Scorpion with 3D Stereo Vision

      
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12.04.2007 We are happy and extremely proud to announce that Scorpion 5.2 is released. 3D support is available as an option to all Scorpion versions from Lite to Enterprise. The 3D options contain 11 new tools.
 

Application areas for 3D Machine Vision:

  • 3D Robot Vision

  • Volume Measurements

  • Automotive Part Measurements

 

The animation below shows a three VGA camera 3D system locating a cube in a work space 200 x 200 x 100 mm. The resolution is 1 mm in x,y and z.

 

The following parameters are calculated: position: x,y and z and corresponding angles and volume: height, depth and width.

 

               

 

Scorpion 3D can used with all digital firewire cameras, usb cameras and the entire range of Sony Smart Cameras.

 

The most important features and tools are:

  • Simple two step 3D camera calibration using ExternalReference3D - Our accurate and easy to use 3D camera calibration. This tool is the basis for all 3D tools.

  • Full 3D visualization and 3D types in Scorpion including a 3D geometry method set

  • Measuring object size independent of it's position

  • Improved tool component model

  • Retrofit 3D Robot Vision onto existing solutions without any hardware change - applies when camera is mounted on the robot

  • ChangeReference3D - Moves a 2D plane using the 3D camera calibration. In robot vision this removes the need for multiple plane calibrations.  

  • Locate3D - Fast and accurate location of objects in space - x,y,z - using one, two, three or four cameras. Clever business logic to remove "bad" points increasing robustness and accuracy. Three and four cameras can be used to extend the volume where the object is located.

  • ObjectPosition3D - Easy location of unknown 3D objects by combining information from multiple images. The third dimension of an object measured by a pattern matching algorithm.

 

Scorpion is probably the first non-programming 3D camera system available.

 

 

Press release, 121 kByte pdf.

Norwegian Press release, 115 kByte pdf.

 

Managing Director Thor Vollset, Tordivel AS, Email: thor@tordivel.no