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Below is a collection of videos and pictures showing the program in action.
The following pictures are from the point of view of the webcam. The camera is targeting the pink block seen in the center of the pictures. The picture to the left shows a full-color version of what the camera sees. The picture to the right shows the segmented version of that same picture. This segmented portion is examined by the programming to locate the target. By "segmented" I mean separated into continuous segments of pre-defined colors understood by the program.
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The following video shows the "Aquire Target" step. Two orange blocks will be held up in front of the camera and moved left and right. The camera will track the blocks as it moves. The video is available on youtube (as shown below) and also in quicktime format. To see the quicktime format click on the thumbnail below.
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The following video shows the program lock onto a pink target, move the gripper towards it and try to grab it. The program decides it hasn't grabbed it optimally so it backs off and tries again. It then closes the gripper and moves the target to a new location. This video is avaiable on youtube (as shown below) and in quicktime format. To see the quicktime format click on the thumbnail image below.
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