Title :
Vision-based control for mining automation
Author :
Corke, Peter ; Roberts, Jonathan ; Winstanley, Greame
Author_Institution :
Div. of Manuf. Sci. & Technol., CSIRO, Kenmore, Qld., Australia
fDate :
12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The mining industry is highly suitable for the application of robotics and automation technology since the work is both arduous and dangerous. Visual servoing is a means of integrating noncontact visual sensing with machine control to augment or replace operator based control. This article describes two of our current mining automation projects in order to demonstrate some, perhaps unusual, applications of visual servoing, and also to illustrate some very real problems with robust computer vision
Keywords :
industrial robots; mining; robot vision; servomechanisms; machine control; mining automation; noncontact visual sensing; operator based control; robotics; robust computer vision; vision-based control; visual servoing; Automatic control; Automotive engineering; Electrical equipment industry; Humans; Machinery production industries; Manufacturing automation; Mechanical cables; Mining industry; Productivity; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Visual servoing;
Journal_Title :
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
