Applications of Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) and Industry Robots with PMD-Camera

A. Prusak, J. Bernshausen, H. Roth, J. Warburg, C. Hille, H.-H. Gtting, and T. Neugebauer (Germany)

Keywords

PMD-camera, image processing, automated guided vehicle, mobile robot, industry robot, human robot interaction.

Abstract

The PMD (Photonic Mixer Device)-camera is able to record video images of scenes and objects in 3 dimensional (3D) deep-data images and in 2-dimensional (2D) greyscales. This allows new solutions within the mobile robotics respectively Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and industrial robotics. This contribution demonstrates three examples: 1.) Navigation of AGV, in which the PMD-camera is used for obstacle recognition, roadway recognition and obstacle avoidance. 2.) “Bin Picking Problem” application within industry robotics, in which the PMD-camera is used for object recognition and for monitoring the gripping process. 3.) “Human-Robot Interaction” application within industry robotics, in which the PMD-camera is used for monitoring the action area of the industry robot.

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