How difficult would it be to use a camera and Open CV with LCNC for visual tool recognition? The number and types of things Open CV has been used for is a very long list, including things like programs that learn how to play (and beat) videogames.
Recognizing images of tools should be easy compared to an AI program that learns how to play Mario Brothers. ;-) (It is pretty amazing seeing a program that wasn't setup in advance for a specific game go from random button mashing to being able to play through the entire game.) Set it up with images of every tool mounted in a holder, in the transfer position of the changer. Assign each tool to a number or other unique identifier. Then when you run a job, load the changer with the tools it needs in any order and let LCNC find them by "eye". If you goof and leave out a tool a job needs, have it pop up with "Tool not found!" and the photo of the missing tool. Even better would be to have it show all the tools required for the job so the operator can quickly pick them from storage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
