A Learning Camera Platform for Remote Operations with Industrial Manipulators

Fjerdingen, Sigurd Aksnes; Bjerkeng, Magnus; Transeth, Aksel Andreas; Kyrkjebø, Erik; Røyrøy, Anders

doi:10.3182/20120531-2-no-4020.00015

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“…Manually controlled robots equipped with a vision system are mainly used in the environments where it is hard, dangerous or even impossible for a human being to perform necessary actions. The area of application includes medical procedures [14], underwater operations [15], space technologies [16], rescue operations [17] and various industrial applications such as robots on oil platforms [18].…”

Section: Types Of Robotsmentioning

confidence: 99%

3D Vision System for a Robotic Arm Based on Equal Baseline Camera Array

Kaczmarek

2019

J Intell Robot Syst

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This paper presents a lightweight 3D vision system called Equal Baseline Camera Array (EBCA). EBCA can work in different light conditions and it can be applied for measuring large range of distances. The system is a useful alternative to other known distance measuring devices such as structured-light 3D scanners, time-of-flight cameras, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) devices and structure from motion techniques. EBCA can be mounted on a robotic arm without putting significant load on its construction. EBCA consists of a central camera and a ring of side cameras. The system uses stereo matching algorithms to acquire disparity maps and depth maps similarly as in case of using stereo cameras. This paper introduces methods of adapting stereo matching algorithms designed for stereo cameras to EBCA. The paper also presents the analysis of local, semi-global and global stereo matching algorithms in the context of the EBCA usage. Experiments show that, on average, results obtained from EBCA contain 37.49% less errors than the results acquired from a single stereo camera used in the same conditions.

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Section: Types Of Robotsmentioning

confidence: 99%

3D Vision System for a Robotic Arm Based on Equal Baseline Camera Array

Kaczmarek

2019

J Intell Robot Syst

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“…Algorithms have been developed and demonstrated on lego robots as well as in a learning camera platform for remote unmanned offshore operations [3].…”

Section: Learningmentioning

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“…One manipulator is holding a camera being a camera platform and the other a tool. The camera platform adjusts the camera angle continuously supplying the operator with a real time optimal view of the tele-operated tool at all times [3].…”

Section: Case 1 Remote Robotics Operations In Oil/gas Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of robotic solutions for oil/gas, aluminum and manufacturing industry

Schjølberg

2012

Proceedings of 2012 IEEE 17th International Conference on Emerging Technologies &Amp; Factory Automation (ETFA 2012)

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Future robotics solutions will allow for larger degree of autonomy, easy re-programming and build on sensor based control. Current state-of-the-art technologies in the field of robotics are not sufficient for automating a number of today's manual manipulation tasks. The objective of this paper is to describe the main approach of the project Next Generation Robotics for Norwegian Industry (NextGenRob), contributions and preliminary results developed so far to face the current challenges imposed to the industrial project partners whom represent oil/gas, aluminum and manufacturing industry. The project is a joint effort between industry and academia to develop enabling robotic technology and solutions. A number of demonstrators have been developed and are shortly presented in this paper.

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