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Kamel S. Saidi, Geraldine S. Cheok, Guixiu Qiao, John A. Horst, Marek Franaszek
A two-day workshop was held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD on December 2 - 3, 2019 on the subject of defining
Marek Franaszek, Geraldine S. Cheok, Karl Van Wyk, Jeremy A. Marvel
Quality registration between the coordinate frames of a perception system and a robot is important for the efficient operation of autonomous systems in vision
Marek Franaszek, Geraldine S. Cheok, Jeremy A. Marvel
Accurate pose determination of an industrial robot end-effector is critical in many applications. The pose is usually derived from a forward kinematic model of
The advancement of simulation-assisted robot programming, automation of high-tolerance assembly operations, and improvement of real-world performance engender a
Marek Franaszek, Geraldine S. Cheok, Jeremy A. Marvel
In many manufacturing applications, such as automated drilling or inspection of large parts, accurate knowledge of both position and orientation is critical. In
Yong Sik Kim, Shi Hongliang, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Jeremy A. Marvel, Geraldine S. Cheok
Performance evaluation of industrial robots has been an interesting topic since the 1990s. For this, it is necessary to monitor the motions or activities of
The task of registering two coordinate frames is frequently accomplished by measuring the same set of points in both frames. Noise and possible bias in the
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Prem K. Rachakonda, Vincent D. Lee, Katharine M. Shilling, Daniel S. Sawyer, Geraldine S. Cheok, Luc Cournoyer, Joe Gleason
The newly released ASTM E3125-17 standard describes several point-to-point distance tests to evaluate the performance of spherical coordinate 3D imaging systems
Geraldine S. Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Karl Van Wyk, Jeremy A. Marvel
Accurate knowledge of an object's location is essential in automated robotic applications such as machine tending, pick-and-place operations, and part assembly
We investigate the performance of pose measuring systems which determine an object's pose from measurement of a few fiducial markers attached to the object
Geraldine S. Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Karl Van Wyk, Jeremy A. Marvel
Accurate knowledge of an object's location is essential in automated robotic applications such as machine tending, pick-and-place operations, and part assembly
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Prem K. Rachakonda, Katharine M. Shilling, Vincent D. Lee, Daniel S. Sawyer, Geraldine S. Cheok, Luc Cournoyer
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) measure 3D coordinates in a scene by recording the range, the azimuth angle, and elevation angle of discrete points on target
If a CAD model of a rigid object is available, the location of any point on an object can be derived from the measured 6DOF pose of the object. However, the
Prem K. Rachakonda, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Katharine M. Shilling, Geraldine S. Cheok, Daniel S. Sawyer
The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), along with various other organizations has been involved in
Prem K. Rachakonda, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Luc Cournoyer, Geraldine S. Cheok, Vincent D. Lee, Katharine M. Shilling, Daniel S. Sawyer
The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is performing research to support the development of
Prem K. Rachakonda, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Katharine M. Shilling, Daniel S. Sawyer, Geraldine S. Cheok
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) are a class of 3D imaging systems that measure the 3D coordinates of an object in their work volume. They capture the 3D
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Prem K. Rachakonda, Vincent D. Lee, Katharine M. Shilling, Daniel S. Sawyer, Geraldine S. Cheok
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) are a class of 3D imaging systems that produce a 3D point cloud by measuring the range and two angles at different sampling
Prem K. Rachakonda, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Katharine M. Shilling, Geraldine S. Cheok, Vincent D. Lee, Christopher J. Blackburn, Dennis S. Everett, Daniel S. Sawyer
The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is performing research to support the development of
The purpose of a registration is to find the transformation between two coordinate frames: working frame (from which 3D data are transformed) and destination
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Prem K. Rachakonda, Katharine M. Shilling, Vincent D. Lee, Christopher J. Blackburn, Daniel S. Sawyer, Geraldine S. Cheok, Luc Cournoyer
There is ongoing activity within ASTM E57.02 working group WK43218 [1] to develop a documentary standard for point-to-point distance performance evaluation of
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Prem K. Rachakonda, Katharine M. Shilling, Vincent D. Lee, Christopher J. Blackburn, Daniel S. Sawyer, Geraldine S. Cheok, Luc Cournoyer
There is ongoing activity within ASTM E57.02 working group WK43218 [1] to develop a documentary standard for point-to-point distance performance evaluation of
A method is described to select the location and number of fiducials used in point-based, rigid-body registration of two coordinate frames. Two indices are
Prem K. Rachakonda, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Katharine M. Shilling, Geraldine S. Cheok, Vincent D. Lee, Christopher J. Blackburn, Dennis S. Everett, Daniel S. Sawyer
The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is performing research to support the development of