Flexible Material Handling using a Vision-Guided Industrial Robot

Submission Number: 127
Submission ID: 221
Submission UUID: 358be09c-122c-4d00-8fd3-3d2b13b1cd41
Submission URI: /form/project

Created: Mon, 11/08/2021 - 14:32
Completed: Mon, 11/08/2021 - 14:32
Changed: Thu, 05/05/2022 - 04:19

Remote IP address: 68.9.132.128
Submitted by: Vedang Chauhan
Language: English

Is draft: No
Webform: Project
Flexible Material Handling using a Vision-Guided Industrial Robot
Northeast
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hardware (74), image-processing (299), programming (5), project-management (336)
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Project Leader

Vedang Chauhan
(860)372-5097
(413)782-1220

Project Personnel

Vedang Chauhan
Jonathan Blanchard
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Project Information

The objective of this project is to design, implement, program and evaluate a Fanuc robot with a 2D Vision Inspection system using the Fanuc ROBOGUIDE software and LR Mate 200 iD/4S robot. A robot mounted camera and Model Learning and Blob Detection tools are used for the part identification.

Robots are broadly used in modern manufacturing industries for various tasks such as material handling, painting, welding, machining, assembly and inspection purposes. Advanced robots are integrated with a 2D or 3D vision inspection system to enhance the robot’s capabilities to perform advanced tasks. When it comes to industrial robots, Fanuc represents over 60% of the Industrial Robotics market in North America. From small shops to large assembly operations, manufacturers rely on FANUC automation to help improve productivity, increase quality, maximize profits and maintain a competitive edge. Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural, Electronics, Food and Beverage, Medical and Pharmaceutical and Oil and Gas are just a few industries from the vast pool of industries that use Fanuc robots. The impact and applications of industrial robotics grows day by day, so industries need engineers who can understand and program the robots.
To accelerate project development and to minimize the cost of initial set up, industries first program robots in the virtual systems. With virtual robots and workcell models, offline programming with a software reduces risk by enabling visualization of single and multi-robot workcell layouts before actual installation. Fanuc offers ROBOGUIDE software that allows users to create, program and simulate a robotic workcell in 3-D without the physical need and expense of a prototype workcell setup.

The objective of this project is to first design, develop and program the Fanuc robot using the iRVision (Fanuc machine vision inspection software) and ROBOGUIDE for battery detection and localization using model learning and blob detection tools. Upon successful verification, transfer the program to the real robot, implement necessary changes and execute the task. A student will be provided with the related resources to learn Fanuc robot programming as a part of the project.

Project Information Subsection

Vision guided robotics workcell and program developed using ROBOGUIDE software. Final program, vidoe, report and research publication draft.
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Western New England University
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NE-MGHPCC
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Already behind3Start date is flexible
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  • Milestone Title: Workcell and fixture desing in ROBOGUIDE
    Milestone Description: - Pre-test on Fanuc robot programming.
    - Build virtual cell in RoboGUIDE software
    - Design a part holding fixture and parts using SolidWorks CAD software
    - Complete Fanuc’s following e-learning modules

    Completion Date Goal: 2021-12-03
  • Milestone Title: Complete an instructor led robot programming training
    Milestone Description: Complete In-person training for material handling with Fanuc robot with Dr. Chauhan
    Completion Date Goal: 2021-12-17
  • Milestone Title: Complete Vision system training
    Milestone Description: Complete In-person training for Vision Inspection with Fanuc robot with Dr. Chauhan
    Completion Date Goal: 2022-02-25
  • Milestone Title: Project in ROBOGUIDE
    Milestone Description: Complete the entire project in ROBOGUIDE and record cycle times, motion paths and classification scores
    Completion Date Goal: 2022-03-11
  • Milestone Title: Project on the real robot
    Milestone Description: Complete the entire project on the physical robot and record cycle times, motion paths and classification scores
    Post-test

    Completion Date Goal: 2022-04-15
  • Milestone Title: Report writing
    Milestone Description: Report and conference paper writing .
    Dr. Chauhan issuses robot programming certification to a student
    Completion Date Goal: 2022-04-29
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A Student successfully completing this course will be able to:
• Understand theory and application of an industrial robot
• Program a robot for material handling applications
• Understand the robotic programming concepts: Frames, jogging, motion instructions, I/Os, Macros, back up
• Design a robotics workcell and program it using a virtual robot programming software
• Build a vision inspection system for the robot
• Integrate the vision inspection with robotics for object detection and classification
• Demonstrate flexible material handling system using vision-guided robotics
Student will receive a certification of robot programming that will add value to his resume.
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Final Report

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