2023
Authors
Charlton, PH; Allen, J; Bailon, R; Baker, S; Behar, JA; Chen, F; Clifford, GD; Clifton, DA; Davies, HJ; Ding, C; Ding, XR; Dunn, J; Elgendi, M; Ferdoushi, M; Franklin, D; Gil, E; Hassan, MF; Hernesniemi, J; Hu, X; Ji, N; Khan, Y; Kontaxis, S; Korhonen, I; Kyriacou, PA; Laguna, P; Lazaro, J; Lee, CK; Levy, J; Li, YM; Liu, CY; Liu, J; Lu, L; Mandic, DP; Marozas, V; Mejía-Mejía, E; Mukkamala, R; Nitzan, M; Pereira, T; Poon, CCY; Ramella-Roman, JC; Saarinen, H; Shandhi, MMH; Shin, H; Stansby, G; Tamura, T; Vehkaoja, A; Wang, WK; Zhang, YT; Zhao, N; Zheng, DC; Zhu, TT;
Publication
PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT
Abstract
Photoplethysmography is a key sensing technology which is used in wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers. Currently, photoplethysmography sensors are used to monitor physiological parameters including heart rate and heart rhythm, and to track activities like sleep and exercise. Yet, wearable photoplethysmography has potential to provide much more information on health and wellbeing, which could inform clinical decision making. This Roadmap outlines directions for research and development to realise the full potential of wearable photoplethysmography. Experts discuss key topics within the areas of sensor design, signal processing, clinical applications, and research directions. Their perspectives provide valuable guidance to researchers developing wearable photoplethysmography technology.
2023
Authors
Castro, E; Ferreira, PM; Rebelo, A; Rio Torto, I; Capozzi, L; Ferreira, MF; Goncalves, T; Albuquerque, T; Silva, W; Afonso, C; Sousa, RG; Cimarelli, C; Daoudi, N; Moreira, G; Yang, HY; Hrga, I; Ahmad, J; Keswani, M; Beco, S;
Publication
MACHINE VISION AND APPLICATIONS
Abstract
Every year, the VISion Understanding and Machine intelligence (VISUM) summer school runs a competition where participants can learn and share knowledge about Computer Vision and Machine Learning in a vibrant environment. 2021 VISUM's focused on applying those methodologies in fashion. Recently, there has been an increase of interest within the scientific community in applying computer vision methodologies to the fashion domain. That is highly motivated by fashion being one of the world's largest industries presenting a rapid development in e-commerce mainly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Computer Vision for Fashion enables a wide range of innovations, from personalized recommendations to outfit matching. The competition enabled students to apply the knowledge acquired in the summer school to a real-world problem. The ambition was to foster research and development in fashion outfit complementary product retrieval by leveraging vast visual and textual data with domain knowledge. For this, a new fashion outfit dataset (acquired and curated by FARFETCH) for research and benchmark purposes is introduced. Additionally, a competitive baseline with an original negative sampling process for triplet mining was implemented and served as a starting point for participants. The top 3 performing methods are described in this paper since they constitute the reference state-of-the-art for this particular problem. To our knowledge, this is the first challenge in fashion outfit complementary product retrieval. Moreover, this joint project between academia and industry brings several relevant contributions to disseminating science and technology, promoting economic and social development, and helping to connect early-career researchers to real-world industry challenges.
2023
Authors
Ribeiro, FM; Correia, T; Lima, J; Gonçalves, G; Pinto, VH;
Publication
2023 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTONOMOUS ROBOT SYSTEMS AND COMPETITIONS, ICARSC
Abstract
Recent developments in dexterous robotic manipulation technologies allowed for the design of very compact, yet capable, multi-fingered robotic hands. These can be designed to emulate the human touch and feel, reducing the aforementioned need for human expertise in highly detailed tasks. The presented work focused on the application of two simulation platforms Gazebo and MuJoCo - to a use-case of a Schunk Five Finger Robotic Hand, coupled to the UR5 collaborative manipulator. This allowed to assess the relative appropriateness of each of these platforms.
2023
Authors
Santos, BM; Pais, P; Ribeiro, FM; Lima, J; Gonçalves, G; Pinto, VH;
Publication
2023 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTONOMOUS ROBOT SYSTEMS AND COMPETITIONS, ICARSC
Abstract
Accurate estimation of hand shape and position is an important task in various applications, such as human-computer interaction, human-robot interaction, and virtual and augmented reality. In this paper, it is proposed a method to estimate the hand keypoints from single and colored images utilizing the pre-trained deep convolutional neural networks VGG-16 and VGG-19. The method is evaluated on the FreiHAND dataset, and the performance of the two neural networks is compared. The best results were achieved by the VGG-19, with average estimation errors of 7.40 pixels and 11.36 millimeters for the best cases of two-dimensional and three-dimensional hand keypoints estimation, respectively.
2023
Authors
Pinto, VH; Ribeiro, FM; Brito, T; Pereira, AI; Lima, J; Costa, P;
Publication
2023 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTONOMOUS ROBOT SYSTEMS AND COMPETITIONS, ICARSC
Abstract
The robot presented in this paper was developed with the main focus on participating in robotic competitions. Therefore, the subsystems here presented were developed taking into account performance criteria instead of simplicity. Nonetheless, this paper also presents background knowledge in some basic concepts regarding robot localization, navigation, color identification and control, all of which are key for a more competitive robot.
2023
Authors
Lima, J; Pinto, AF; Ribeiro, F; Pinto, M; Pereira, AI; Pinto, VH; Costa, P;
Publication
2023 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTONOMOUS ROBOT SYSTEMS AND COMPETITIONS, ICARSC
Abstract
Self-localization of a robot is one of the most important requirements in mobile robotics. There are several approaches to providing localization data. The Ultra Wide Band Time of Flight provides position information but lacks the angle. Odometry data can be combined by using a data fusion algorithm. This paper addresses the application of data fusion algorithms based on odometry and Ultra Wide Band Time of Flight positioning using a Kalman filter that allows performing the data fusion task which outputs the position and orientation of the robot. The proposed solution, validated in a real developed platform can be applied in service and industrial robots.
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