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The '''Artificial Vision and Intelligent Systems Laboratory''' of the [[University of Parma]] (also known as '''Parma VisLab'''
or '''VisLab''') is the [[artificial vision]] research laboratory of [[University of Parma]], Dipartimento di
Ingegneria dell'Informazione.

It started its activities in [[1990]], with the involvement of the researchers within the
Eureka [[PROMETHEUS]] Project. Since then the research group is focussed on vehicular applications.
VisLab is regarded as one of the leading centers for [[Ocular prosthetic|artificial vision]] applied to vehicles.

VisLab, directed by [[Alberto Broggi]], undertakes research in basic and applied [[computer vision]]; the most
important field of research is the perception of the surrounding environment in vehicular applications using cameras and fusion with other sensors<ref name="vislabhome">[http://vislab.it Official website for VisLab]</ref>. Its researchers contribute to fields such as [[artificial vision]], [[image processing]], [[machine learning]], [[neural networks]], [[robotics]], and [[sensor fusion]]<ref name="vislabhome" \>.
The number of researchers at VisLab increased dramatically from [[2000]] to [[2006]] reaching 17 individuals, thanks to many projects with automotive industries and suppliers.

==Milestones==
VisLab's results are regarded as milestones<ref name="milestones">[http://vislab.it/milestones Main VisLab Milestones]</ref> in the vehicular robotics history. Among them, the [[Driverless car#ARGO|ARGO]] Project and the [[TerraMax (vehicle)|TerraMax]] Project.
In the eraly years, the research group formed by [[Alberto Broggi]], [[Massimo Bertozzi]] and [[Alessandra Fascioli]] designed, realized, and successfully tested [[Driverless car#ARGO|ARGO]].
[[Driverless car#ARGO|ARGO]] was a passenger car able to perceive the environment through the use of microcameras, analyze the surroundings, plan a trajectory, and drive itself on normal roads.
It was tested in 1998 with a 2000+ km tour in Italy, dubbed [[Driverless car#ARGO|MilleMiglia in Automatico]]. In this test the vehicle drove for more than 94% in automatic mode. It was the first test in the world to use off-the-shelf and low cost technology (a Pentiun 200MHz PC and two low-cost video-phone cameras) in normal conditions of traffic, environment, and weather.
Together with Carnegie Mellon's [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/tjochem/www/nhaa/nhaa_home_page.html  No Hands Across America] and Universitat der Bundeswer's test from Munich to Odense, the [[Driverless car#ARGO|MilleMiglia in Automatico]] is regarded as one of the milestones in vehicular robotics.

In 2005 a vehicle called [[TerraMax (vehicle)|TerraMax]] was able to successfully conclude the [[DARPA Grand Challenge]]; VisLab's vision system was its primary means of perception.
Despite the large vehicle size, the vehicle was able to negotiate different terrains and detect obstacles thanks to an innovative solution based on a trinocular system that was developed by VisLab.

==Location==
VisLab is located in the [[University of Parma]] main campus, south of [[Parma]], Italy. A new location in [[Wisconsin]], friendly dubbed '''Vislab America,''' is
the homebase for projects with VisLab's american partners.

==See also==
*[[University of Parma]]
*[[TerraMax (vehicle)]]
*[[Driverless car#ARGO|ARGO]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://vislab.it VisLab homepage]
* [http://www.vislab.eu Vislab.eu (in no way affiliated with VisLab.it) ]
* [http://www.argo.ce.unipr.it ARGO Project historical homepage]

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