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Title:
ROBOT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003266341
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a robot device capable of operating by following movement of an object to be imaged on real time to improve the entertainment property.

When generating distance image in which distance information from an imaging means to the object to be imaged is stored in each picture element based on each image obtained by a plurality of imaging means, a picture element position of the object to be imaged positioned in the vicinity of the imaging means among distance images is detected, and the detected picture element position is recorded in the distance image to detect the picture element position easily and use it in processing at a later stage so that the robot device can operate by following movement of the object to be imaged on real time to improve the entertainment property.


Inventors:
ASHIGAHARA TAKAYUKI
FUKUCHI MASAKI
OHASHI TAKESHI
Application Number:
JP2002074906A
Publication Date:
September 24, 2003
Filing Date:
March 18, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SONY CORP
International Classes:
B25J5/00; G06T1/00; (IPC1-7): B25J5/00; G06T1/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kei Tanabe