Vision based shape estimation for continuum robots

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 3449-3454

  Hannan, Michael ^a   Walker, Ian ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; MANEUVERABILITY; MOTION ESTIMATION;

CONTINUUM ROBOTS; SHAPE ESTIMATION;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0344033798     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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