Robust contact detection in micromanipulation using computer vision microscopy

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 2219-2222

  Wang, W H ^b   Liu, X Y ^a,b   Sun, Y ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT DETECTION; ILLUMINATION INTENSITY; MICROROBOT MOTION;

ALGORITHMS; BIOSENSORS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROMANIPULATORS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

COMPUTER VISION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROBOTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROSCOPY; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROBOTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 34047108352     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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