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From: kyros@achilles.cs.wisc.edu (Kiriakos Kutulakos)
Subject: Information sought on camera positioning systems
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Organization: U of Wisconsin Madison - Computer Sciences
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1993 18:33:52 GMT
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We are planning to design an active vision system in which the
position of a camera is controlled with respect to a static object,
and are trying to find out the various options for accomplishing this
viewpoint control. Minimally, it should be possible to place the
camera at points on a hemisphere enclosing the object (approx 0.5m
radius, or larger).

We have been considering the use of either a PUMA arm or an X-Y-Z
table. However, we do not have the resources to design our own
controllers. If you have any information on available controllers (and
software) for these devices, we would appreciate it if you let us
know.

Also, any information/references or experiences with other ways of
controlling the relative position between a camera and an object
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Kyros Kutulakos (kyros@cs.wisc.edu)
Computer Sciences Department
University of Wisconsin-Madison

