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Application example

Position detection of the lower housing part in the material container

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The task

The base of a battery pack is the housing bottom part, which is first removed from a material container by a gantry or articulated-arm robot. For his purpose, it is necessary to determine the position of the component without contact.

The challenge

The housing bottom parts are transported to the removal station in material containers, resulting in a certain position inaccuracy of the components. For a precise gripping process, sensors determine the exact position of the housing bottom parts. The size of such housing bottom parts adds to the difficulty - even small mismeasurements can cause damage to the robot gripper or the component.

Our solution

With the VISOR® Robotic, the exact position of the housing bottom parts is determined and transmitted to the controller in robot coordinates. Due to the compact and robust design of the VISOR®, it can be integrated into the robot gripper. With the help of standardized calibration plates, the image coordinates can be converted into world coordinates. Due to the size of the battery modules, the X/Y coordinates are determined on the basis of two component features, which are then calculated into a central object coordinate. This results in high accuracy for a reliable gripping process.

Transmission of the exact component position in robot coordinates from the vision sensor to the controller.

Your advantages

  • Thanks to the fully automatable hand-eye calibration, the VISOR® always provides real X/Y and angle information, without time-consuming back-calculation on the robot controller
  • With its high computing performance in a compact design, the VISOR® hardware is predestined for use directly on the robot gripper
  • Reduced cabling effort due to e.g. AIDA-compliant, robot-compatible push-pull cables
  • The VISOR® software offers various functions for determining the position of components
  • Easy connection to robotics systems from leading manufacturers with functions such as:
    • Automated calibration to the robot coordinate system
    • Automated validation of position data
    • Standardized transmission of coordinates

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