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Semi-automatic calibration procedure for the vision-robot interface applied to scale model decoration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

Luis Gonzaga Trabasso  and
Cezary Zielinski
Luis Gonzaga Trabasso
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2TU (Great Britain)
Cezary Zielinski
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough University of Technology, Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2TU (Great Britain)
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Summary

A semi-automatic method for calibrating a robot-vision interface is presented. It puts a small work-load on the operator, requires a simple calibration jig and a solution of a very simple system of equations. It has been extensively used in an experimental robotic cell set up at Loughborough University of Technology, where various aspects of the manufacturing and the decoration of scale models are being investigated. As an extension of the calibration procedure, the paper also shows practical solutions for the problem of dealing with three dimensional objects using a single camera.

Keywords

VisionCalibrationModelsDecoration
Type
Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , July 1992 , pp. 303 - 308
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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