The block island workshop: Summary report

In the opening chapter, we outlined several areas of research in vision and control, and posed several related questions for discussion. During the Block Island workshop on Vision and Control, these and many related ideas were debated in the formal presentations and discussion periods. The summary reports of these discussions, which can be viewed as http://cvc.yale.edu/bi-workshop.html, portray a rich and diverse collection of views and opinions related to topics surrounding vision and control. In this chapter, we attempt to broadly summarize some points of agreement from the discussions at the workshop and to codify the current state of the art and open questions at the confluence of vision and control. Although this document is largely derived from the discussions at the workshop, in the interests of brevity and focus we have chosen to emphasize and amplify specific opinions and ideas. We therefore urge readers to also consult the individual group summaries at the URL as a complement to this document.