Fundamentals of Robot Perception
How robots see, sense and understand the world
Welcome
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How robots, from tiny drones to autonomous vehicles, turn light and other signals into an understanding of the world around them.
This book is written for students meeting computer vision and robot perception for the first time. It is built to be used, not just read.
Chapters
Chapter 1IntroductionWhat perception is, why it is hard, and how the era of AI is changing it.
Chapter 2Images as DataPixels, channels and color, with editable OpenCV code.
Chapter 3EdgesGradients and the Canny detector, live on your camera.
NoteWork in progress
The book is being written. Chapters will appear here as they are ready.