USING COGNEX VISION FOR PART ID AND ANALYSIS: TUTORIALS, LABS, AND

YOUTUBE MR.MICHAELP.WILES

MR.NICHOLASA.BOZZELLI

DR.JOHNR.WRIGHT,JR

MR.QUENTIND.KILGORE

MR.KEVINL.WAGNER

MILLERSVILLEUNIVERSITYOFPENNSYLVANIA

ABSTRACT

•  ModernvisionsystemsarecriJcalforpartidenJficaJonandanalysis.

•  ThepurposeofthepresentaJonistoprovideinstrucJononhowtoprogram/configureacontemporaryvisionsystem.

•  ThepresentaJonwillfocusonthedisseminaJonofhands-onlaboratoryexperiments,tutorials,andhelpfulYouTubevideoinstrucJonmodulestoassistnewusersoftheCognexIn-SightvisionsystemplaWorm.

•  Varioustechniqueswillbediscussed.

NEED/JUSTIFICATION •  ThevalueofthisprojectwhichexploresmanyofthemachinevisionidenJficaJontechniquesavailabletotheuJlizedhardwareisfoundinitsapplicaJontowardsautomatedindustrialprocesses.

•  Theabilitytoremotelydetect,idenJfy,andreactaccordinglyduringaprocessincreasesthelevelofqualitycontrolavailabletoabusiness.Italsominimizesdirecthumaninvolvementduringmuchofaprocessremovingthemfromdull,dirty,anddangerousposiJons.ThesebenefitscanleadtoincreasedproducJvityandreliabilitythusincreasingpotenJalfinancialreturns.

OVERVIEW

•  Howtoprogram/configureavisionsystemforpartidenJficaJonandanalysis.

•  ApplicaJonsforenacJngacJvecompliantvisualroboJccontrolusingaCognexIn-Sightvisionsystemwillbediscussed.

•  Samplelaboratoryexperiments,tutorials,andYouTubevideoswillbesharedwiththeaudiencetohelpthosenewtousingaCognexIn-SightMicroplaWorm.

•  OverviewtoCognexIn-Sight,PartIdenJficaJonTechniquesandAnalysis•  SampleLaboratoryExperiments,Tutorials,andYouTubeResources

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT AT MU

1999IBMRobots(2)

2001MitsubishiRVM1(2)

2005Mitsubishi2AJ(4)+Samsung(2)

2016MitsubishiRH(12)

u  Public/PrivatePartnershipGrant(2004-2005)u  $105,757.00MU/$107,000.00RixanAssociates,Inc.

u  AdvancedRobo,csCenterforUndergraduateProgramDevelopmentandImprovement

u  3cr.ReleaseTimeincludedinfundingtodoso?wareinves,ga,onwork(WhitePaper)forRixan

u  Total:$212,757.00u  Public/PrivatePartnershipGrant(2016)

u  $176,512.00MU/$618,000.00RixanAssociates,Inc.

u  12IndustrialRobo,cArmswithIntegratedCognexVisionSystems+Accessories

u  Total:$794,512.00.

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS LABORATORY AT MU

•  12Workcellsequippedwith:•  MitsubishiRHSCARARobots

•  CognexMicro/In-SightCameras

•  MiniatureConveyor

•  VibraJngBowlPartFeeder

•  LEDStackLightBars

•  Ethernetswitch

HARDWARE SETUP

FOUR MOST COMMON USES OF MACHINE VISION

hjps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTnho9-i6dI

IdenJficaJontechniquesexploredinthispresentaJoninclude:•  Measurement

•  Distance•  CounJng

•  Blob•  Decoding

•  Read2DCode•  LocaJon

•  PATMAXPajern

COGNEX IN-SIGHT EASYBUILDER PROCESS

RunJob

SaveJob

I/OandCommunicaJons

InspectPart

LocatePart

SetUpImage

GetConnected

LaunchIn-SightExplorer

CONNECT, SET UP IMAGE

hjps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh_U_ySFJBY

LOCATE PART

hjps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbmRLfOFKJ0

MEASUREMENT

hjps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgDasoEoQNw

COUNTING

hjps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xNcbhifY2w

DECODING

hjps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qio8ixkvH4M

LOCATION

hjps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9VWkTga0w

COMMUNICATION AND RUNNING A JOB

hjps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBIy7Egoaco&t=41s

FUTURE WORK

•  IdenJficaJontechniques

•  LighJngtypeanddirecJon

•  Lenstype

•  Sensortype

hjps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq4EHRHVOdc

CONTACTS

•  Alltutorialswillbeavailableonthiswebsite: hjp://sites.millersville.edu/jwright/

•  Dr.JohnWright•  john.wright@Millersville.edu

•  NicholasA.Bozzelli•  nabozzel@Millersville.edu

•  MichaelP.Wiles•  mpwiles@Millersville.edu

•  QuenJnD.Kilgore

•  qdkilgore@Millersville.edu

•  KevinL.Wagner

•  klwagne1@Millersville.edu