Visual odometry
Determining the position and orientation of a robot by analyzing associated camera images / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In robotics and computer vision, visual odometry is the process of determining the position and orientation of a robot by analyzing the associated camera images. It has been used in a wide variety of robotic applications, such as on the Mars Exploration Rovers.[1]
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