Abstract:
An arrangement for removing excess material from an object surface, to provide a desired finished surface. Holes are drilled into the object so that the bottoms of the holes lie on the desired finished surface. The holes have a shape so that the observed hole diameter at the prevailing surface of the object is dependent on the hole depth and thereby dependent on the amount of material remaining to be removed between the prevailing surface and the desired finished surface. The prevailing surface is continuously observed and measured, and the depths of material to be removed in a sequence of steps is calculated dependent on the measurements of the prevailing surface and the coordinates of the desired finished surface. As a result of the calculations, the depth of material removed during each step is controlled, so that upon carrying out a sequence of such steps, the surface exposed on the object after the last step has been carried out, coincides with the desired finished surface. The accuracy of the material removal equipment may be substantially less than the accuracy of the finished surface. Grooves instead of circular holes are cut when the radius of curvature of both the prevailing and desired surfaces becomes sufficiently small, so as to provide sufficient definition of the desired surface. With the grooves, the observed parameter is groove width rather than hole diameter.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a coating apparatus. A first imaging unit captures an image of the substrate disposed on the stage. A second imaging unit captures an image of the substrate disposed on the stage with a narrower viewing angle and higher resolution than the first imaging unit. The control unit performs a pre-alignment processing of capturing an image of a circular pre-alignment mark formed on the substrate using the first imaging unit and performing positioning of the substrate by controlling the moving mechanism and the rotating mechanism based on the captured image and, after the pre-alignment processing, performs a fine-alignment processing of capturing an image of a circular fine-alignment mark formed on the substrate using the second imaging unit and performing positioning of the substrate by controlling the moving mechanism and the rotating mechanism based on the captured image.
Abstract:
An automatic packing system and method at a press line full-part end. Robot systems are respectively arranged at both ends of a servo synchronous belt system, a visual system is connected with a PLC controller, the robot systems are connected with a robot controller, the PLC controller is connected with the robot controller, and a charging baskets are connected with a charging basket change system; and parts are conveyed by the servo synchronous belt system, the visual system acquires position image information of the parts and judges position errors of the parts, the PLC controller transmits the position error information to the robot controller, and the robot controller controls a robot to grab the parts and put the parts in corresponding charging baskets according to the shapes of the parts.
Abstract:
An automatic packing system and method at a press line full-part end. Robot systems are respectively arranged at both ends of a servo synchronous belt system, a visual system is connected with a PLC controller, the robot systems are connected with a robot controller, the PLC controller is connected with the robot controller, and a charging baskets are connected with a charging basket change system; and parts are conveyed by the servo synchronous belt system, the visual system acquires position image information of the parts and judges position errors of the parts, the PLC controller transmits the position error information to the robot controller, and the robot controller controls a robot to grab the parts and put the parts in corresponding charging baskets according to the shapes of the parts.
Abstract:
A method of inspecting an object with a camera probe for capturing an image of an object, the camera probe being movable along a path by a measurement apparatus, at least a part of the camera probe being rotatable about at least one axis. The method includes: a) the measurement apparatus moving the camera probe relative to the object along an inspection path and b) for at least one period as the camera probe moves along the inspection path: turning at least a part of the camera probe about the at least one axis thereby slowing the passage of a feature of interest on the object across the camera probe's field of view; and capturing at least one image of the feature of interest during at least a portion of the turning.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a coating apparatus. A first imaging unit captures an image of the substrate disposed on the stage. A second imaging unit captures an image of the substrate disposed on the stage with a narrower viewing angle and higher resolution than the first imaging unit. The control unit performs a pre-alignment processing of capturing an image of a circular pre-alignment mark formed on the substrate using the first imaging unit and performing positioning of the substrate by controlling the moving mechanism and the rotating mechanism based on the captured image and, after the pre-alignment processing, performs a fine-alignment processing of capturing an image of a circular fine-alignment mark formed on the substrate using the second imaging unit and performing positioning of the substrate by controlling the moving mechanism and the rotating mechanism based on the captured image.
Abstract:
System and method for performing industrial control. A vision engine operable to execute vision functions to control a vision element in response to received asynchronous commands is stored on a vision system. An application programming interface (API) that provides access to the vision engine is stored. The API includes multiple function blocks operable to be included in an industrial control application, and executable to send the asynchronous commands to the vision engine. The application is created, including inserting at least one function block of the API into the application. The application is executed on a programmable controller, including executing the function block to send a corresponding asynchronous command to the vision engine. The vision engine performs a vision function corresponding to the function block in response to the asynchronous command, and sends resultant data to the industrial control application, which stores the resultant data.
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods for determining the position of an industrial robot (1, 81) relative to an object (M, 82) as well as correspondingly equipped industrial robots (1, 81). In one of said methods, a 2D camera (17) that is mounted on the industrial robot (1) is moved into at least two different positions, an image (20, 30) of an object (M) that is stationary relative to the surroundings of the industrial robot (1) is generated in each of the positions, the images (20, 30) are displayed, a graphic model (16) of the object (M) is superimposed on the images (20, 30), points (21A, 22A, 31A, 32A) of the graphic model (16) are manually assigned to corresponding points (21A, 21B, 31A, 31B) in the two images (20, 30), and the position of the industrial robot (1) relative to the object (M) is determined on the basis of the points (21A, 22A, 31A, 32A) of the model (16) assigned to the corresponding points (21B, 22B, 31B, 32B).
Abstract:
A control architecture for material handling includes multiple tiers of controllers, such as three. The lowest-level controllers interact directly with sensors and actuators used in the material handling system, such as photo-eyes and motors used with conveyors. The lowest-level controllers receive higher level commands from one or more mid-level controllers. The mid-level controllers, in turn, receive still higher level commands and information from at least one upper level controller. Each mid and low level controller is designed to include sufficient intelligence to deal with many of the signals and messages it receives without having to forward those signals or messages to the next higher level controller and await instructions from that higher level controller. The system thus distributes intelligence amongst the controllers. The system is well-adapted for application to conveyor control systems.
Abstract:
A method of automatically placing a core package (301) in a mold (505) is provided. Locators (501) and a cavity (503) designed to receive at least a part of the core package (301) are formed in the mold (505). The mold (505) is positioned such that the locators (501) may be illuminated and one or more images are obtained of the locators (501). The images are processed to determine a target location for the core package (301) in the cavity (503), and an automated device (303) places the core package (303) in the mold (505) at the target location.