Humanoid machine vision systems for space research and robotics

Abstract

Centric minded imaging (CMI)-in contrary to everyday practice where see-through-window (STW) imaging is used-is applied to develop machine vision systems which have-similarly to human vision-peripheral and foveal field of vision simultaneously. A survey is given on how this type of machine vision can be applied to improve the performance of attitude determination systems used in space research, or the orientation capability of space rovers, how it could extend the usefulness of radial profilometry and to study crystal growth in microgravity.