Identification of functional features through observations and interactions
Luca Bogoni, Ruzena K. Bajcsy · 1995
Functionality of an object defines its purpose in an environment. This thesis introduces a representation for functionality and presents a methodology for the recovery of functional features. The representation for a object must include not only its intrinsic (material) properties but also its functional (how it is used) properties and is defined in terms of control and observation strategies. In order to recover the functional properties of an object, we have developed a formalism based on Discrete Event System Theory and on the paradigm of Active Perception. This formalism expresses an investigating task in the form of a finite automaton for controlling and observing interactions. The system developed here employs interactive and observational procedures for the extraction of functional features. The experiment performed involve manipulatory interactions for the investi...