Product category:
Vision and Colour Sensors
News Release from: Oxford Sensor Technology | Subject: Specular Reflection Sensor
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 05 June 2002
Novel sensor is unaffected by colour
Unlike other vision based systems the Specular Reflection Sensor (SRS) uses specular reflections, the bright highlights seen along curved features on shiny surfaces.
Unlike other vision based systems the Specular Reflection Sensor (SRS) uses specular reflections, the bright highlights seen along curved features on shiny surfaces As a result the sensor is totally unaffected by colour making it unique among vision systems
The Specular Reflection Sensor can be used to locate, curved features on shiny metals, painted components and even transparent plastic or glass.
It has been designed primarily for guidance of assembly robots in the automotive industry.
A typical system comprises four sensors connected via a CANbus high-speed serial link, allowing location of vehicle window apertures in 6 degrees of freedom for automatic glass insertion.
Another unique feature of the sensor is its speed, which even allows glazing while the vehicle is moving.
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