Production workers are hard to come by these days, and labor costs have risen sharply, putting pressure on manufacturers to automate complex manual processes.
Automated systems must continue to identify complex shapes among bulk parts, pick them up, and align them according to feeding types and locations.
While many automated part picking solutions fail to achieve human-level speed and flexibility, Omron is making great progress in this area.
Freeing people from monotonous and heavy physical work
The challenges of meeting today's bulk part feeding needs
Fits in preexisting compact spaces
The 3D vision sensor can be installed without a major change in the layout of the production system.
Small and light design saves installation space
[FROM] The production site layout must be significantly changed for automation
Others 3D vision sensor and its mounting equipment are too big to install in a typical workspace, requiring a major layout change.
[TO] The FH 3D Vision Sensor fits into without changing the layout
Small and light 3D vision sensor for robot arms can fit into a compact area within the work cell.
Flexible part picking from multiple locations
Combined with a robot, the sensor enables flexible picking according to the positions of part trays and shelves.
Easily transportable to where needed
The picking system, consisting of the 3D vision sensor for robot arms, collaborative robot, and mobile workstation, can be flexibly transported and relocated for different workspaces.
Optical technology makes the sensor small and light enough to mount on collaborative robots
Others 3D cameras using the phase-shifting method requires a projection mechanism that changes the projection pattern, resulting in a large size.
Omron addressed this challenge and developed the 3D measurement technology that reduces in size by making the optical path compact with the mask creating fine patterns.
Faster cycle time thanks to human-like speed and flexibility
The advanced 3D vision sensing technology enables fast and accurate part recognition.
High-speed detection in approximately 0.4 seconds *1 makes picking smooth
3D measurement to create 3D shape images and 3D recognition to recognize the position and posture of targets were sped up, which made high-speed part detection possible.
*1. Total time for 3D measurement and 3D recognition under our specified conditions. It varies depending on the target.
*2. Time measured under our specified conditions is provided for reference
Breaking the challenge of emptying all bins with less blind spots
There are blind spots where a fixed camera cannot detect parts inside the bin. To detect these parts, an operator must reposition items in the bin so that the parts are within the field of view. Cameras installed at the robot arms can reduce blind spots by changing the viewpoint, reliably detecting parts without using large-scale equipment.
New technologies enable high-speed detection in approximately 0.4 seconds
3D measurement technology for a single-shot measurement [PATENT PENDING] *3
3D recognition technology for improved high-speed 2D search [PATENTED] *3
*3. “PATENT PENDING” means that we applied for a patent in Japan, and “PATENTED” means that we obtained a patent in
Japan. (As of February 2021)
Japan. (As of February 2021)
Easy setup without manuals
The wizards guide you step-by-step through setting up a picking application, from camera setup to calibration.
Wizards
Just follow the instructions in the wizards to set approximately 80 parameters required for a picking application, without referring to manuals.
[Capture, recognition] Model Registration
Just load CAD data of a part to automatically generate a 3D search model.
The CAD data of parts, grasp point data, and hand data can be managed to use for all scenes.
When a new product is added, search models of its parts can be generated from the managed CAD data by copying the scene data.
[Grasping object] Grasp Pose Registration
Grasp poses can be set on part's CAD data, which eliminates the need to operate a physical robot.
[Coordination with robot] Automatic Calibration
Calibration between the 3D vision sensor and robot can be performed automatically without the need for complicated setup.
[Coordination with robot] Robot Setting Tool
Omron provides sample scene data and robot connection programs tailored to individual robots.
You can download the Robot Setting Tool for free after purchasing the product and signing up online.
For details, see the member registration sheet attached to the 3D Robot Vision Software.
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