This post serves as an overview of the tutorials for 3D robot guidance. If you are not familiar with the 3D robot guidance solution, you can refer to Learning Guidance for 3D Robot Guidance.
Getting Started
If you are using Mech-Mind’s industrial 3D cameras and software to implement a vision-guided robotic application, the collections will walk you through the solution deployment step by step.
Software Version >= 2.0.0
Tutorial Video Collection: Random Bin Picking
Software Version 1.7/1.8
Tutorial Video Collection: Vision-Guided Robotic Picking
Tutorial Video Collection: Interface Communication Set up
Tutorial Video Collection: Vision-Guided Robotic Depalletizing
Practical Application Deployment
Vision system hardware setup
Processes of hardware setup for different camera mounting modes.
| Camera mounting mode | Tutorial |
|---|---|
| Eye to hand (ETH) | Vision System Hardware Setup |
| Eye in hand (EIH) | coming soon |
Robot communication configuration
Methods to configure the robot communication.
| Robot brand | Communication mode | |
|---|---|---|
| Master-Control | Standard Interface | |
| ABB | ABB Robot Interface Configuration (Master-Control Communication) | ABB Robot Standard Interface Communication Configuration |
| ABB Robot Standard Interface Communication Configuration (Simplified)(software version >= 1.8.2) | ||
| FANUC | FANUC Robot Standard Interface Communication Configuration | |
| KUKA | coming soon | |
| YASKAWA | YASKAWA Robot Standard Interface Communication Configuration | |
| Kawasaki | Kawasaki Robot Standard Interface Communication Configuration | |
Hand-eye calibration
Calibration procedures for different robots types and various communication modes.
Software Version >= 2.0.0
Hand-Eye Calibration in Eye to Hand Setup (Standard Interface Communication)
Hand-Eye Calibration in Eye in Hand Setup (Standard Interface Communication)
Software Version 1.7/1.8
| Calibration mode | Camera mounting mode | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eye to Hand (ETH) | Eye in Hand (EIH) | Eye to Eye (ETE) | |
| Automatic calibration for 6-axis robots (Master-Control communication) | Hand-Eye Calibration in ETH Setup (Master-Control Communication) | coming soon | coming soon |
| Automatic calibration for 6-axis robots (Standard Interface communication) | Hand-Eye Calibration in ETH Setup (Standard Interface Communication) | Hand-Eye Calibration in EIH Setup -V 1.7 Hand-Eye Calibration in EIH Setup -V 1.8 |
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| Manual calibration (multiple random calibration board poses) | Manual Calibration in Eye to hand Setup (Multipe Random Calibration Board Poses) | coming soon | |
| Manual calibration (TCP Touch) | Manual Calibration in Eye to hand Setup (TCP Touch) | coming soon | |
| Automatic calibration for 4-axis robots (Standard Interface communication) | coming soon | coming soon |
Tools
Usage of various tools (software version >= 2.0.0).
| Tool Name | Overview | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| 3DTarget Object Recognition | 3D Target Object Recognition Tool Overview | Application Part I: Neatly Arranged Objects |
| Application Part II: Highly Reflective Material | ||
| Pose Adjustment Tool | Pose Adjustment Tool Overview | Application Part I: Depalletizing Scenario |
| Application Part II: Neatly Arranged Workpiece Loading Scenario | ||
| Target Object Editor | comming soon | comming soon |
| Path Planning | comming soon | comming soon |
Production Interface
Video Tutorial Collection: Production Interface
Typical Case
Deployment of vision projects typical cases in Mech-Vision.
| General Workpiece Picking | General Workpiece Picking |
| Single-Case Cartons | Single-Case Cartons |
