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CAD-based Object Recognition for a Sensor/Actor Measurement Robot

Brenner, Claus; Boehm, Jan; Guehring, Jens;

Publication: IAPRS, Vol. 32/5, ISPRS, Hakodate, Japan, pp. 209-216
Publication Date: 04/1998

Abstract:

Starting from dense range images that are obtained by a structured light system, a higher-level description is generated. This description is well-suited to perform object recognition and pose estimation.

Once the correspondence between the CAD modell and the measured part is established we are now able to compute the geometric deviation of the manufactured part from ist CAD model.

 


Experimental measurement system for industrial inspection of 3D parts

Brenner, Claus; Boehm, Jan; Guehring, Jens;
AA(Univ. of Stuttgart)

Publication: Proc. SPIE Vol. 3521, p. 237-247, Machine Vision Systems for Inspection and Metrology VII, Bruce G. Batchelor; John W. Miller; Susan S. Solomon; Eds.
Publication Date: 10/1998

Abstract:

A research group at the University of Stuttgart has set up an experimental measurement robot for industrial close range inspection. During a test run, the feasibility of a multi- sensor/actor system has been shown. The system uses optical sensors to perform different tasks including object recognition, localization and gauging. It is a step towards systems which are able to inspect and gauge several parts from a set of parts stored in a 3D model database. This paper describes the results which have been obtained so far and were demonstrated during a test run. It then focuses on our latest developments concerning 3D data acquisition, registration, segmentation, model generation from CAD data and object recognition.

 


Photogrammetric calibration and accuracy evaluation of a cross-pattern stripe projector

Brenner, Claus; Boehm, Jan; Guehring, Jens;
AA(Univ. of Stuttgart)

Publication: Proc. SPIE Vol. 3641, p. 164-172, Videometrics VI, Sabry F. El-Hakim; Armin Gruen; Eds.
Publication Date: 12/1998

Abstract:

Presently there is a growing demand for fast and precise 3D computer vision systems for a wide variety of industrial applications like reverse engineering, quality control and industrial gauging. One important aspect of any vision system is the data acquisition. If the principle of triangulation is used the correspondence problem is to be solved. The coded light approach offers a fast way to overcome this problem and to provide dense range data. In order to get high accuracy range images the system needs to be calibrated. In this paper, we compare two calibration techniques: polynomial depth calibration and photogrammetric calibration. We have carried out both methods independently. To obtain results about the accuracy in object space, we measured the surface of a plane-table.

 


CAD-basierte Objekterkennung für ein multisensorielles Meßsystem

Boehm, Jan; Brenner, Claus; Guehring, Jens;

Publication: 'Mustererkennung 1999', 21. DAGM-Symposium, Bonn, Germany, Springer, Informatik aktuell, Förstner, W.; Buhmann, J.M.; Faber, A.; Faber, P., (Hrsg.)
Publication Date: 1999

Abstract:
An der Universität Stuttgart wird im Rahmen eines Sonderforschungsbereichs an einem System zur explorativen Erkennung und Vermessung von Werkstücken geforscht. Ein Ziel der Arbeiten ist der Aufbau eines Gesamtsystems, bestehend aus Beleuchtung, Aktoren, optischen Sensoren und Auswertealgorithmen, welches in der Lage ist, ein eingelegtes Werkstück zu erkennen, dessen Position und Orientierung zu ermitteln und anschließend für dieses Teil spezifische, vordefinierte Meß- und Prüfaufgaben durchzuführen.

Ein Hauptaugenmerk liegt dabei auf der Automatisierung und Robustifizierung der Objekterkennung, welche den Einsatz des Meßsystems für verschiedene Werkstücke ermöglicht.

In diesem Beitrag zeigen wir die durchgängige Kette von der Modellierung eines Objekts mittels eines 3D-CAD-Systems über die Fertigung des Teils, die Erfassung und Segmentierung bis hin zur Erkennung dieses Objekts auf.

