Thermal tracking in mobile robots for leak inspection activities

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 13560-13574

  Ibarguren, Aitor ^a   Molina, Jorge ^a   Susperregi, Loreto ^a   Maurtua, Iñaki ^a  

^a IK4 TEKNIKER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leak detection; Particle filter; Thermal image; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INSPECTION; LEAK DETECTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PIPELINES; SURFACE DISCHARGES; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; INSPECTION ACTIVITIES; LEAKAGE DETECTION SYSTEMS; PARTICLE FILTER; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL IMAGES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMOGRAPHIC CAMERAS;

TARGET TRACKING;

EID: 84885332476     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s131013560     Document Type: Article

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