Practical approach to apply range image sensors in machine automation

Ilkka Moring; Jussi Paakkari

doi:10.1117/12.162097

22 October 1993 Practical approach to apply range image sensors in machine automation

Ilkka Moring, Jussi Paakkari

Proceedings Volume 2066, Industrial Optical Sensing and Metrology: Applications and Integration; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.162097
Event: Optical Tools for Manufacturing and Advanced Automation, 1993, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

In this paper we propose a practical approach to apply range imaging technology in machine automation. The applications we are especially interested in are industrial heavy-duty machines like paper roll manipulators in harbor terminals, harvesters in forests and drilling machines in mines. Characteristic of these applications is that the sensing system has to be fast, mid-ranging, compact, robust, and relatively cheap. On the other hand the sensing system is not required to be generic with respect to the complexity of scenes and objects or number of object classes. The key in our approach is that just a limited range data set or as we call it, a sparse range image is acquired and analyzed. This makes both the range image sensor and the range image analysis process more feasible and attractive. We believe that this is the way in which range imaging technology will enter the large industrial machine automation market. In the paper we analyze as a case example one of the applications mentioned and, based on that, we try to roughly specify the requirements for a range imaging based sensing system. The possibilities to implement the specified system are analyzed based on our own work on range image acquisition and interpretation.

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Ilkka Moring and Jussi Paakkari "Practical approach to apply range image sensors in machine automation", Proc. SPIE 2066, Industrial Optical Sensing and Metrology: Applications and Integration, (22 October 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.162097

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