Abstract: A self-contained robotic arm system includes: an operating platform; a robotic arm subsystem coupled to the operating platform; a control subsystem coupled to the operating platform and configured to effectuate movement of the robotic arm assembly; a mast assembly coupled to and configured to rotate with the robotic arm subsystem; and a machine vision system coupled to the mast assembly and configured to enable a user of the self-contained robotic arm system to visually monitor areas proximate the self-contained robotic arm system.

Abstract: An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within the work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; a machine vision system configured to scan a target area and generate target area information; and a computational system configured to: process the target area information to identify a surface defect, generate one or more remedial instructions based, at least in part, upon the surface defect identified, and manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly based, at least in part, upon the one or more remedial instructions.

Abstract: A variable-duty-cycle microcontroller is configured for use within an automated construction robot system and includes: an inlet port configured to receive coating material from a coating supply system; an outlet port configured to provide a regulated quantity of coating material to a head assembly; and a coating material regulation system configured to control the passage of the coating material from the inlet port to the outlet port, wherein the coating material regulation system is configured to process a variable-duty-cycle control signal and regulate the quantity of coating material applied to a work surface via the head assembly.

Abstract: An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within a work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; a machine vision system configured to scan a non-target area and generate non-target area information; and a computational system configured to: manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly to apply a coating material to the work surface via the head assembly, process the non-target area information to generate one or more remedial instructions, and manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly based, at least in part, upon the one or more remedial instructions.

Abstract: An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within a work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; a machine vision system configured to scan a target area and generate target area information; and a computational system configured to: manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly to apply a coating material to the work surface via the head assembly, process the target area information to generate one or more edge instructions, and manipulate the angle of incidence of the head assembly with respect to the work surface based, at least in part, upon the one or more edge instructions.

Abstract: An one implementation, an automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within a work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; a machine vision system configured to scan a target area and generate target area information; and a computational system configured to: process the target area information to define a work area coating plan, generate one or more coating plan instructions based, at least in part, upon the work area coating plan, and manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly to apply a coating material to the work surface via the head assembly based, at least in part, upon the one or more coating plan instructions.

Abstract: An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within the work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; and a computational system configured to: manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly; detect contact of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and/or the arm assembly with an object, and adjust the manipulation of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and/or the arm assembly in response to sensing such contact with the object.

Abstract: An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within a work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; and a computational system configured to: manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly to apply a coating material to the work surface via the head assembly.

Abstract: An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within the work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; a machine vision system configured to scan a target area and generate target area information; and a computational system configured to: process the target area information to identify a surface defect, generate one or more remedial instructions based, at least in part, upon the surface defect identified, and manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly based, at least in part, upon the one or more remedial instructions.

Abstract: A technique for temporal smoothing of results from a scene analysis process which creates a sequence of visually pleasing and acceptable images generated in whole or part from such results. The technique applies temporal smoothing across time-related sets of scene analysis results. The spatial smoothing can be applied at various steps in the process: to images in the original sequence, to intermediate or final results of scene analysis in either a pixel-oriented or geometric domain, or to the images generated in whole or part from the scene analysis results. In a preferred embodiment, different levels of smoothing are applied to different parts of the intermediate or final results. The differentiation can be done using image masks (for pixel-oriented results) or geometry selection techniques (for geometric results).

Abstract: A technique for displaying a visual representation of an estimated three-dimensional scene structure and the values of various parameters associated with the scene, together with a visual representation of at least one two-dimensional image used in the scene structure estimation algorithm. A user inputs information by adjusting parameters and/or specifying an element or region of the visual representations and supplies mark-ups and other information such as attributes for the element or region to be applied during a next iteration of the scene structure estimation algorithm. The scene structure estimation algorithm is then re-executed and the process repeats until the user is satisfied with the resulting visual scene structure.