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AssigneeTGW Logistics Group GmbH
InventorsMaximilian Beinhofer, Alexander Balasch, Harald Schroepf
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An optimization method improves article pickup and discharge reliability in a picking process using a robot. An article is picked-up from or out of a first load carrier and is placed in or on or dropped into or onto a second load carrier by a gripping unit on the robot head. In an image processing step, a gripping pose for the gripping unit is calculated for picking-up the article by determining at least one dimension from a captured image and by determining a range allocation by comparing with dimension ranges. Using a confidence value, a dimension value is determined, from stored article reference data or from a normalization value of the dimension range and allocated to the determined dimension. In a preparation step, a mathematical scattering measure function is applied for the determined dimension and dimension ranges, and normalization and confidence values of the dimension ranges are determined therefrom.
An optimization method for improving the reliability of a pickup and discharge of articles according to an order in a picking process using a robot, wherein the robot has a robot head movable relative to a robot base and comprises a gripping unit, and wherein the picking process comprises the steps of picking up an article having an outer packaging from or out of a first load carrier and placing in or on or dropping into or onto a second load carrier by means of the gripping unit, the method comprising:
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