A “Global–Local” Visual Servo System for Picking Manipulators

During the process of automated crop picking, the two hand–eye coordination operation systems, namely “eye to hand” and “eye in hand” have their respective advantages and disadvantages. It is challenging to simultaneously consider both the operational accuracy and the speed of a manipulator. In resp...

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Main Authors: Yinggang Shi, Wei Zhang, Zhiwen Li, Yong Wang, Li Liu, Yongjie Cui
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/12/3366
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author Yinggang Shi
Wei Zhang
Zhiwen Li
Yong Wang
Li Liu
Yongjie Cui
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Wei Zhang
Zhiwen Li
Yong Wang
Li Liu
Yongjie Cui
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description During the process of automated crop picking, the two hand–eye coordination operation systems, namely “eye to hand” and “eye in hand” have their respective advantages and disadvantages. It is challenging to simultaneously consider both the operational accuracy and the speed of a manipulator. In response to this problem, this study constructs a “global–local” visual servo picking system based on a prototype of a picking robot to provide a global field of vision (through binocular vision) and carry out the picking operation using the monocular visual servo. Using tomato picking as an example, experiments were conducted to obtain the accuracies of judgment and range of fruit maturity, and the scenario of fruit-bearing was simulated over an area where the operation was ongoing to examine the rate of success of the system in terms of continuous fruit picking. The results show that the global–local visual servo picking system had an average accuracy of correctly judging fruit maturity of 92.8%, average error of fruit distance measurement in the range 0.485 cm, average time for continuous fruit picking of 20.06 s, and average success rate of picking of 92.45%.
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spelling doaj.art-5e5b57e8c6cd43aabab96c9f7371ed732023-11-20T03:45:43ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-06-012012336610.3390/s20123366A “Global–Local” Visual Servo System for Picking ManipulatorsYinggang Shi0Wei Zhang1Zhiwen Li2Yong Wang3Li Liu4Yongjie Cui5College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, ChinaDuring the process of automated crop picking, the two hand–eye coordination operation systems, namely “eye to hand” and “eye in hand” have their respective advantages and disadvantages. It is challenging to simultaneously consider both the operational accuracy and the speed of a manipulator. In response to this problem, this study constructs a “global–local” visual servo picking system based on a prototype of a picking robot to provide a global field of vision (through binocular vision) and carry out the picking operation using the monocular visual servo. Using tomato picking as an example, experiments were conducted to obtain the accuracies of judgment and range of fruit maturity, and the scenario of fruit-bearing was simulated over an area where the operation was ongoing to examine the rate of success of the system in terms of continuous fruit picking. The results show that the global–local visual servo picking system had an average accuracy of correctly judging fruit maturity of 92.8%, average error of fruit distance measurement in the range 0.485 cm, average time for continuous fruit picking of 20.06 s, and average success rate of picking of 92.45%.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/12/3366tomato pickingvisual servomanipulatorhand–eye coordination
spellingShingle Yinggang Shi
Wei Zhang
Zhiwen Li
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A “Global–Local” Visual Servo System for Picking Manipulators
Sensors
tomato picking
visual servo
manipulator
hand–eye coordination
title A “Global–Local” Visual Servo System for Picking Manipulators
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title_fullStr A “Global–Local” Visual Servo System for Picking Manipulators
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title_short A “Global–Local” Visual Servo System for Picking Manipulators
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topic tomato picking
visual servo
manipulator
hand–eye coordination
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/12/3366
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