Automated guidance system and method for a coordinated movement machine
AssigneeRecognition Robotics, Inc.
InventorsSimon Melikian, Stefano Cristiano
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Abstract
An automated guidance system for a coordinated movement machine includes a camera and a processor. The camera is mounted to a movable component of the coordinated movement machine. The processor is configured to visually recognize individual workpieces among a plurality of similarly shaped workpieces using a program running on the processor. The processor is further configured to determine x, y and z and Rx, Ry and Rz of the movable component with respect to each recognized workpiece among the plurality of recognized workpieces, and to move the movable component of the coordinated movement machine after determining x, y and z and Rx, Ry and Rz of the movable component.
Claims15
An automated guidance method comprising:
- picking up an initial image of a plurality of similarly shaped workpieces with a camera mounted to a movable component of a coordinated movement machine;
- visually recognizing individual workpieces among the plurality of similarly shaped workpieces using a program running on a processor in communication with the camera and the coordinated movement machine, wherein the program compares the initial image with a teaching model stored in a database, wherein the teaching model is based on teaching model images previously picked up by the camera and the teaching model images are of an object similar in shape and size to one of the plurality of similarly shaped workpieces;
- determining x, y and z and Rx, Ry and Rz of the movable component with respect to each recognized workpiece among the plurality of recognized workpieces;
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- moving the movable component of the coordinated movement machine after determining x, y and z and Rx, Ry and Rz of the movable component.
An automated guidance system for a coordinated movement machine, the system comprising:
- a camera mounted to a movable component of the coordinated movement machine;
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- at least one processor in communication with the camera and the coordinated movement machine, the at least one processor being configured to visually recognize individual workpieces among a plurality of similarly shaped workpieces using a program running on the at least processor, wherein the program compares an initial image, which is picked up by the camera, with a teaching model stored in a database, wherein the teaching model is based on teaching model images previously picked up by the camera and the teaching model images are of an object similar in shape and size to one of the plurality of similarly shaped workpieces;
- the at least one processor being further configured to determine x, y and z and Rx, Ry and Rz of the movable component with respect to each recognized workpiece among the plurality of recognized workpieces, and to move the movable component of the coordinated movement machine after determining x, y and z and Rx, Ry and Rz of the movable component.
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