iRobot Corporation has chosen TYZX’s “DeepSea G2 (News - Alert) Embedded Vision System” for military robotics research projects that need to perform visual analysis robustly in demanding dynamic, variably lit, real-world environments.

 

TYZX claims that it is a 3D vision company that provides a platform of hardware, software and services for building products that see and interact with the world in three dimensions.

 

iRobot has demonstrated the ability to integrate the TYZX G2 EVS onto its PackBot and Warrior platforms: rugged tactical mobile robots designed to perform dangerous search, reconnaissance and bomb-disposal missions while keeping troops out of harm’s way.

 

TYZX has said that products that are deployed to visually sense their environment and react to what is happening around them in real time are mostly used in demanding real-world environments. If they are to be successful they not only have to perform robust visual analysis which often requires 3D data and high frame rates but also have to be compact, low cost and use less power.

 

Officials at the company say their system can meet these requirements and is flexible to support many different uses. The Tyzx DeepSea G2 Stereo Vision System is an embedded stereo camera consisting of two CMOS imagers, a DeepSea II stereo ASIC, an FPGA, a DSP/Co-processor and a PowerPC running Linux, connected to the Ethernet. Single G2s can be deployed in mobile platforms such as robots and automobiles, while networks of G2s can be deployed in tracking systems in public and private sites around the world.

 

The TYZX G2 EVS provides: Enhanced Situational Awareness via 3D Visualization – using this depth perception feature of the system the robot operator can easily judge distance and the operator control unit (OCU) integrated with TYZX stereo vision data can be used to easily manipulate objects such as unexploded ordnance; Person Detection and Person Following Capabilities – iRobot researchers are influencing this feature to develop advanced autonomous navigation algorithms to demonstrate person following capabilities; and Obstacle Detection and Obstacle Avoidance – the G2 technology will make the iRobot’s SEER payload for its PackBot and Warrior platforms to support autonomous ODOA for complex vertical structures allowing the robot to sense how high an obstacle is and to determine if it can overcome that obstacle.

 

iRobot has stated that the TYZX G2 technology has given their robots the ability to sense and access the surrounding environment The G2’s onboard processing capability, as well as its lack of moving parts, makes it a fitting sensor for their PackBot and Warrior platforms. G2’s sensor data can enable advanced capabilities on their robots which are usually deployed in complex terrains.

 

Ron Buck, President and CEO of TYZX, said that UGV platforms such as the iRobot PackBot have proven to be indispensable for war fighters and first responders. Even in challenging lighting conditions, TYZX 3D vision systems provide the rich, real-time visual data, 3D data, and post-processed data such as TYZX ProjectionSpace these systems require for improved situational awareness and increased levels of autonomy.

 

Electroland had chosen TYZX 3D Vision Person-Tracking Solution.