• Title/Summary/Keyword: Laser Vision Sensor

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Radar, Vision, Lidar Fusion-based Environment Sensor Fault Detection Algorithm for Automated Vehicles (레이더, 비전, 라이더 융합 기반 자율주행 환경 인지 센서 고장 진단)

  • Choi, Seungrhi;Jeong, Yonghwan;Lee, Myungsu;Yi, Kyongsu
    • Journal of Auto-vehicle Safety Association
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.32-37
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    • 2017
  • For automated vehicles, the integrity and fault tolerance of environment perception sensor have been an important issue. This paper presents radar, vision, lidar(laser radar) fusion-based fault detection algorithm for autonomous vehicles. In this paper, characteristics of each sensor are shown. And the error of states of moving targets estimated by each sensor is analyzed to present the method to detect fault of environment sensors by characteristic of this error. Each estimation of moving targets isperformed by EKF/IMM method. To guarantee the reliability of fault detection algorithm of environment sensor, various driving data in several types of road is analyzed.

A Study on a Visual Sensor System for Weld Seam Tracking in Robotic GMA Welding (GMA 용접로봇용 용접선 시각 추적 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • 김동호;김재웅
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.208-214
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    • 2001
  • In this study, we constructed a visual sensor system for weld seam tracking in real time in GMA welding. A sensor part consists of a CCD camera, a band-pass filter, a diode laser system with a cylindrical lens, and a vision board for inter frame process. We used a commercialized robot system which includes a GMA welding machine. To extract the weld seam we used a inter frame process in vision board from that we could remove the noise due to the spatters and fume in the image. Since the image was very reasonable by using the inter frame p개cess, we could use the simplest way to extract the weld seam from the image, such as first differential and central difference method. Also we used a moving average method to the successive position data or weld seam for reducing the data fluctuation. In experiment the developed robot system with visual sensor could be able to track a most popular weld seam. such as a fillet-joint, a V-groove, and a lap-joint of which weld seam include planar and height directional variation.

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Measurement of Hot WireRod Cross-Section by Vision System (비전시스템에 의한 열간 선재 단면 측정)

  • Park, Joong-Jo;Tak, Young-Bong
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.6 no.12
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    • pp.1106-1112
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    • 2000
  • In this paper, we present a vision system which measures the cross-section of a hot wire-rod in the steel plant. We developed a mobile vision system capable of accurate measurement, which is strong to vibration and jolt when moving. Our system uses green laser light sources and CCD cameras as a sensor, where laser sheet beams form a cross-section contour on the surface of the hot wire-rod and the reflected light from the wire-rode is imaged on the CCD cameras. We use four lasers and four cameras to obtain the image with the complete cross-section contour without an occlusion region. We also perform camera calibrations to obtain each cameras physical parameters by using a single calibration pattern sheet. In our measuring algorithm, distorted four-camera images are corrected by using the camera calibration information and added to generate an image with the complete cross-section contour of the wire-rod. Then, from this image, the cross-section contour of the wire-rod is extracted by preprocessing and segmentation, and its height, width and area are measured.

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Development of Underwater Laser Scanner with Efficient and Flexible Installation for Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (무인잠수정을 위한 효과적이고 유연한 설치 성능을 지닌 수중 레이저스캐너 개발)

  • Lee, Yeongjun;Lee, Yoongeon;Chae, Junbo;Choi, Hyun-Taek;Yeu, Tae-Kyeong
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.511-517
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    • 2018
  • This paper proposes a vision-based underwater laser scanner with separate structures for an underwater camera and a line laser projector. Because the two devices can be adaptively placed regardless of the features of the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), the scanner has significant advantages in relation to its availability and flexibility. Position calibration between the underwater camera and laser projector guarantees a 3D measuring performance with high accuracy. To verify the proposed underwater laser scanner, a test-bed system was manufactured, which consisted of the laser projector, camera, Pan&Tilt, and Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS). A camera-laser calibration test and simple 3D reconstruction test were performed in a water tank and the experimental results are reported.

An Obstacle Detection and Avoidance Method for Mobile Robot Using a Stereo Camera Combined with a Laser Slit

  • Kim, Chul-Ho;Lee, Tai-Gun;Park, Sung-Kee;Kim, Jai-Hie
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.871-875
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    • 2003
  • To detect and avoid obstacles is one of the important tasks of mobile navigation. In a real environment, when a mobile robot encounters dynamic obstacles, it is required to simultaneously detect and avoid obstacles for its body safely. In previous vision system, mobile robot has used it as either a passive sensor or an active sensor. This paper proposes a new obstacle detection algorithm that uses a stereo camera as both a passive sensor and an active sensor. Our system estimates the distances from obstacles by both passive-correspondence and active-correspondence using laser slit. The system operates in three steps. First, a far-off obstacle is detected by the disparity from stereo correspondence. Next, a close obstacle is acquired from laser slit beam projected in the same stereo image. Finally, we implement obstacle avoidance algorithm, adopting the modified Dynamic Window Approach (DWA), by using the acquired the obstacle's distance.

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Development of Laser Welding Technology for Commercial Vehicle Oil Pressure Sensor (상용차 오일압력 측정용 압력센서 제작을 위한 레이저용접기술)

  • Lee, Young-Min;Kim, Soon-Dong;Cho, Hae-Woon
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.38-43
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    • 2012
  • Using a fiber laser heat source, an oil pressure sensor was fabricated to measure the pressure in commercial vehicles. A stepping motor was used for the rotational and translational motion in the diaphragms and hardware joining. Laser welding process algorism including shielding gas control and vision system was integrated by using LabVIEW software for the high quality welding and in-line monitoring purpose. For the maximum flexibility in pressure transmission to the pressure sensor, thin sheet metal diaphragm, $25{\sim}50{\mu}m$(SUS-316L), was used and the diaphragms were optimally designed with FEM analysis. The welded samples were cross-sectioned the observation showed that the maximum depth ratio was more than seven times of diaphragms. The maximum welding speed was measured to be as high as 50in/mm by the developed automation mechanism. The fabricated prototypes were tested for the proof pressure, spring constant and sealing. The FEM results of spring constant measurement was as accurate as up to 80% of the design value and the sensor was safely operated up to the nominal pressure of 10bars.