Abstract
In this paper we present experimental results on a
novel application of visual attention mechanisms for
the selection of points of interest in an ar bitrary
scene. The imaging sensor used is a multi-modal 3D
laser scanner. In a single 3D scan pass, it is
capable of providing range data as well as a
gray-scale intensity image. The scanner is mounted
on top of an autonomous mobile robot and serves
control purposes. We present results achieved by
applying the visual attention system of Itti et
al. 8 to recorded scans of indoor and outdoor
scenes. The vast majority of the primary attended l
ocations pointed to scene objects of potential i
nterest for navigation and object detection
tasks. Moreover, both sensor modalities complement
each other, resulting in a greater variety of points
of interest than one modality alone can provide.
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