Robot vision super visor for hybrid homing, positioning and workspace UFO detection enabling industrial robot use for consumer applications
US10589423B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J15/0009
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A robot vision supervisor system for use with industrial robots being placed with average home consumers or at restaurants that is capable of guiding the robot to its homing position for initial homing or when a loss of reference has occurred. Further the robot vision supervisor is able to detect presence of unidentified foreign objects in the workspace and guide the robot to navigate around and prevent collisions. Image processing algorithms are used with primary, orthogonal and cross camera arrays to increase reliability and accuracy of the robot vision supervisor. Lookup tables of images are captured and stored by controller for discretized positions in the full robot workspace when robot is in known good calibration to compare with images during regular operation for detecting anomalies.
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