A distributed system for robotic multi-sensor integration

A. T. de Almeida; U. C. Nunes; J. M. Dias; H. J. Araújo; J. Batista

doi:10.1016/S0921-5956(90)80009-K

A distributed system for robotic multi-sensor integration

A. T. de Almeida, U. C. Nunes, J. M. Dias, H. J. Araújo, J. Batista

Electrical Engineering

University of Coimbra

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The development of multi-sensor based flexible assembly cells will increase substantially the scope of applications of manipulators in industry. This paper is concerned with the development of a multi-sensor assembly cell which can be used to evaluate the feasibility of automatic assembly of different products. The cell is built around a manipulator with six degrees of freedom, a conveyor belt and an assembly table. The sensorial system of the cell comprises a real-time vision system, gripper force, ultrasonic sensing and various detectors on the conveyor belt and assembly table. A simple and high-performance distributed control structure enables the exchange and integration of sensorial information as well as real-time path control.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	217-229
Number of pages	13
Journal	Industrial Metrology
Volume	1
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0921-5956(90)80009-K
State	Published - Sep 1990

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Distributed multi-sensors
flexible assembly cells
parallel processing
ultrasonic sensing
vision systems

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A distributed system for robotic multi-sensor integration

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