MIYAMOTO Dojo
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One research theme of our laboratory is elucidating the human motion control structure. When a person moves his arm from one point to another, for example, how does the brain process the information? To find the answer, we are developing mathematical models that reproduce human movements, verifying whether they correspond to reality and applying the results to motor control and learning. Another area of research is image processing. Various devices such as motion catchers are required for a robot to mimic human movement. Such large-scale devices, however, are impractical for future household robots. We are therefore studying image-processing methods that will allow robots to recognize human movement in their daily living environment using such common equipment as ordinary cameras.


This package allows even students from other fields with no prior knowledge of image processing to acquire the basics. We begin with a textbook on basic image processing knowledge. But there are many aspects of image processing for which book learning alone is insufficient, such as how to extract the outline from a reproduced image. Students are therefore given hands on practice in various skills, including writing programs, filming, and making simple devices for experiments. We aim to impart the basic skills students will need to use image-processing engineering technology as a tool when they return to their respective labs and conduct diverse experiments.



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