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    An Intelligent Pipeline for Localization of Industrial Components in Robotic Manufacturing Applications
    (IOS Press, 2024-10-16) ; ;
    The rising skill shortage problem in Europe threatens the economic slowdown in the manufacturing sector. Approaches based on artificial intelligence can play a crucial role in bridging the shortage gap if they can be integrated into robot-assisted production to simplify repetitive manual tasks. Localizing components in a production cell is a familiar problem of robot-assisted production. Robots are often taught trajectories manually, which requires expertise in robot programming. Some of the existing feature-based computer vision solutions can localize a component in 3D space. However, these solutions are not versatile enough to be integrated across different components and production cells. This paper proposes an AI-based solution in the form of a pipeline for the 6D localization of components that can be integrated into multiple industrial use cases. The pipeline encompasses flows for generating synthetic images of components from their CAD model, training deep neural networks to estimate component poses, and improving their accuracy for manufacturing applications. The performance of the pipeline has been validated for components in a production-related environment. The paper also demonstrates the versatility of the pipeline by deploying it for a robotic spray coating use case. Such AI skills can empower the skilled workforce on the shop floor so that they can focus on the overall manufacturing process.
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    Calibration of Laser Optics for Sensor Guided Remote Cutting
    In the last several years, laser based material processing has established itself in many industrial branches as an economical manufacturing process. Laser remote cutting in particular is widespread in the automotive sector. In order to take full advantage of laser remote cutting, it is necessary to position the laser beam precisely on the workpiece using a handling kinematic system. Therefore, this work focuses on the combination of standard industrial robots with laser scanner optics. To address this configuration, this paper proposes a method for the calibration of the parameters, which describe the precise position of the 3D laser scanner optics in respect to the robot. Moreover, the robot introduces a new source of deviation, which is then compensated by using an external measuring system to guide the scanner optics during processing.
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