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 Autonomous
Robotics
Autonomous Robots are extremely sensitive to the size, weight and
power consumption parameters of an image processing solution. Lower
power consumption translates directly into longer battery life and
longer operational times. Small size and lightweight are also beneficial
parameters since these also translate into longer operational times.
Stereo-vision is widely deployed in autonomous robotics, and is often
used as the main sensory input for navigation, obstacle avoidance,
and path planning. Other uses for the vision system include functions
such as recognizing people using biometric facial recognition.
Many autonomous robots consist of a single processor that must handle
all aspects of robot operation. It is often a difficult task to write
programs that balance all these required functions. Typically the
largest requirement of the software is the image processing function.
By offloading this task to a dedicated image processor, the software
can be simplified, and freed to perform other tasks. Interfacing is
simple through a standard Ethernet port.
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