A machine vision system for the monitoring of CNC machine tooling using inexpensive hardware
Dr Fabio Caparrelli and Teks Sarl are working on a new R&D project that aims to realise a camera-based system to monitor the operation of a CNC milling machine.
Robot tool positioning and alignment
One of the main applications of machine vision in industry is in the alignment and positioning of tools that are used in a large variety of tasks.
Object recognition and tracking
Over the years, we have developed several techniques for recognising and tracking 2D and 3D objects in real-time. These techniques are able to cope with variability of the lighting conditions, presence of clutter, background texture and general image noise.
KTP achieves major cost savings for Wolstenholme Knives
When Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate Michael Bennett was testing equipment at Wolstenholme Machine Knives to find out the best way for welding different thicknesses of stainless steel, he began reprogramming the laser cutter
Engineering project could lead to robotic 'guide dogs'
A new project which brings humans and robots together could help firefighters tackle low visibility and, eventually, provide a robotic alternative to guide dogs for visually-impaired people
Viewfinder
The Viewfinder project built an autonomous robotic system to establish ground safety in the event of a fire.
Miniaturised Cooperative Robots Advancing Towards the Nano Range
The MiCRoN project was awarded on 8 March 2002 under the European Union Information Society Technologies (IST) 5th framework programme. It is a follow-up of the Miniman project.
Robotic Evolutionary Self-Programming and Self-Assembling Organisms
The REPLICATOR project started in March 2008 under the European Union's 7th framework programme, in the theme of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
I-Swarm - Intelligent Small World Autonomous Robots for Micro-Manipulation
The I-SWARM project was awarded in December 2003 under the European Union Information Society Technologies (IST) 6th framework programme. It is a follow-up of the MiCRoN project.