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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Hiroshi Oike, Chiryu, JP;
Kenji Sugiyama, Anjo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Oike, Chiryu, JP;
Kenji Sugiyama, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd., Chiryu-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 3/00 (2006.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/00 (2013.01); G06T 3/00 (2013.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01);
Abstract
To image a component larger than the field of view of a camera, a range based on the shape and dimension of the component to be imaged and the field of view of the camera, a range of the component is divided, and imaging ranges of a plurality of characteristic parts to be imaged are determined. Then, images of the plurality of characteristic parts obtained by imaging the plurality of characteristic parts with the camera are combined to create a combined image of the characteristic parts of the component. Based on the combined image, the position of the component is measured.