Optical localization system
AssigneeUbiquicom S.R.L.
InventorStefano Sarasso
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Abstract
A localization system for a work area comprises at least one projector (2), at least one optical device (3) and a control unit. The projector (2) is configured to emit an optical signal (S) at a ceiling of the work area. The at least one optical device (3) is couplable to a respective collector (C) adapted to stow and/or handle products in the work area and is configured to monitor in a use configuration an acquisition zone arranged above the collector (C), so as to acquire at least a portion of the optical signal (S) generating a measurement signal. The control unit is connected to the optical device (3) and is configured to receive the measurement signals by determining as a function thereof the position of the collector (C) in the work area.
Claims12
A localization system for a work area, comprising:
- at least one projector configured to emit an optical signal at a ceiling of the work area;
- at least one optical device couplable to a respective collector present in said work area, said optical device being configured to monitor, in a use configuration, an acquisition zone positioned above the respective collector so as to acquire at least one portion of the optical signal and to generate a measurement signal representative of said portion;
- a control unit connected with the at least one optical device and configured to receive the measurement signal and to determine the position of the at least one collector inside the work area on the basis of the measurement signal;
- wherein the optical signal comprises a plurality of light rays;
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- wherein a database adapted to store a plurality of reference images representative of respective portions of the light rays and wherein the control unit is configured to identify the position of each collector by comparing the respective measurement signal with the plurality of reference images.
A localization installation for a production and/or logistics zone having a plurality of distinct work areas, said installation comprising:
- a plurality of systems according to any one of the preceding claims, said systems being coupled to respective work areas;
- at least one auxiliary localization system associable with the at least one collector and configured to generate a position signal identifying the work area in which the at least one collector is positioned;
- said control unit being configured to determine the position of the at least one collector inside the production and/or logistics zone on the basis of the position signal and of the measurement signal.
A localization system for a work area, comprising:
- at least one projector configured to emit an optical signal at a ceiling of the work area;
- at least one optical device couplable to a respective collector present in said work area, said optical device being configured to monitor, in a use configuration, an acquisition zone positioned above the respective collector so as to acquire at least one portion of the optical signal and to generate a measurement signal representative of said portion;
- a control unit connected with the at least one optical device and configured to receive the measurement signal and to determine the position of the at least one collector inside the work area on the basis of the measurement signal;
- wherein the at least one projector is configured to generate the optical signal in accordance with a plurality of predefined parameters and the control unit comprises a database adapted to store said predefined parameters;
- said control unit being configured to identify the position of each collector by processing the respective measurement signal on the basis of the plurality of predefined parameters so as to determine in which position the at least one projector projects the portion of the optical signal represented by the respective measurement signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.