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User support apparatus and image processing system

A technology of an image processing device and a supporting device, which is applied in the direction of using an optical device, a program control, a measuring device, etc., can solve the problems of time-consuming and laborious adjustment, inability to measure the workpiece correctly, and difficulty in accurately grasping the size of the workpiece.

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-19
ORMON CORP
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However, the tracking method described in Patent Document 1 does not mention the method of adjusting the shooting range at all.
[0009] For example, when a workpiece has an indeterminate shape such as food, there is a problem that it takes time to adjust the overlapping range of the imaging range (that is, the imaging time) because it is difficult to accurately grasp the size of the workpiece (the size of the workpiece). Trouble
Otherwise, the workpiece may not be measured correctly

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no. 1 approach

[0149] (g1: Summary)

[0150] First, as a first embodiment, an example in which imaging start conditions are automatically set in response to the user designating an area to be registered as a model will be described. Note that the shooting start conditions that are automatically set are regarded as so-called default settings, and the user can change these shooting start conditions arbitrarily as needed.

[0151] Figure 11A ~ Figure 11C and Figure 12A ~ Figure 12C It is a figure which shows an example of the user interface of 1st Embodiment of this invention. Figure 11A ~ Figure 11C An example is shown when search processing (pattern matching processing) is performed as measurement processing. Figure 12A ~ Figure 12C An example of performing binarization processing as measurement processing is shown. That is, in Figure 11A ~ Figure 11C In the search processing shown, a model representing a workpiece to be inspected is registered in advance, and a region matching the ...

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[0198] (h1: summary)

[0199] Next, as a second embodiment, an example will be described in which, when the size of the workpiece to be tracked is known, the user sets the workpiece size to automatically set the imaging start condition. For example, on a general production line, etc., in many cases, the size of the finished or semi-finished product can be known from the details of the design specification, the size of the mold, etc. In such a case, it is not necessary to actually perform imaging using the imaging unit 110 , but the imaging start condition (the length of the overlapping range) may be determined based on the workpiece size information.

[0200] Similar to the above-described first embodiment, the determined shooting start conditions are regarded as so-called default settings, and the user can arbitrarily change these shooting start conditions as necessary.

[0201] (h2: Guidance screen example 1)

[0202] Figure 14 It is a figure which shows an example of th...

no. 3 approach

[0227] Next, as a third embodiment, an example in which the user determines the imaging start condition while directly confirming the field of view will be described.

[0228] Figure 17A ~ Figure 17C It is a figure which shows an example of the user interface of 3rd Embodiment of this invention. Figure 18A , Figure 18B is used to illustrate the corresponding Figure 17A ~ Figure 17C A diagram of the configuration state of the workpiece W.

[0229] If it is instructed to start executing the user support function of this embodiment, as Figure 17A As shown in the display 67 ( Figure 5 ) displays a guidance screen 807 including a menu for selecting a measurement process. On the guidance screen 807 , an image captured by the imaging unit 110 is displayed in a display area 840 . Preferably, the image displayed on the display area 840 is sequentially updated in response to the shooting time of the imaging unit 110 .

[0230] like Figure 18A As shown, the user arranges t...

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Abstract

The invention provides a user support apparatus allowing the user to easily set an image capturing start condition for an image capturing unit to perform image capturing in an image processing system such as a conveyor tracking system, as well as a program for implementing such a function and an image processing apparatus equipped with such a function. The user support apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an image obtained by image capturing with the image capturing unit, an input unit configured to receive a designation of a region of a workpiece to be detected in the image displayed on the display unit, and a determining unit configured to determine an image capturing start condition for the image capturing unit that is defined in terms of the amount of movement of a conveying apparatus, based on the size of the region indicating the workpiece to be detected by using a relationship between the image capturing range of the image capturing unit and the physical length of the conveying apparatus.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a user support device suitable for an image processing system such as conveyor tracking, a program thereof, and an image processing device. Background technique [0002] In the field of factory automation (FA), techniques for controlling various processes by image processing are widely used in order to save labor. As an application example of such an image processing technology, there is an operation process in which a workpiece is transported by a transport device such as a belt conveyor, and a moving machine (hereinafter referred to as "industrial manipulator", or simply "manipulator") The workpiece being transported is tracked (followed) and held. Such an operation process is referred to as conveyor tracking or the like. [0003] In this conveyor tracking technology, the workpiece on the conveying device is photographed by an imaging device, and measurement processing such as pattern matching or binarization proces...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B65H43/00G01B11/00
CPCG05B2219/40607G05B2219/40022G05B2219/45063G05B2219/40014G05B2219/40554B25J9/1697
Inventor 枦山博幸池田泰之藤川正宽中下直哉
Owner ORMON CORP