InerVis 2008 Tutorial on  Integration of Vision and Inertial Sensors  28 June 2008  RSS 2008 2008 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference Zurich, Switzerland                                      RSS 2008 Travel Kit NEW

Introduction

Inertial sensors coupled to cameras can provide valuable data about camera ego-motion and how world features are expected to be oriented. Object recognition and tracking benefits from both static and dynamic inertial information. In human vision several tasks rely on the inertial data provided by the vestibular system. Artificial systems should also exploit this sensing fusion. In this tutorial we first present some studies on visuo-vestibular interactions in humans, providing a biological motivation. The complementary information between inertial and visual sensing modalities for robotic applications will be presented and discussed. Starting from a biological perspective, some fundamental approaches for fusing this sensing data in robotic systems will be presented, together with a survey of the recent work in the field.

Speakers

• Jorge Dias: ISR, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
• Josep Tornero Montserrat, Leopoldo Armesto: DISA, Technical University of Valencia, Spain;    
• Jorge Lobo:   ISR, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal 
   

Organizing Committee

• Jorge Dias: ISR, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
• Jorge Lobo:   ISR, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal 
   

Final Programme