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Vision system for a robotic station
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1990-07-27
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Granted: 1992-03-17
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Expires: 2010-07-27
Abstract
Abstract A vision system for a robotic station which includes a camera for locating an object to be placed. The camera is mounted to a robotic manipulator which includes a gripper for holding the object. A mirror assembly deflects the images of the object such that it is captured by the camera. The mirror assembly comprises two face-to-face mirrors being angled at 45 degrees.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark A. Tesh
- 👤 Keith D. Soldner
- 👤 Sandor Kalman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:08
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J19/00; B25J19/02; B25J19/021; B25J19/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A robotic station, comprising: a movable robotic manipulator for picking and placing an object, said movable robotic manipulator including means for holding the object; a fixed mirror assembly located adjacent to said movable robotic manipulator such that said robotic manipulator is movable relative to said mirror assembly, said mirror assembly comprising a first mirror and a second mirror; said first mirror for reflecting an image of the object as held by the movable robotic manipulator; said second mirror for deflecting the image reflected by the first mirror; a camera fixed to the movable robotic manipulator for capturing an image deflected by the second mirror and for providing corresponding image data; and a robotic controller for processing the image data to determine coordinates of the object.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A robotic station, comprising: a movable robotic manipulator for picking and placing an object, said movable robotic manipulator including means for holding the object; a fixed mirror assembly located adjacent to said movable robotic manipulator such that said robotic manipulator is movable relative to said mirror assembly, said mirror assembly comprising a first mirror and a second mirror; said first mirror for reflecting an image of the object as held by the movable robotic manipulator; said second mirror for deflecting the image reflected by the first mirror; a camera fixed to the movable robotic manipulator for capturing an image deflected by the second mirror and for providing corresponding image data; and a robotic controller for processing the image data to determine coordinates of the object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The robotic station of claim 1, wherein the first mirror and the second mirror are positioned at a 45 degree angle with respect to a reference plane such that a substantially downward optical path is deflected substantially upward by the second mirror.
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