Robot apparatus and position and orientation detecting method

US9082017B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9082017-B2
Application numberUS-201313743655-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 17, 2013
Priority dateJan 18, 2012
Publication dateJul 14, 2015
Grant dateJul 14, 2015

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A robot apparatus includes a reference-model storing unit configured to store a reference model of an object, a feature-value-table storing unit configured to store a feature value table that associates position data and orientation data of the reference model and a feature value, a photographed-image acquiring unit configured to capture a photographed image of the object, a detecting unit configured to calculate a photographed image feature value from the photographed image, and a driving control unit configured to control a robot main body on the basis of the position data and the orientation data to change the position and the orientation of a gripping unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A control device comprising: a storing unit storing multiple first feature values for multiple images of a reference model, wherein the reference model is a three-dimensional model of an object and each of the first feature values includes a position and an orientation of the object for each of the images, and the position and the orientation of the reference model is different in each of the images; an image acquiring unit acquiring a photographed image o…

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What does patent US9082017B2 cover?
A robot apparatus includes a reference-model storing unit configured to store a reference model of an object, a feature-value-table storing unit configured to store a feature value table that associates position data and orientation data of the reference model and a feature value, a photographed-image acquiring unit configured to capture a photographed image of the object, a detecting unit conf…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seiko Epson Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06T7/74. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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