Title :
Handling of irregular-sized mailpieces by adaptive robotics
Author :
Frederick, Brian ; Carrell, R. Michael ; Alexander, Eugene M. ; Van Sant, Glen J.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Electr. Aerosp., Moorestown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Singulation is the term used by the US Postal Service to denote the removal of a single mailpiece from a stream, stack, or heap of mailpieces. To expedite the singulation of irregular items, a system for singulating overlapping mailpieces from a moving conveyor at 36 pieces/min with more than 95% efficiency has been developed. The system uses range imaging to guide an AdeptOne robot in removing the parcels from the moving conveyor.<>
Keywords :
adaptive control; computer vision; computerised materials handling; distance measurement; postal services; robots; AdeptOne robot; US Postal Service; USA; adaptive robotics; computer vision; irregular-sized mailpieces; materials handling; moving conveyor; range imaging; singulation; Fats; Laboratories; Optical films; Optical imaging; Particle beam optics; Postal services; Productivity; Robots; Shape; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems Magazine, IEEE