 


Automated Extraction of Features from CAD Models for 3D Object Recognition

Boehm; Jan, Brenner, Claus; Guehring, Jens; Fritsch, Dieter

Publication: 'IAPRS', Vol. 33/5, ISPRS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 76-83
Publication Date: 2000

Abstract:
In this paper we report on our work on a CAD model-based object recognition system for industrial parts. We present a novel approach which uses information derived from the CAD model in the early process of range image segmenta-tion. This approach gives an exact classification of the range image enabling the development of a CAD based object recognition system. We describe the feature extraction from CAD data and its use in the curvature based range im-age classification. We carried out experiments with data from multiple sources. The results obtained are presented and discussed.

 


Data Processing and Calibration of a Cross-Pattern Stripe Projector

Guehring, Jens; Brenner, Claus; Boehm, Jan; Fritsch, Dieter

Publication: 'IAPRS', Vol. 33/5, ISPRS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 327-338
Publication Date: 2000

Abstract:
Dense surface acquisition is one of the most challenging tasks for optical 3-D measurement systems in applications such as inspection of industrial parts, reverse engineering, digitization of virtual reality models and robot guidance. 

In order to achieve high accuracy we need good hardware equipment, as well as sophisticated data processing methods.

Since measurements should be feasible under real world conditions, accuracy, reliability and consistency are a major issue.

Based on the experiences with a previous system, a detailed analysis of the performance was carried out, leading to a new hardware setup. On the software side, we improved our calibration procedure and replaced the phase shift technique previously used by a new processing scheme which we call line shift processing.

This paper describes our new approach. Results are presented and compared to results derived from the previous system.

 


Implementation and calibration of a multi sensor measuring system

Boehm, Jan; Guehring, Jens; Brenner, Claus

Publication: Proc. SPIE Vol. 3409, Videometrics VII, Sabry F. El-Hakim; Armin Gruen; Eds.
Publication Date: 2001

Abstract:
We present our work on the mplementat on and cal brat on of a mult sensor measur ng system.The work s part of a large scale research project on opt cal measurement us ng sensor actuator coupl ng and act ve explorat on.Th s project is a collaboration of researchers from seven institutes of the University of Stuttgart ncluding photogrammetry, mechanical eng neering and computer science.The system consists of optical sensors which can be manipulated in position and or entation by robot actuators,and light sources which control illumination.The system performs di .erent tasks ncluding object recognition,localization and gaug ng.Flexibility s achieved by replacing the common serial measurement cha n by nested control loops nvolv ng autonomous agents wh ch perform basic tasks n a modular fash on.The system s able to nspect and gauge several parts from a set of parts stored n a 3-D model database. The paper gives an overview of the ent re system and details some of the photogrammetry-related aspects such as the cal brat on of the d .erent sensors (cameras,stereo-head,str pe projector),the cal brat on of the measurement robot using photogrammetric measurements,as well as data processing steps like segmentation,object pose determination, and gauging.

 


Dense 3-D surface acquisition by structured light using off-the-shelf components

Guehring, Jens

Publication: Proc. SPIE Vol. 3409, Videometrics VII, Sabry F. El-Hakim; Armin Gruen; Eds.
Publication Date: 2001

Abstract:
This paper describes the implementation of a LCD stripe projection system, based on a new processing scheme called line shift processing. One advantage of the method is, that the projection device can, but is not required to be stable over time nor does it have to be calibrated. The new method therefore allows us to use an off-the-shelf multimedia projector to acquire dense 3-D data (several 100K Triangles) of large objects in a matter of seconds. Since we are able to control our source of illumination, we can also acquire registered color information using standard monochrome cameras. Besides the description of the system some practical examples are given. The calibration of the system is also addressed.

 


Reliable 3D Surface Acquisition, Registration and Validation using Statistical Error Models

Guehring, Jens

Publication: Third International Conference on 3D Digital Imaging and Modeling (3DIM'01), Québec City, Canada, IEEE
Publication Date: 2001

Abstract:
We present a complete data acquisition and processing chain for the reliable inspection of industrial parts considering anisotropic noise. Data acquisition is performed with a stripe projection system that was modelled and calibrated using photogrammetric techniques. Covariance matrices are attached individually to points during 3D coordinate computation. Different datasets are registered using a new multi-view registration technique. In the validation step, the registered datasets are compared with the CAD model to verify that the measured part meets its specification. While previous methods have only considered the geometrical discrepancies between the sensed part and its CAD model, we also consider statistical information to decide whether the differences are significant.

 

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