3-D Machine Vision Head. Source: Canon.comCanon U.S.A., Inc. is joining the rapidly growing United States machine vision market by launching three 3-D Machine Vision Systems—models RV300, RV500 and RV1100. The systems, all designed for the use with robotic arms, to deliver high-speed, and high-accuracy 3-D object recognition. Each system is designed to increase production efficiencies in factories by rapidly facilitating a high-speed supply of parts to production lines.
The models feature a 3-D machine vision head with a system sensor and 3-D machine vision recognition software. Canon indicates that its long history in image recognition and information process technologies translates to offering the highest level of performance in speed and accuracy for the vision systems.
The three models enable 3-D recognition of randomly piled parts as small as 10 mm2, 20 mm2, and 45 mm2, respectively. The three models take only 1.8 seconds to recognize randomly arranged small-scale parts in 3-D. This data is then sent to a robotic controller unit attached to the robotic arm. These models achieve exceedingly small error tolerances of less than 0.1 mm2, 0.15 mm2 and 0.5mm2, respectively.
The machine vision systems can use computer-generated images to learn how to visually identify parts. Complicated programming is not required, and users can easily re-register parts in accordance with changes in type and shape of parts. The systems instantaneously measure the location and orientation of designated parts, moving away from 2-D sensors for part positioning. The system allows the construction of production lines to be simplified for parts provision while achieving higher efficiency in feeding parts to the production line.
Canon’s 3-D machine vision systems are expected to be available on October 1, 2015.
