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Video-rate environment recognition through depth image plane segmentation for indoor service robot applications on an embedded system

As personal service robots are expected to gain widespread use in the near future there is a need for these robots to function properly in a large number of different environments. In order to acquire such an understanding this thesis focuses on implementing a depth image based planar segmentation method based on the detection of 3-D edges in video-rate speed on an embedded system. The use of plane segmentation as a mean of understanding an unknown environment was chosen after a thorough literature review that indicated that this was the most promising approach capable of reaching video-rate speeds. The camera used to capture depth images is a Kinect for Xbox One, which makes video-rate speed 30 fps, as it is suitable for use in indoor environments and the embedded system is a Jetson TX1 which is capable of running GPU-accelerated algorithms. The results show that the implemented method is capable of segmenting depth images at video-rate speed at half the original resolution. However, full-scale depth images are only segmented at 10-12 fps depending on the environment which is not a satisfactory result.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-35595
Date January 2017
CreatorsKarlsson, Ahlexander, Skoglund, Robert
PublisherMälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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