3D-Locate is software that addresses vision-guided robotics, assembly, and inspection. It offers three-dimensional position information that enables automation equipment to work with a wider variety of parts, including items that are stacked or tilted.
3D-Locate software is suited for applications such as logistics, robot-guided de-palleting, and precision assembly.
The software is also suited for applications such as logistics, robot-guided de-palleting, and precision assembly. The software can reduce or eliminate the need for expensive mechanical fixtures or measurement devices. The product can be used with Cognex code reading, gauging, and inspection tools. It uses PatMax technology to determine an object’s precise 3D orientation.
PatMax tolerates non-uniform lighting and remains reliable when patterns are partly covered. 3D-Locate can use input from other Cognex location tools such as SearchMax and PatFlex to help determine part orientation. Calibration tools adjust for optical distortion and camera position, and synchronize cameras with moving elements such as robot grippers.
The PC-based software is said to handle high throughput applications and you may have the option to choose from a range of industrial cameras. The product can be used in single camera applications that need more information than a 2D approach such as robot-mounted single or stereo camera guidance systems, work cells with multiple fixed-mount cameras, and dimensioning, sorting, and picking applications on conveyor lines.
The product is available as part of the Cognex CVL software library. For more information, download a data sheet at www.cognex.com/3D.
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