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Sensing and Perception Systems Group
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Welcome
The Sensing and Perception Systems Group develops, advances, and deploys measurement science for spatial measurement and real-time, sensor-based control of intelligent systems used in manufacturing and construction applications. Carries out mission-related measurement science research and services to advance intelligent sensing and perception for automation and robotics at all scales; visual and tactile measurement; multi-sensor integration and sensory-data processing; world modeling and object recognition; 3D visualization tools; and active and purposive vision and sensing. Programs/Projects
Safety of Human-Robot Collaboration Systems Project—Safe human-robot collaboration is widely seen as key to the future of robotics. When humans and robots can work together in the same space, a whole class of tasks becomes amenable to automation, … Mobile Autonomous Vehicles for Manufacturing—Mobile equipment is heavily used in manufacturing. There is a growing acceptance of either partially or fully autonomous equipment in the manufacturing area. A major problem, however, is that … Next-Generation Robotics and Automation Program—This program addresses the measurement science and standards necessary to enable the next generation of smart robots and automation systems and to ensure their adoption in manufacturing in the U.S. … Dexterous Manipulation for Automation Systems Project—This project will provide manufacturers, integrators, and end-users of next generation robot systems with new performance metrics and test methods to gauge the dexterity, operational capabilities, … Micro- and Nano-Manipulation for Manufacturing Applications—Manipulation at the micro and nano levels requires different strategies than at the macro scale and also the development of related sensing and actuation strategies to be able to control the … Perception in Unstructured Shop Floor Environments—This project will develop and deploy advances in measurement science and standards for sensor calibration, dynamic object localization and object identification to enable sensing and perception for … Intelligent Planning and Modeling for Autonomous Systems—This project will develop the measurement science and standards to enable advancements in the autonomous decision-making of robots through application to specific scenarios relevant to … |
Highlights
Contact
Mike Shneier, Group Leader General Information: 100 Bureau Drive, M/S 8230
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Researchers developed a procedure using a dynamic, six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) laser tracker to evaluate the performance of a real-time visual servoing implementation for on-the-fly assembly. The objective of the study was to establish a general method for evaluating real-time 6DOF dimensional measurements of moving objects. The evaluation procedure collects data simultaneously from the laser tracker and the visual servoing system under test so the two data streams can be compared. Laser trackers produce highly accurate position and orientation data at a high data rate and can therefore be considered to provide ground truth. Statistical comparisons were made on a number of scenarios to determine the performance of the visual servoing system.