Maximizing the use of computational resources in multi-camera feedback control
- 12 November 2004
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- No. 15453421,p. 360-367
- https://doi.org/10.1109/rttas.2004.1317282
Abstract
In vision-based feedback control systems, the time to obtain sensor information is usually nonnegligible, and these systems thereby possess fundamentally different timing behavior compared to standard real-time control applications. For many image-based tracking algorithms, however, it is possible to trade-off the computational time versus the accuracy of the produced position/orientation estimates. This paper presents a method for optimizing the use of computational resources in a multicamera based positioning system. A simplified equation for the covariance of the position estimation error is calculated, which depends on the set of cameras used and the number of edge detection points in each image. An efficient algorithm for selection of a suitable subset of the available cameras is presented, which attempts to minimize the estimation covariance given a desired, prespecified maximum input-output latency of the feedback control loop. Simulations have been performed that capture the realtime properties of the vision-based tracking algorithm and the effects of the timing on the performance of the control system. The suggested strategy has been compared with heuristic algorithms, and it obtains large improvements in estimation accuracy and performance for objects both in free motion and under closed-loop position control.Keywords
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