Machine vision methods for autonomous micro-robotic systems

Kybernetes

Volumn 34, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 1421-1439

  Amavasai, B P ^a   Caparrelli, F ^a   Selvan, A ^a   Boissenin, M ^a   Travis, J R ^a   Meikle, S ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Cybernetics; Image sensors; Nanotechnology; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; CYBERNETICS; IMAGE SENSORS; MICROMACHINING; MICROMANIPULATORS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OBJECT RECOGNITION; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; HIGH MAGNIFICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION; MICRO MANIPULATION; MICRO-MANUFACTURING; MORPHOLOGICAL APPROACH; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; WORKING ENVIRONMENT;

COMPUTER VISION;

EID: 27644563950     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03684920510614740     Document Type: Article

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