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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1998
Hans-Horst Grasmueller, Mammendorf, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In a method and device for detecting the position of components, the relative position of terminals and/or edges of components relative to a transport device is obtained using a camera with an image evaluation unit connected downstream that obtains an image containing the terminals together with a position marking securely connected to the transport device. The position marking is itself located in the immediate vicinity of the terminals or is imaged at such a location via an optical imaging element. A more precise position detection is assured. A fast position detection is also realized given a moving transport device and a short exposure time for the imaging by the camera.