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Bennet Fischer:

Embedded vision-based environment perception and control for mobile robotics

Kurzbeschreibung

This thesis describes the methods and realization of embedded real time vision systems for mobile robotics with a focus on stereo vision.

Computer vision algorithms are often computationally expensive, especially stereo vision and optical flow calculation which demand a high amount of computing power. Therefore, computers performing those tasks tend to have high power consumption and large  physical size, both of which are often constrained in mobile robotics. In order to solve this problem I have developed several embedded systems that are able to perform stereo vision and optical flow computation with low power consumption. These systems are small enough to fit into most of the mobile robots being used in robotics research today. The six main contributions of my thesis are:

  • An evaluation of algorithms for stereo vision in an urban scenario. This evaluation combines the quality of depth measurements together with the implementation costs on an embedded system.
  • A stereo vision algorithm that achieves close to state-of-the-art performance of semi-global methods using a purely local approach.
  • A framework for creating portable vision algorithms on programmable logic. This framework allows algorithms to be deployed in a hardware independent way.
  • A novel security systems for computer controlled cars. This systems called "SAFEBox", enabled the autonomous car at the Free university of Berlin to be the first to receive permission from the city government to drive autonomously inside the city of Berlin.
  • Several realized computer vision systems for different applications. These systems enable applications that were previously not possible  using generic computing devices due to power and space constraints.
  • An active lighting technique that enables stereo cameras to funtion outdoors as well as indoors on textureless surfaces.

My systems have been successfully tested with the autonomous cars "E-instein" and "Made in Germany". Both cars rely on the SAFEBox for safe drive-by-wire operation.  "Made in Germany" uses my vision preprocessor for stereo vision and optical flow computation.

Moreover, the results of this thesis are not limited to controlling autonomous cars. They can be applied to mobile robotics in general. A centralized, eight-camera system for 360 degree surround view applications has also been developed. Furthermore, the development of a miniaturized Smart Stereo Camera has opened up new areas of applications, allowing the integration of the system into humanoid soccer robots, autonomous wheelchairs and the autonomous model cars developed at the Free University of Berlin.

Betreuer
Prof. Dr. Raúl Rojas, Prof. Dr. Ben Juurlink, TU Berlin
Abschluss
PhD
Abgabedatum
02.11.2015
Sprache
eng
be-digital Pressekonferenz am 07.12.15Mexico Oktober 2015MiG Mexico 2015Finalisten German Open 2014Simulator-Erfinder: Professor Raul Rojas (l.) und David Dormagen von der AG Intelligente Systeme und RobotikMadeInGermany in MexicoThe Tony Sale Award winners 2014: Robert B Garner (L) and  Raul Rojas (R), Nov. 2014Able und BakerCarolo-Cup-Team2014Formalisierung und Automatisierung von Gödels GottesbeweisAutoNOMOS-Team 2011Besuch Senatorin Yzer am 22.03.13Die autonomen Fahrzeuge der AG Intelligente Systeme und RobotikArchaeocopterMulticopterEntwicklung einer Roboterbiene

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