NDLI: A multi-robot system for unconfined video-conferencing

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Karnad, N. Isler, V.
Copyright Year	2010
Description	Author affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota, 200 Union St SE, Minneapolis, 55455, USA (Karnad, N.; Isler, V.)
Abstract	Telepresence or tele-immersion technologies allow people to attend a shared meeting without being physically present in the same location. Commercial telepresence solutions available in the market today have significant drawbacks - they are very expensive, and confine people to the area covered by stationary cameras. In this paper, we present a mobile tele-immersion platform that addresses these issues by using robots with embedded cameras. In our system, the users can move around freely because robots autonomously adjust their locations. We provide a geometric definition of what it means to get a good view of the user, and present control algorithms to maintain a good view. The algorithms are validated both in simulation and in real experiments.
Starting Page	356
Ending Page	361
File Size	1087463
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424450381
ISSN	10504729
DOI	10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509600
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-05-03
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Multirobot systems Robot kinematics Robot vision systems Cameras Mobile robots Service robots Robot sensing systems Humans Image reconstruction Protocols
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Artificial Intelligence Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Software

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