May 2006, Issue 190

Image Processing for Robots
Renesas M16C Platform Design Contest 2005

POWERFUL FAMILY

The M16C family of microcontrollers is powerful enough to generate simple image-processing algorithms for object tracking and image data compression. In this article, I presented you with a sophisticated platform, and I explained some useful software algorithms. Keep in mind that I built the UniRoP platform for demonstration purposes only. It isn’t a real vehicle. In other words, it appears to be another useless robot toy, right? Definitely not. The UniRoP is an experimental system with some outstanding features like a CMOS image sensor and a high-speed radio. It’s perfect for a classroom environment.