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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bradley W Powell, Athens, AL (US);
Mike H Rodgers, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
Applied Research, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
31856816 ; 3185681 ; 318577 ; 250216 ; 901 42 ; 901 47 ; 359727 ; 395-1 ;
Abstract
A device for the generation of basic electrical signals which are supplied to a computerized processing complex for the operation of industrial robots. The system includes a stereo mirror arrangement for the projection of views from opposite sides of a visible indicia formed on a workpiece. The views are projected onto independent halves of the retina of a single camera. The camera retina is of the CCD (charge-coupled-device) type and is therefore capable of providing signals in response to the image projected thereupon. These signals are then processed for control of industrial robots or similar devices.