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A Person Following Algorithm For Use With A Single Forward Facing Rgb-D Camera On A Mobile Robot, Sean Ficht
A Person Following Algorithm For Use With A Single Forward Facing Rgb-D Camera On A Mobile Robot, Sean Ficht
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This thesis examines the problem of person following. A person following algorithm can be separated into two distinct parts: the detection and tracking of a target and the actual following of a target. This thesis focuses mainly on the detection and tracking of a target person. For the purposes of this thesis a simple robot control architecture is used. The robot moves to follow the target in a straight line. No path planning is considered when executing robot movement.
This thesis aims to accomplish three tasks. First, the system should be able to track and follow a target when no …