Image Processing

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Conveyor TrackingConveyor Tracking Ref: 189

Conveyor line tracking and grabbing from running belts
Grabbing from the running belt is also designated conveyor tracking and is almost indispensable in many sectors of robot-supported automation.

Sensor tracking is a further, inexpensive technique for conveyor tracking. In this case, the trigger signal is detected by a sensor instead of a camera.

As with robots, conveyor tracking and image processing applications can be found in almost all industrial fields of application:
Foodstuffs
Electronics manufacturing
Automotive suppliers
Motor vehicle manufacturers
Foodstuffs and pharmacy
Household appliances
Optics
Solar technology
Semiconductor technology
Quality inspection


Geometric Object ToolGeometric Object Tool Ref: 184

Since the introduction of Vision Guide, EPSON has continued to add new features and capabilities to make vision guidance applications more robust while at the same time easy to develop. The Geometric Search Tool is our latest such tool. The geometric search tool is very powerful because it provides a robust search algorithm quite different from any of the core tools of the past. The Geometric Search Tool is able to find models with full 360 rotation with blazing speed and excellent precision. It is also able to adjust for differences in scale vs. the original model. This is highly valuable for parts that are not always presented with precisely the same orientation or for parts that are out of scale even by just a few percentage points. By creating a geometric model to be found, the Geometric Search Tool is also excellent at finding parts that are partially blocked or overlapped. We are finding that the Geometric Search Tool is now quickly becoming the Search Tool of choice for a wide variety of applications.



Vision GuideVision Guide Ref: 182

Pure integration
With the EPSON VISION GUIDE image processing system, all EPSON robots can “learn to see” in the most straight-forward way. For this purpose, VISION GUIDE is integrated into the proven robot software for Windows®.
With the EPSON VISION GUIDE image processing system, all EPSON robots can “learn to see” in the most straight-forward way. For this purpose, VISION GUIDE is integrated into the proven robot software for Windows®. Due to the completely physical and software-related integration directly into the robot control, extremely fast communication (within a few milliseconds) is possible between robot and image processing. For programming purposes, the robots as well as the vision system are programmed on the same Windows engineering interface. Robots and image processing use the same programming language with the same symbols, on a common control. Programming is performed using drag and drop tools and makes the creation of vision applications extremely simple and convenient. It is not necessary to learn a new programming language, as the command range of the SPEL+ standard language is appropriately supplemented by a small number of efficient commands. The associated camera images are also displayed on the same monitor. VISION GUIDE supports up to twelve cameras with all possible camera perspectives: "mobile" on the robot; "above / below" or "outside" the robot’s working area.

Vision Guide 4.0 camera calibration follows the same basic premise as the Vision Guide 2.0 development environment... keep it simple. The CALIBRATION Toolbar Button leads the user to a set up window which then guides them through an automated routine for aligning the robot's coordinate system with the vision camera's field of view. Cameras may be mobile, mounted to the robot arm or fixed in place. Upon completion, all vision results are available in pixel, camera and robot world coordinate frames. This eliminates the need for coordinate manipulation from within the end user's source code which is usually a source for many problems and frustrations with other integrated vision system solutions not to mention that it can be quite time consuming to get it right.



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