Dankers, AndrewZelinsky, Alex2015-12-13April 1 200302-9743http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85890This paper reports on the development of a multi-purpose active visual sensor system for real-world application. The Cable-Drive Active-Vision Robot (CeDAR) has been designed for use on a diverse range of platforms, to perform a diverse range of tasks. ThKeywords: Autonomous Vehicles; Biologically inspired design; High-speed motion; Mechanical design; Object Tracking; Real time vision; Real-world vision systems; Vision processing; Algorithms; Analog differential analyzers; Color image processing; Experiments; StereA Real-World Vision System: Mechanism, Control and Vision Processing20032015-12-12