Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Billingsley, John (Editor), Bradbeer, Robin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; Computer graphics.; Image processing.; Engineering design.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Control.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Engineering Design.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics.

From grading and preparing harvested vegetables to the tactile probing of a patient’s innermost recesses, mechatronics has become part of our way of life. The addition of senses and computing intelligence to blend with mechanical actuation gives rise to a breed of new machines with all the best attr...