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Monocular vision-based gripping of objects

Abstract

Optics-based systems may provide high spatial and temporal resolution for close range object detection in underwater environments. By using a monocular camera on a low cost underwater vehicle manipulator system, objects can be tracked by the vehicle and handled by the manipulator. In this paper, a monocular camera is used to detect an object of interest through object detection. Spatial features of the object are extracted, and a dynamic positioning system is designed for the underwater vehicle in order for it to maintain a desired position relative to the object. A manipulator mounted under the vehicle is used to retrieve the object through a developed kinematic control system. Experimental tests verify the proposed methodology. A stability analysis proves asymptotic stability properties for the chosen sliding mode controller and exponential stability for the task error.
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Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

Year

2020

Published in

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

ISSN

0921-8890

Volume

131

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