Approaches to the Computer Vision System Proposal on Purposes of Objects Recognition within the Human-Robot Shared Workspace Collaboration

The article deals with the present topic of solution of the tasks of a safe cooperation between human and robot within industrial applications. The attention is aimed at the utilization of state-in-art devices of computer vision and related methods of object recognition within the monitored zone of the laboratory of automated assembly. The article presents some steps of the computer vision system design with focus on the suitable sensors selection and experimental verification of their parameters for demands of monitoring the specified safety zones. The designed computer vision system is one of the elements of the complex safety system that is in the process of designing in the laboratory workplace conditions

New Possibilities of Robot Arm Motion Simulation

The importance of computer simulations of the industrial robot arm motions at the technological scene becomes more important especially in connection with industrial applications of the new types of robot arm kinematic structures or with solving the human robot safety collaboration in industry. The article is aimed at the simulation of the basic (primitive) tasks executed by industrial robot with utilization of software packages of the "open-source" platform ROS. ROS is the software of modular architecture that extends the capabilities of the different robot types programming and controlling

Approach to the Problem of Bio-Inspired Robotic Gripper Designing

The article with its content belongs to the field of bio-inspired robotics. This main focus is aimed at the problem of a specialised human-like robotic gripper designing. The article presents our approaches to solution of the chosen problems of multifunctional robotic grippers designing on the example of a proposed 3D model of three-fingered bio-robotic gripper. Attention is devoted to utilisation of CAD/CAE tools for exploring characteristics of the design using computer simulation