On Monday, March 13, 3:00 pm to 3:50 pm, Dr. Andrew Godbout, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS) will give a public presentation on building a speed skating robot in MCDH, Rm. 246.

Abstract:
The Microsoft Kinect camera simplifies a number of computer vision tasks, which makes it an enticing addition to many computer vision projects. However, there is a drawback, namely, the camera has extremely limited range. In this presentation Dr.Godbout will discuss a project involving tracking speed skating athletes with a Kinect camera. Because of the range limitations of the camera, an autonomous mobile platform (or extremely loosely: a speed skating robot) was required to host the camera and keep it within a few metres of the athletes while they were skating. Dr. Godbout will share some field notes and discuss the end result of the design and implementation of this autonomous mobile platform.

All are welcome!