Teleoperated robotic sorting system
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for classifying materials utilizing a computerized touch sensitive screen or other computerized pointing device for operator identification and electronic marking of spatial coordinates of materials to be extracted. An operator positioned at a computerized touch sensitive screen views electronic images of the mixture of materials to be sorted as they are conveyed past a sensor array which transmits sequences of images of the mixture either directly or through a computer to the touch sensitive display screen. The operator manually "touches" objects displayed on the screen to be extracted from the mixture thereby registering the spatial coordinates of the objects within the computer. The computer then tracks the registered objects as they are conveyed and directs automated devices including mechanical means such as air jets, robotic arms, or other mechanical diverters to extract the registered objects.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Recovery Technologies, Inc., Nashville, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873266
- Patent Number(s):
- 6124560
- Application Number:
- 09/297,081
- Assignee:
- National Recovery Technologies, Inc. (Nashville, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B07 - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS B07B - SEPERATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, OR SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B07 - SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS B07C - POSTAL SORTING
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-95ER82037
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1999 Jul 12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- teleoperated; robotic; sorting; method; apparatus; disclosed; classifying; materials; utilizing; computerized; touch; sensitive; screen; device; operator; identification; electronic; marking; spatial; coordinates; extracted; positioned; views; images; mixture; sorted; conveyed; past; sensor; array; transmits; sequences; directly; computer; display; manually; touches; displayed; registering; tracks; registered; directs; automated; devices; including; mechanical; means; air; jets; arms; diverters; extract; robotic arm; air jets; sensor array; devices including; mechanical means; materials utilizing; touch sensitive; robotic arms; display screen; electronic image; air jet; /209/
Citation Formats
Roos, Charles E., Sommer, Edward J., Parrish, Robert H., and Russell, James R. Teleoperated robotic sorting system. United States: N. p., 2000.
Web.
Roos, Charles E., Sommer, Edward J., Parrish, Robert H., & Russell, James R. Teleoperated robotic sorting system. United States.
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"Teleoperated robotic sorting system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873266.
@article{osti_873266,
title = {Teleoperated robotic sorting system},
author = {Roos, Charles E. and Sommer, Edward J. and Parrish, Robert H. and Russell, James R.},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus are disclosed for classifying materials utilizing a computerized touch sensitive screen or other computerized pointing device for operator identification and electronic marking of spatial coordinates of materials to be extracted. An operator positioned at a computerized touch sensitive screen views electronic images of the mixture of materials to be sorted as they are conveyed past a sensor array which transmits sequences of images of the mixture either directly or through a computer to the touch sensitive display screen. The operator manually "touches" objects displayed on the screen to be extracted from the mixture thereby registering the spatial coordinates of the objects within the computer. The computer then tracks the registered objects as they are conveyed and directs automated devices including mechanical means such as air jets, robotic arms, or other mechanical diverters to extract the registered objects.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
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