Offline Machine Vision in the Production Cell Control

Abstract The paper presents the possibility of using machine vision in the industrial area. The case study is oriented to indirect image processing in a robotic cell using a Matlab tool. Theoretical part of the contribution is devoted to the comparative analysis of various methods of the object detection and recognition. Analysis of the functionality, speed, performance and reliability of selected methods in the object detection and recognition area is processed. In the practical part, a method of implementing an indirect machine vision is designed to control the handling of objects detected and recognized on the basis of an operator requirement. Based on the analysis of the sample robotic workplace and the identified limitations, possibility of using the indirect computer vision is suggested. In such a case, the image of the workspace scene is saved on the storage and then processed by an external element. The processing result is further distributed in a defined form by a selected channel to the control component of the production cell.