Full 3-D Tracking Using the Controlled Active Vision Paradigm

One of the major goals o f c u m n t robotics research is to create robotic systems which are able to react to sudden changes in the environment and in the tasks the systems perform, Sensors play a critic;; role in detecting the changes in the environment and in transnii!ting the relevant information to the robotic devices. This information must be evaluated in conjunction with the models of the robotic system, the sensor and the environment (if such models exist). Evaluation of the sensory information then results in an appropriate reaction by the robotic system. One of the most important factors for successful robotic readions is the efficient integration of the sensor in the feedback loop of the robotic system.