ME6406 Machine Vision
(Updated 08/19/2008)

General Information

Classroom: IC 119

Professor Kok-Meng Lee<kokmeng.lee@me.gatech.edu>

Office hours: TTh 1:30-3pm (MaRC474)

 

Shaohui Foong<gtg822f@mail.gatech.edu>

Office hours: MW 1-2pm (MaRC 477)

Schedule of homework assignments and mid-terms

Handouts and reading materials

Matlab Primer: Image Processing Toolbox

 

Website for the recommended textbook

Digital Image Processing (3rd Edition) by Gonzalez and Woods,

http://www.imageprocessingplace.com/index.htm

Other useful links:


Computer assignments and Mid-terms

 

Homework Assignment #1

Due: September 11, 2008 (Tuesday)

 

Homework Assignment #2

Due: October 2, 2008 (Tuesday)

 

Mid-term 1:  October 9, 2008 (Thursday)

Closed book/notes, allow one page of formula with no examples  

 

Class recess during term: October 11-14

 

Homework Assignment #3

Due: October 23, 2008 (Tuesday)

 

Homework Assignment #4

Due: November 25, 2008 (Tuesday)

 

Official school holiday: November 27 - 28

 

Mid-term 2:  December 4, 2008 (Thursday)

Closed book/notes, allow two pages of formula with no examples  

 


Handouts and Reading Materials:

1.    Lee, K-M. and D. Li, "Retroreflective Vision Sensing for Generic Part Presentation," J. of Robotic Systems, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 55-73, February 1991. 

2.      Lee, K-M. and R. Blenis, "Design Concept and Prototype Development of a Flexible Integrated Vision System," Journal of Robotic Systems, 11(5), pp. 387-398, 1994.

3Lee, K-M., "Design Concept of an Integrated Vision System for Cost-Effective Flexible Part-Feeding Applications," ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry (JEI), vol. 116, pp. 421-428, November 1994.

4.  Lee, K-M. and S. Janakiraman, "A Model-based Vision Algorithm for Real-Time Flexible Part-feeding and Assembly," Paper number: MS 92-211. SME Applied Machine Vision Conf., June 1-4, 1992, Atlanta, GA.

5. Tsai, R. "A Versatile Camera Calibration Technique for High-accuracy 3D Machine Vision Metrology using Off-the-shelf TV Cameras and Lenses," IEEE Trans. on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 3, No.4, August 1987, Pg: 323- 344 

6.  Tsai, R.Y. and R.K.Lenz, Real time versatile robotics hand/eye calibration using 3D machine vision, Proceedings of the 1988 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 24-29 April 1988, Vol.1, Pg: 554 - 561

 

7.   Pose estimation and notes

8.  Lee, K-M. and J. Downs, “Vision-guided Dynamic Part Pick-up Learning Algorithm,” CD-ROM Proc. of the 1997 IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM’97), Tokyo Japan, June 16-20, 1997, pp. 55-60.

9.  Lee, K-M., J. Joni, and X. Yin, "Imaging and Motion Prediction for an Automated Live-Bird Transfer Process," Proceedings of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division-2000, Nov. 5-10, Orlando, FL, vol. 1, pp. 181-188.

10. Lee, K.-M. W. Daley and Q. Li, "Artificial Color Contrast for Machine Vision and its Effects on Feature Detection," Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2005), Monterey, California, USA, 24-28 July, 2005.

11. Li, Q. and K.-M. Lee, Effects of Color Characterization on Computational Efficiency of Feature Detection with Live-object Handling Applications," Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM2005), Monterey, California, USA, 24-28 July, 2005.

Revised version of combined Refs 10 and 11 can be found in

Lee, K.-M.; Li, Q.; Daley, W, "Effects of Classification Methods on Color-Based Feature Detection With Food Processing Applications," pages: 40-51. Full Text: PDF (1799 KB)

12. Handout of Guest Lectures on Support Vector Machine -Qiang Li

13. Guest lecture by Doug Britton-Applied Machine Vision

14. Garner, H., K-M. Lee, and L. Guo, "Development of a Grating Interferometer with Application to HDD Servo-Track Writing," ASME J. of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, August 2001, vol. 123, no. 3, pp. 445-452.

15. Garner, H., M. Klement, and K-M. Lee, “Design and Analysis of an Absolute Non-Contact Orientation Sensor for Wrist Motion Control ,” Proc. of the IEEE/ASME AIM’01, July 8–11 2001,  Como, Italy, pp. 69-74


Other useful links:

Internet Reference for Matlab Tutorials

CVonline

Matlab Digest

Charge-Coupled Device Image Sensors

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