C-Bot
Servobotics Artifical Vision Object Tracking Robot
The C-Bot tracker is based on the object tracking technology developed at Carnegie Mellon for the CMU-01 Camera.
The C-bot will track an object in X,Y and Z directions. A up and down servo motor tracks in the Y direction.
Horizontal (X) and distance (Z) directions are driven by two continuous rotation servo motors.
The C-Bot will track any object placed in front of the CMU camera lens. It will track in the
x direction by turning left or right to follow an object. In the z direction, the C-bot will stay a
predetermine distance away. If the target moves away, the C-bot will follow a target until it reaches
a predetermined distance away from the object where it will stop. If the object is moved closer to the C-bot
than the predetermined distance,
the C-bot will back away from the object.
C-Bot has an on board LCD screen to communicate to the user. In testing mode the LCD helps determine which object makes a good target and provides data on how well that target tracks
in the X,Y and X axis.
In the run mode, the LCD provides instructions for target capture only, and then LCD communication
is discontinued while the C-Bot tracks its target.
Kit includes CMU Pro program, see below
C-Bot $249.95
C-Bot Kit (requires assembly, with cable)
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CMUCam Pro: CMUCam1 Software
More than merely controlling, CMUCam Pro lets you deal with CMU Camera like a Pro! You don't need to remember those tough commands and other hard part to interact with the CMU Camera. Come, 'Play' with the CMU Camera!
Handle the CMU Camera like a Pro!
CMUCam Pro allows the user to perform high level tasks through CMU Camera v1, without having to know the complex details of dealing with the camera. The software ensures the proper operation of CMU Camera and filters the errors caused in the operation.
- Track user defined color blobs*
- Track motion window
- Find the centroid of any tracking data
- Gather mean color and variance data
- Adjust the camera’s image properties
- Dump a raw image (single or multiple channels)
- PC control servo motor output for tracking using SMC-04 Servo Motor controller. Automatically use servos to do 2-axis color tracking (*requires 2nd available COM port)
Download the CMUCam Pro software manual here (0.7 MB, PDF)
Video 1: Tracking window showing red object being tracked in X, Y and Z dimensions
High resolution video (2.5 MB)
Low resolution video (0.5 MB)
Video 2: Tracking red object using pan and tilt base with servo motors connected to X and Y dimensions.
High resolution video (2.5 MB)
Low resolution video (0.4 MB)
More videos coming soon...
CMUCam Pro - $14.95
CMUCam Pro Software
CMUCam System: Complete CMU Camera System for PC
The CMU Vision System is based on the object tracking technology developed at Carnegie Mellon University.
The CMU-01 Pro software, feature above, is included in the package. This system will allow one to explore all the vision tracking properties of the CMU-01 camera, using the serial port of a Windows Based PC. Connection of the CMU camera requires one serial port. For additional tracking features to be utilized, such as real time tracking via SMC-04 servo motor controller requires a second available serial port on the PC.
To fully utilize this system the Windows PC requires two available serial ports.
Features:
- Robotic X-Y axis Base
- SMC-04 Servo Motor Controller
- CMU-01 Camera
- CMU-01 Pro Software
Video 1: Tracking window showing red object being tracked in X, Y and Z dimensions
High resolution video (2.5 MB)
Low resolution video (0.5 MB)
Video 2: Tracking red object using pan and tilt base with servo motors connected to X and Y dimensions.
High resolution video (2.5 MB)
Low resolution video (0.4 MB)
More videos coming soon...
CMU01-XY - $339.95
CMUCam System - Kit
CMU01-XYA - $474.95
CMUCam System - Assembled and Ready to Use
CMUCam1: Robot Vision Camera
Real Time Image Recognition and Tracking.
The CMU cam developed at Carnegie Mellon University provides real time object tracking vision system that is easy to interface to micro controllers and personal computers. The CMU cam performs onboard real time image processing for object and color recognition. The board communicates via a USB port and has the following functionality:
- Track user defined color blobs at up to 17 Frames Per Second
- Find the centroid of the blob
- Gather mean color and variance data
- Transfer a real-time binary bitmap of the tracked pixels in an image
- Arbitrary image windowing
- Adjust the camera’s image properties
- Dump a raw image
- 80 x 143 Resolution
- Supports Multiple Baud rates: 115, 200/38, 400/19, 200/9,600
- Slave parallel image processing mode off of a single camera bus
Download the CMUCam1 manual here (768 KB, PDF)
CMUCam1 - $199.95
CMU Camera v1(assembled, with cable)
