Recognition and Grasping of Disorderly Stacked Wood Planks Using a Local Image Patch and Point Pair Feature Method

Considering the difficult problem of robot recognition and grasping in the scenario of disorderly stacked wooden planks, a recognition and positioning method based on local image features and point pair geometric features is proposed here and we define a local patch point pair feature. First, we use...

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Main Authors: Chengyi Xu, Ying Liu, Fenglong Ding, Zilong Zhuang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
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author Chengyi Xu
Ying Liu
Fenglong Ding
Zilong Zhuang
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Fenglong Ding
Zilong Zhuang
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description Considering the difficult problem of robot recognition and grasping in the scenario of disorderly stacked wooden planks, a recognition and positioning method based on local image features and point pair geometric features is proposed here and we define a local patch point pair feature. First, we used self-developed scanning equipment to collect images of wood boards and a robot to drive a RGB-D camera to collect images of disorderly stacked wooden planks. The image patches cut from these images were input to a convolutional autoencoder to train and obtain a local texture feature descriptor that is robust to changes in perspective. Then, the small image patches around the point pairs of the plank model are extracted, and input into the trained encoder to obtain the feature vector of the image patch, combining the point pair geometric feature information to form a feature description code expressing the characteristics of the plank. After that, the robot drives the RGB-D camera to collect the local image patches of the point pairs in the area to be grasped in the scene of the stacked wooden planks, also obtaining the feature description code of the wooden planks to be grasped. Finally, through the process of point pair feature matching, pose voting and clustering, the pose of the plank to be grasped is determined. The robot grasping experiment here shows that both the recognition rate and grasping success rate of planks are high, reaching 95.3% and 93.8%, respectively. Compared with the traditional point pair feature method (PPF) and other methods, the method present here has obvious advantages and can be applied to stacked wood plank grasping environments.
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spelling doaj.art-68d9078a3aa54ef59b40ebd4e1448d462023-11-20T19:24:34ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-10-012021623510.3390/s20216235Recognition and Grasping of Disorderly Stacked Wood Planks Using a Local Image Patch and Point Pair Feature MethodChengyi Xu0Ying Liu1Fenglong Ding2Zilong Zhuang3College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaConsidering the difficult problem of robot recognition and grasping in the scenario of disorderly stacked wooden planks, a recognition and positioning method based on local image features and point pair geometric features is proposed here and we define a local patch point pair feature. First, we used self-developed scanning equipment to collect images of wood boards and a robot to drive a RGB-D camera to collect images of disorderly stacked wooden planks. The image patches cut from these images were input to a convolutional autoencoder to train and obtain a local texture feature descriptor that is robust to changes in perspective. Then, the small image patches around the point pairs of the plank model are extracted, and input into the trained encoder to obtain the feature vector of the image patch, combining the point pair geometric feature information to form a feature description code expressing the characteristics of the plank. After that, the robot drives the RGB-D camera to collect the local image patches of the point pairs in the area to be grasped in the scene of the stacked wooden planks, also obtaining the feature description code of the wooden planks to be grasped. Finally, through the process of point pair feature matching, pose voting and clustering, the pose of the plank to be grasped is determined. The robot grasping experiment here shows that both the recognition rate and grasping success rate of planks are high, reaching 95.3% and 93.8%, respectively. Compared with the traditional point pair feature method (PPF) and other methods, the method present here has obvious advantages and can be applied to stacked wood plank grasping environments.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/21/6235convolutional auto-encoderslocal image patchpoint pair featureplank recognitionrobotic grasping
spellingShingle Chengyi Xu
Ying Liu
Fenglong Ding
Zilong Zhuang
Recognition and Grasping of Disorderly Stacked Wood Planks Using a Local Image Patch and Point Pair Feature Method
Sensors
convolutional auto-encoders
local image patch
point pair feature
plank recognition
robotic grasping
title Recognition and Grasping of Disorderly Stacked Wood Planks Using a Local Image Patch and Point Pair Feature Method
title_full Recognition and Grasping of Disorderly Stacked Wood Planks Using a Local Image Patch and Point Pair Feature Method
title_fullStr Recognition and Grasping of Disorderly Stacked Wood Planks Using a Local Image Patch and Point Pair Feature Method
title_full_unstemmed Recognition and Grasping of Disorderly Stacked Wood Planks Using a Local Image Patch and Point Pair Feature Method
title_short Recognition and Grasping of Disorderly Stacked Wood Planks Using a Local Image Patch and Point Pair Feature Method
title_sort recognition and grasping of disorderly stacked wood planks using a local image patch and point pair feature method
topic convolutional auto-encoders
local image patch
point pair feature
plank recognition
robotic grasping
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/21/6235
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