoshi Hoshino and Motomasa Tomida, pp. 749-757; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF480KB)
Paper:: Functionally Layered Video Coding Based on JP2K for Robot Vision Network; Sakol Udomsiri, Hideki Taguchi, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Masahiro Iwahashi, and Tetsuya Kimura, pp. 758-764; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF728KB)

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Paper:: Positional Features and Algorithmic Predictability of Visual Regions–of–Interest in Robot Hand Movement; Toyomi Fujita and Claudio M. Privitera, pp. 765-772; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF418KB)
Paper:: Interpretation of Cross–Traffic Accidents and Playing Catch Based on Newly Found Visual Perception Characteristics; Qin Wang, LeiWang, and Masanori Idesawa, pp. 773-779; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF1018KB)
Paper:: An Optical Tactile Sensor Assuming Cubic Polynomial Deformation of Elastic Body; Kiyoshi Hoshino, Daisuke Mori, and Motomasa Tomida, pp. 780-788; Abstract | Preview | Full Text (PDF1026KB)

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