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Author Lyons, Damian M

Title Cluster computing for robotics and computer vision / Damian M. Lyons
Published Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2011
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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 212 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Clusters and robots -- 3. Cluster programming -- 4. Robot motion -- 5. Sensors -- 6. Mapping and localization -- 7. Vision and tracking -- 8. Learning landmarks -- 9. Robot architectures -- Appendix I: Summary of OpenMPI man page for mpirun -- Appendix II: MPI datatypes -- Appendix III: MPI reduction operations -- Appendix IV: MPI application programmer interface
Summary In this book, we look at how cluster technology can be leveraged to build better robots. Algorithms and approaches in key areas of robotics and computer vision, such as map building, target tracking, action selection and landmark learning, are reviewed and cluster implementations for these are presented. The objective of the book is to give professionals working in the beowulf cluster or robotics and computer vision fields a concrete view of the strong synergy between the areas as well as to spur further fruitful exploitation of this connection. The book is written at a level appropriate for an advanced undergraduate or graduate student. The key concepts in robotics, computer vision and cluster computing are introduced before being used to make the text useful to a wide audience in these fields
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index
Notes English
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Subject Robotics -- Programming
Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
Computer vision -- Programming
COMPUTERS -- Enterprise Applications -- Business Intelligence Tools.
COMPUTERS -- Intelligence (AI) & Semantics.
Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
Robotics -- Programming
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011499647
ISBN 9789812836366
9812836365
1283433257
9781283433259
9786613433251
661343325X