A calibration system for measuring 3D ground truth for validation and error analysis of robot vision algorithms

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2721-2730

  Stolkin, R ^a   Greig, A ^b   Gilby, J ^c  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Sira Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bundle adjustment; Calibration; Computer vision; Ground truth; Performance evaluation; Robot vision

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CALIBRATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBOTICS;

BUNDLE ADJUSTMENT; GROUND TRUTH; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; VISUAL TRACKING ALGORITHMS;

COMPUTER VISION;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER VISION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBOTICS;

EID: 33749029918     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/10/026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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