if a potential problem/threat existed at this point
in the object space. The success of such a system
would ultimately depend on the relationship of the
surrounding object space to the camera system.
The content of the object space would also need to
be considered before suitable images could be
produced.
5.3 Robot Control
An aim of this research is to produce
mathematical algorithms that can be used to
calibrate a volume of object space viewed by the
rotational line-scan system. Once such a volume
of space is calibrated this could then be moved to
any point surrounding the camera and the returned
images used to extract three—dimensional
co-ordinate information from it. This principle
could be used, for instance, to control multiple
robot arms at different points around the camera.
Once this has been achieved a rotational line-scan
arrangement could be used for both 360 degree
observation and for the manipulation of objects
within the calibrated volume.
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