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A Robotic Vision System for real time operation based on a luminous fiduciary code located upon a robot and an object the robot is to operate on. The luminescent code, when irradiated, locate the position of the object relative to the robot thus allowing placement of the fiduciary codes, on the obje

A Robotic Vision System for real time operation based on a luminous fiduciary code located upon a robot and an object the robot is to operate on. The luminescent code, when irradiated, locate the position of the object relative to the robot thus allowing placement of the fiduciary codes, on the object and the robot, into a predetermined desired position and orientation.

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An apparatus for robotic vision to enable an object to be located and moved by a robot, whether the object is situated correctly or not, comprising: a luminescent fiduciary code which identifies the position and orientation of the object to be moved by the robot, the fiduciary code being marked on t

An apparatus for robotic vision to enable an object to be located and moved by a robot, whether the object is situated correctly or not, comprising: a luminescent fiduciary code which identifies the position and orientation of the object to be moved by the robot, the fiduciary code being marked on the object and on the robot; luminescent means for causing the fiduciary code to luminesce, said luminescent means being an ultraviolet or infrared light; sensing means for detecting the position of the fiduciary code wherein the sensing means is a first and a second videocon aimed at the object and positioned to each receive a scene containing the object including, at times, the luminescence of the fiduciary code, said first and second videocons having a first and a second signal, respectively, which signals are representative of luminescent and non-luminescent images seen by both the first and the second videocons; computing means for determining the position and orientation of any portion of the object in relation to the robot in real time; and connection means to pass the first and second signals of the first and second videocons, respectively, to the computing means where image subtraction is performed by subtracting a luminescent image from a non-luminescent image or vice versa.