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Use of vision in dispensing control and inspection of adhesives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

C.-M. Sun ,
O.S. Sezgin ,
A.K. Forrest  and
B.L. Davies
C.-M. Sun
Affiliation:
Centre for Robotics and Automated Systems, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2BX (UK)
O.S. Sezgin
Affiliation:
Centre for Robotics and Automated Systems, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2BX (UK)
A.K. Forrest
Affiliation:
Centre for Robotics and Automated Systems, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2BX (UK)
B.L. Davies
Affiliation:
Centre for Robotics and Automated Systems, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2BX (UK)
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Summary

A prototype system utilizing a vision technique to monitor the parameters of adhesive beads or sealants is presented. The system uses a structured light technique to investigate adhesive beads and extract information about the shape of the bead from binary images. The geometrical model of the bead, the relationship between this model and the shape of a line of light on the image are investigated. The models for calculating the parameters of the bead and the height of the camera are analyzed. Control strategies are suggested.

Keywords

VisionAdhesivesSealantsStructured-lightCamera calibrationRobot controlDispensing
Type
Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , December 1991 , pp. 371 - 377
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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