Abstract:
Fluid environments can be monitored experimentally through Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), whereas recent technological developments allow endowing underwater robots wi...View moreMetadata
Abstract:
Fluid environments can be monitored experimentally through Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), whereas recent technological developments allow endowing underwater robots with flow-sensing capabilities. This combination opens the way to designing for context-aware robot navigation. However, such innovation demands that flow analysis be carried out from a situated perspective, rather than from the traditional bird's eye view. In this context, we present a PIV post-processing toolbox developed with the intention of bringing the observation point into the flow-to support exploring the sensing picture in a given flow environment, as well as characterizing the flow regime. In order to show how the toolbox can address questions emerging from a situated perspective, we present a case-study in regime-specific feature extraction.
Date of Conference: 20-23 June 2011
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 01 December 2011
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