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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2006
Swaminathan Manickam, Bellingham, MA (US);
John P. Konicek, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David W. Duquette, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Steven K. Case, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Swaminathan Manickam, Bellingham, MA (US);
John P. Konicek, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David W. Duquette, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Steven K. Case, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
CyberOptics Corporation, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Abstract
A pick and place machine includes a sensor disposed to acquire an image of a nozzle before a pick operation, and one or more images after the pick operation. Image analytics based upon these images reveal important characteristics that can be used to classify the pick operation. In some embodiments, a plurality of after-pick images are acquired at different poses (angular orientations).