Flexible Production Cell Applying Artificial Vision Concepts and Open Source CNCs

Abstract

The presented paper describes the integration of an artificial vision system into a flexible production cell: the production cell consists of a material storage box with an artificial vision system (AVS) and a 5-DOF robot type Scorbot ER 4. The camera system detects the geometry of the rough material typed to be used in a manufacturing process. Further, it identifies the position and orientation of the material. This information is sent to the robot that starts moving to take the material for further processing. The Cartesian Coordinates are processed so that the robot joints can be positioned correctly. The described system is part of an ongoing development of a smart factory for investigation and educational purposes.