Omron Corporation

Takeshi Shoji

Ambrish Tyagi

Kazunori Osako

Tetsuya Akagi

John Drinkard

Kazuma Mishima

Xiaoguang Ning

Yasumichi Omoto

Shunji Ota

Hiroyoshi Koitabashi

A control system () includes: a control device () that controls a robot (); a three-dimensional sensor () that acquires positional information of a worker and the robot (), which are included in a viewing-field area in a three-dimensional space; and a support device () that provides a user interface () for virtually setting a cooperation region in which the worker and the robot () are allowed to work. The control device () controls stopping or the speed of the robot () on the basis of whether or not the position of the worker or the robot () calculated on the basis of the positional information is included in the cooperation region, which is set by using the user interface (), as well as the relative positional relationship between the worker and the robot () calculated on the basis of the positional information.

Control system, control method, and control unit

According to one aspect of the teachings herein, a method and apparatus detect mechanical misalignments in a machine vision system during run-time operation of the machine vision system, and compensate image processing based on the detected misalignments, unless the detected misalignments are excessive. Excessive misalignments may be detected by determining a worst-case error based on them. If the worst-case error exceeds a defined limit, the machine vision system transitions to a fault state. The fault state may include disrupting operation of a hazardous machine or performing one or more other fault-state operations. Among the detected misalignments are internal misalignments within individual cameras used for imaging, and relative misalignments between cameras. The method and apparatus may further perform run-time verifications of focus and transition the machine vision system to a fault state responsive to detecting insufficient focal quality.

Method and apparatus for detecting and mitigating mechanical misalignments in an optical system

A similarity degree calculating unit calculates a similarity degree of a feature quantity of a face image of an imaged checking target, and a feature quantity of a face image of a registrant or a non-registrant registered in a registrant information DB or a non-registrant information DB. A check determination unit notifies a service determination unit when the similarity degree is higher than a threshold value. A related information acquiring unit acquires related information including inter-registrant information, and provides to a time-series information DB generation unit and the service determination unit. The time-series information DB generation unit updates the time-series information DB. A statistical information DB generation unit generates the statistical information DB from the time-series information DB. The service determination unit provides services based on the related information, the time-series information DB, and the statistical information DB.

Vehicle operation control device and method, as well as, program

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