IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,158,080
Granted Patent B2
US 11,158,080 · App. 16/831,961 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Information processing method, information processing device, object detection apparatus, and robot system

Inventor: Hiromitsu Mizukami (Matsumoto, JP)
G06T7/70B25J9/163B25J9/1697G06K9/00664G06K9/6262G06T2207/20081G06T2207/30164
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,158,080
App. No.
16/831,961
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing method includes: receiving design data of an object; generating object data including shape data of the object and position/posture information of the object from the design data; generating first bulk data by stacking the object data by simulation; extracting the object data disposed on an outermost surface; disposing an imaging section by searching for an imaging angle from which extracted object data is obtained, when the object is imaged by the imaging section; acquiring first imaging data by imaging the object by the imaging section from the imaging angle; and generating learning data by replacing the shape data included in extracted object data with the first imaging data.

Claims (30)

1. An information processing method for generating learning data for detecting a position/posture of an object, the method comprising:

receiving design data of the object;

generating object data including shape data of the object and position/posture information of the object from the design data;

generating first bulk data by stacking the object data by simulation;

extracting the object data disposed on an outermost surface as outermost surface object data in the first bulk data;

disposing an imaging section based on an imaging angle and an imaging distance at which a position/posture of the outermost surface object data is obtained, when the object placed alone is imaged by the imaging section;

acquiring first imaging data by imaging the object placed alone by the imaging section from the imaging angle and the imaging distance; and

generating the learning data by replacing the shape data included in the outermost surface object data with the first imaging data, in the first bulk data.

2. The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein

the design data is data of a three-dimensional CAD of the object.

3. The information processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring fifth imaging data including the shape data of the object by imaging the object placed alone by the imaging section under a plurality of imaging conditions, wherein

the generating the first bulk data is obtaining the first bulk data by associating the object data with the fifth imaging data and stacking the fifth imaging data associated with the object data.

4. An information processing device for generating learning data for detecting a position/posture of an object, the apparatus comprising:

a design data receiving section receiving design data of the object;

an object data generation section generating object data that includes shape data of the object and position/posture information of the object from the design data;

a first bulk data generation section generating first bulk data by stacking the object data by simulation;

an outermost surface extraction section extracting the object data that is disposed on an outermost surface as outermost surface object data, in the first bulk data;

an imaging angle calculation section calculating an imaging angle and an imaging distance corresponding to the outermost surface object data, when the object placed alone is imaged by an imaging section;

a first imaging data acquisition section acquiring first imaging data by imaging the object placed alone by the imaging section at the imaging angle and the imaging distance; and

a learning data generation section generating learning data by replacing the shape data included in the outermost surface object data with the first imaging data, in the first bulk data.

5. A robot system comprising:

a robot including a robot arm;

an imaging section installed in the robot arm;

an object detection apparatus for detecting a position/posture of an object; and

a robot control device controlling driving of the robot based on a detection result of the object detection apparatus, wherein

the object detection apparatus includes:

the information processing device according to claim 4 ;

a second imaging data acquisition section acquiring second imaging data by imaging the object by an imaging section; and

an object position/posture detection section detecting the position/posture of the object based on the second imaging data and the learning data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2020
From: MIZUKAMI, HIROMITSU
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052241/0865 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-064127 · Mar 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200311965A1 · Oct 1, 2020