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Active vision involving the exploitation of controllable cameras and camera heads is an area which has received increased attention over the last few years. At LIA/AUC a binocular robot camera head has been constructed for use in geometric modelling and interpretation. In this manuscript the basic design of the head is outlined and a first prototype is described in some detail. Detailed specifications for the components used are provided together with a section on lessons learned from construction and initial use of this prototype.

This paper describes a layered control system for a binocular stereo head. It begins by a discussion of the principles of layered control. It then describes the mechanical configuration for a binocular camera head with six degrees of freedom. A device level controller is presented which permits an active vision system to command the position of a binocular gaze point in the scene. The final section describes the design of perceptual actions which exploit this device level controller.

Active vision involving the exploitation of controllable cameras and camera heads is an area which has received increased attention over the last few years. At LIA/AUC a binocular robot camera head has been constructed for use in geometric modelling and interpretation. In this manuscript the basic design of the head is outlined and a first prototype is described in some detail. Detailed specifications for the components used are provided together with a section on lessons learned from construction and initial use of this prototype.

This paper describes a layered control system for a binocular stereo head. It begins by a discussion of the principles of layered control. It then describes the mechanical configuration for a binocular camera head with six degrees of freedom. A device level controller is presented which permits an active vision system to command the position of a binocular gaze point in the scene. The final section describes the design of perceptual actions which exploit this device level controller.