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Uncalibrated visual servoing using real-time velocity optimization

US9205564B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2014
Grant dateDec 8, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S901/47
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A robotic control system and method include a camera having an optical view and a robot having an end-effector and one or more joints for maneuvering end-effector. A digital video frame is acquired illustrating an image as optically viewed by the camera, and a visual servoing is executed for controlling a pose of end-effector relative to an image feature within the digital video frame. The visual servoing involves an identification of a tracking vector within an image coordinate system of the digital video frame extending from a tracking point to a target point associated with the image feature, a mapping of the tracking vector within a configuration space constructed from a robotic coordinate system associated with the end-effector, and a derivation of a pose of the end-effector within the robotic coordinate system from the mapping of the tracking vector within the configuration space.

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