Dip solder joints exhibit a variety of complex shapes, making inspection by traditional representation methods difficult. Traditional approaches use various features of 2D images to represent joint shape; however, cor...
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Dip solder joints exhibit a variety of complex shapes, making inspection by traditional representation methods difficult. Traditional approaches use various features of 2D images to represent joint shape; however, correct 3-D representation is essential when analyzing joint shape for visual inspection. We present a method of using generalized cylinders (GCs) to obtain a 3-D representation of a solder joint from the joint's range image. This method is based on symmetry detection. B-spline contour representation allows analytical detection of a symmetry axis that is used as a basis for the GC axis. In addition, we present a B-spline fitting method that uses an initial line fitting procedure. The contour of the cross section is expressed as an ellipse using an ellipse-specified conic fitting method. Correct representations for over 53 test sample range images were obtained.
A control system is developed to control pulsed gas metal arc welding process. To guarantee the desired metal transfer mode, i.e., one drop per pulse, the welding current is switched from the peak level to the backgro...
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A control system is developed to control pulsed gas metal arc welding process. To guarantee the desired metal transfer mode, i.e., one drop per pulse, the welding current is switched from the peak level to the background level so that an oscillation of the droplet is excited up. When the droplet moves downwards, the welding current is switched back to the peak level. The combination of the downward momentum of the oscillating droplet and the increased electromagnetic force guarantees that the droplet be detached. Instead of the duration of the background current, the waveform of the welding current is adjusted to control the melting rate of the electrode wire so that the metal transfer frequency can keep constant during welding. To simplify the control system, the ranges of the welding operational parameters are used to quantify the uncertainty in the dynamic model of the welding process. Based on the uncertainty range of the dynamic model, a single control algorithm has been developed to handle different operational parameters. Experiments confirmed effectiveness of the developed system.
This paper describes a solution to the following plant-controller optimization (PCO) problem: given an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)-with a fixed baseline body configuration-that is required to operate over a fi...
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This paper describes a solution to the following plant-controller optimization (PCO) problem: given an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)-with a fixed baseline body configuration-that is required to operate over a finite number of representative trimming conditions in the vertical plane, determine the optimal size of the bow and stern control surfaces so that a weighted average J of the power required at trimming is minimized, subject to the conditions that: (i) a given set of open loop requirements are met, and (ii) stabilizing feedback controllers can be designed to meet desired time and frequency closed loop performance requirements about each trimming point. The solution proposed is rooted in the theory of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) and leads to efficient PCO algorithms that build on a recently released LMI Toolbox.
Sensory based control, particulary vision based control has become quite important in autonomous vehicle applications. For certain simple control tasks, as for exmnple light source position detection and tracking, vis...
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Sensory based control, particulary vision based control has become quite important in autonomous vehicle applications. For certain simple control tasks, as for exmnple light source position detection and tracking, vision based control using video cameras is rather complicated. The paper describes simple vision sensor called "fuzzy eye" which is quite appropriate for such control tasks. The fuzzy eye principles, the control algorithm and the experimental setup are described as well.
We present the results of an empirical study in which we evaluated cost-sensitive learning algorithms on a rooftop detection task, which is one level of processing in a building detection system. Specifically, we inve...
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We present the results of an empirical study in which we evaluated cost-sensitive learning algorithms on a rooftop detection task, which is one level of processing in a building detection system. Specifically, we investigated how well machine learning methods generalized to unseen images that differed in location and in aspect. For the purpose of comparison, we included in our evaluation a handcrafted linear classifier, which is the selection heuristic currently used in the building detection system. ROC analysis showed that, when generalizing to unseen images that differed in location and aspect, a naive Bayesian classifier outperformed nearest neighbor and the handcrafted solution.
This paper describes a solution to the following plant-controller optimization (PCO) problem: given an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) - with a fixed baseline body configuration - that is required to operate over ...
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This paper describes a solution to the following plant-controller optimization (PCO) problem: given an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) - with a fixed baseline body configuration - that is required to operate over a finite number of representative trimming conditions in the vertical plane, determine the optimal size of the bow and stern control surfaces so that a weighted average J of the power required at trimming is minimized, subject to the conditions that: i) a given set of open loop requirements are met, and ii) stabilizing feedback controllers can be designed to meet desired time and frequency closed loop performance requirements about each trimming point. The solution proposed is rooted in the theory of Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs) and leads to efficient PCO algorithms that build on a recently released LMI Toolbox.
The problem of designing a minimum-weight one-link flexible arm for a specified fundamental frequency of vibration has been investigated. The optimum design problem is formulated as a nonlinear eigenvalue problem usin...
The problem of designing a minimum-weight one-link flexible arm for a specified fundamental frequency of vibration has been investigated. The optimum design problem is formulated as a nonlinear eigenvalue problem usin...
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The problem of designing a minimum-weight one-link flexible arm for a specified fundamental frequency of vibration has been investigated. The optimum design problem is formulated as a nonlinear eigenvalue problem using the variational method. Two iteration schemes are developed to find the optimum solution in the normal and degenerated cases. Numerical results have indicated that a significant reduction in link weight can be achieved by the proposed method. For example, for a geometrically similar cross section and a specified fundamental frequency ranging from 1 Hz to 10 Hz, the weight of an optimum link is 400% to 600% lighter than that of an uniform link. (C) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
A simple, but effective, method of calibrating a multimanipulator robotic system is introduced. The algorithm uses precisely machined calibration plates which are inexpensive to manufacture and require no measuring in...
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A simple, but effective, method of calibrating a multimanipulator robotic system is introduced. The algorithm uses precisely machined calibration plates which are inexpensive to manufacture and require no measuring instrumentation. The method is tested on a dual-arm system which resulted in an order of magnitude reduction in the pose error. Coordinated dual-arm manipulation experiments are conducted using the calibrated kinematic model to validate the usefulness of the calibration process
Three degree of freedom planar mechanisms occur in nature and are fundamental to many robotic devices. This paper concerns the use of evaluation criteria, developed by the authors, to select the link lengths of 3 DOF ...
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Three degree of freedom planar mechanisms occur in nature and are fundamental to many robotic devices. This paper concerns the use of evaluation criteria, developed by the authors, to select the link lengths of 3 DOF planar manipulators and analyze their operational performance. The technique has wide application to the design of serial and parallel robots.
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