Cost Effective Real Time Vision Interface for off Line Simulation of Fanuc Robots

Bittu Scaria, Nazarudeen A. Aziz, Alavikunhu Panthakkan

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Abstract

The proliferation of automation has created an increasing demand for robots in every area of the manufacturing industry. FANUC robots are very widely used in automated production lines because of its intelligent functions with flexible open architecture. It allows the users to plugin online additional components such as vision and sensor systems to support the development of robotic systems. FANUC also has an offline simulation tool called Roboguide, which allows the users to simulate a virtual robotic cell in 3D, eliminating the need for expensive physical prototype setup. This tool supports the virtual integration of an integral Robot Vision (iRVision) capabilities. However, this feature is limited to virtual vision or using very expensive FANUC compatible cameras that allow the users to take a real mode image and simulate it in the virtual world. In this paper, we propose an offline plugin for interfacing normal cameras of any type including webcams to the FANUC iRVision system for the virtual simulation of real mode images. It was developed using an Open Computer Vision (OCV) plugin and tested it by physically capturing the real image of the object using a webcam interfaced with the iRVision system and processed it on the virtual robot controller. The test results show that this cost-effective plugin can be used as an OCV in industrial automation and robotic building system without any compromise in terms of performance and quality.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publication2019 2nd International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Security, ICSPIS 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728138732
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2019
Event2nd International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Security, ICSPIS 2019 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 30 Oct 201931 Oct 2019

Publication series

Name2019 2nd International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Security, ICSPIS 2019

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Security, ICSPIS 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Period30/10/1931/10/19

Keywords

  • FANUC Robots
  • iRVision
  • Offline simulation
  • OpenCV
  • Roboguide

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