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At the beginning of this article, the authors address the main problems of todays remotely-operated reconnaissance robots. The reconnaissance robots Orpheus-AC, Orpheus-AC2 and Orpheus-Explorer, made in the Department of Control and Instrumentation (DCI), are then shortly described. Since all the described robotic systems use visual telepresence as the main control technique, visual information from the robots surroundings is essential for the operator. For this reason, the authors make a fusion of data from a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) color camera, and a thermovision camera to provide the operator with data in all visibility conditions, such as complete darkness, fog, smoke, etc.
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This work was supported by the project CEITEC—Central European Institute of Technology (CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0068) from European Regional Development Fund.
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Zalud, L., Kocmanova, P., Burian, F., Jilek, T. (2014). Color and Thermal Image Fusion for Augmented Reality in Rescue Robotics. In: Mat Sakim, H., Mustaffa, M. (eds) The 8th International Conference on Robotic, Vision, Signal Processing & Power Applications. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 291. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4585-42-2_6
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