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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Jimi R. Michalscheck, Racine, WI (US);
Kelly A. Michalscheck, Racine, WI (US);
Jessica L. Korpela, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Kyle K. Reissner, Hudson, OH (US);
David A. Vasko, Hartland, WI (US);
Matthew W. Fordenwalt, Hudson, OH (US);
John J. Jauquet, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Matthew R. Ericsson, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Andrew Wilber, Franklin, WI (US);
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system may include a multi-purpose sensor coupled to a machine operating in an industrial environment. The multi-purpose sensor may include a camera that obtains a first and second set of image data including images of the machine and an environment surrounding the machine. The first set of image data is associated with a baseline of the machine and the environment, and the second set of image data is acquired subsequent to when the first set is acquired. The system may include a computing device that may include a processor to receive the first and second set of image data, determine baseline positions of objects in the first set, determine subsequent positions of the objects in the second set, determine whether the subsequent positions vary from the baseline positions, and perform an action when the subsequent positions vary from the baseline positions.