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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2018
Shinshu University, Matsumoto, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kimitoshi Yamazaki, Nagano, JP;
Kazuki Sano, Nagano, JP;
Satonori Demura, Nagano, JP;
Wataru Nakajima, Nagano, JP;
Keisuke Takeshita, Nagoya, JP;
SHINSHU UNIVERSITY, Matsumoto, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A grasping apparatusincludes: an image data acquisition unit; a robot arm; a control unit; and a grasping position determination unitconfigured to determine, using the image data of photographed flexible objects in a folded and stacked state that is acquired by the image data acquisition unit, whether or not a part of the flexible objects in that image data is suitable for being grasped. The control unitcontrols the robot armso as to deform ends of a top surface of the flexible object at the top of the stacked flexible objects. The grasping position determination unitdetermines whether or not a part is suitable for being grasped using the image data of the photographed flexible object the ends of the top surface of which have been deformed.
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