HOME INTELLIGENT SERVICE ROBOT AND METHOD CAPABLE OF SEARCHING AND FOLLOWING MOVING OF TARGET USING STEREO VISION PROCESSING

摘要

A method and an apparatus for searching and following a target by using stereo vision is provided to detect objects close to a service robot, to present accurate shape of a target with image processing processed by a hardware chip, to reach the target without being collided with other objects by using collected information on surroundings, and to reach the target in a stable manner by matching information collected by stereo vision with original image processing. A method of searching and following a target for an intelligent home service robot includes a step(S110) of collecting commands issued externally; a step(S120) of processing visions for taking images through more than one camera, extracting a distance by calculating a disparity map about objects in the images taken by cameras, and extracting horizontal and vertical sizes on the objects with the extracted distance to sort out a target from objects; and a step(S160) of moving toward a target based on the result of processing visions.