13 accepted papers
In this paper, we develop a multiple-object zooming system which can capture clear images of different objects at an ultrafast speed. The system consists of a panoramic HFR stereo camera and a galvanometer-based reflective pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera. In order to alleviate the impact of brightness, n…
This paper presents an innovative continuous autofocus (C-AF) approach based on high-speed vision. It consistently provides focused images with stable and sufficiently high frame rates, aiming to improve the ability to track small, fast-moving objects in a highly magnified scene. To achieve this, we…
Traditional gimbal-based bionic eye systems usually use a multi-degree-of-freedom mechanical platform to move the camera freely, which makes the structure complex and bulky. The galvanometer-based reflective bionic eye system uses a galvanometer to replace the traditional mechanical rotation structu…
This study proposes a dual-camera system for indoor high magnification surveillance which is capable of achieving always-in-focus and non-delay gaze control based on high-speed vision. The users are enabled to move the mouse freely on the wide-view screen while observing its in-focal zoom-in monitor…
This study developsan omnidirectional panoramic video system that can simultaneously observe zoom-in images at dozens of different viewpoints in a <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$360^{\circ }$</tex-
In this letter, we propose a fast mirror-drive pan-tilt target tracking system that can robustly track an object whose appearance varies in a complex background at 500 fps. By assuming a small image displacement between frames, which is a property of high-frame rate vision, we develop an fast object
In recent years, vision-based analysis systems of micro-objects in a microchannel have been actively developed. However, it is difficult to focus on high-speed micro-objects in a microchannel because the general height of a microchannel is approximately 10-100 μm, whereas the depth of focus of the o…
This paper proposes an intelligent and fast tracking method for robust trackability against appearance changes. The method hybridizes a correlation-based tracking algorithm operating at hundreds of frames per second (fps) with a deep learning-based recognition algorithm operating at dozens of fps. A…
In this paper, we propose a design method for the mechanism of a robotic arm suitable for a multicopter. The motion of an arm attached to a multicopter can possibly disturb the multicopter attitude. Our aim is to suppress this attitude disturbance by mechanical methods. In the proposed design method…
Recent progress in LOC technology have made it possible to analyze cells in microfluidic devices in a microscopic environment. Vision-based cell analysis systems have a limitation in their analysis range owing to the small view area of the microscopic objective lens; thus, an expansion of the view a…
The research field of nongrasping manipulation is a maturing area in robotic motion control. However, the common principles of motion planning for nongrasping manipulation systems have not yet been established. This paper proposes the concept of virtual connecting manipulation as a generalized motio
We propose a novel scheme for manipulating a passive object using an active plate. The objective of this study is to control an object's orientation with respect to the gravitational force direction by using an active plate for realizing hitherto unrealized object motion. In this context, motions of…
Flower stick juggling is a dexterous task done by skillful jugglers. We aim to realize dexterous tasks done by humans using robotic systems. This work focuses on flower stick juggling and proposes a feedback control strategy for a flower stick juggling task called “propeller” as one of the robotic d…