Brandnew Vision Sensor NV-Pro

NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP.
Robot Division

Feature of New Vision Sensor

Handling Robot

Improve environmentfriendly
Automatic exposure

No Automatic exposure

Display on T/P

Dark

Operate by T/P

Camera Light

Dark

1.Improve so that all operation for vision sensor can be 3D measurement 1.2sec operated by T/P 2.Improve environment-friendly 4 times than current model 83% by automatic exposure function 3.Shorter measurement time2D:60%3D83%faster) Shorten measurement time
0.2sec
Conventional NV-Pro model

Vision Sensor Unit

Environment resistant performance

489lx 2049lx 4 times

Conventional model NV-Pro

Built-in Vision Sensor

Unify the Vision System into Robot Controller. Connect between Vision System and Robot Controller by Ethernet and realize high speed processing.
Inside Controller Vision System Unit

I/O Connector
Trigger Light

Camera Connector

Vision System Unit

Image catch Board

CPU Board

Easy Operation by Teach Pendant

Enable all operation for the Vision system by Teach Pendant. Display image from camera on Teach Pendant monitor.
Conventional NV-AX
Operated on T/P Monitor

New vision censor NV-Pro

Monitor Operated on T/P

Display on teach pendant

NV-AX
Camera Light Ethernet

Camera Light

Display on separate monitor

Camera signal
Robot I/O

Unified
Power supply

Enable to check image to take near work piece

Increase working efficiency

Easy Teaching by same operation of AX Controller

Realize teaching easily by same operation of AX controller. Select Vision Sensor operation from AX Controller menu.
Conventional NV-AX
Teach Pendant

Built-in Vision Sensor

Push operation change button

Operation Mode Change

Special LCD on NV-AX
Turn to Edit Mode Operate by T/P key

Operation from menu

Specialized operation for NV-AX

Same operation as AX Controller

Improvement of environment-friendly
NV-AX
Exposure time fixed

NV-Pro
Exposure time variable

Control brightness by diaphragm or light

Control brightness by exposure time as well.

Develop improved function of environment-friendly by using this characteristic.

Retry function variable exposure condition
Possible to change condition a retry.

Automatic Exposure Function

w/o automatic exposure w. automatic exposure

Lengthen exposure time

Dark Bright

Possible to change not only exposure time but also light condition

Realize stable recognition Shorten by getting same image in exposure Teach mode. time

Up recognition possibility by retry in varied condition.

Example : Automatic Exposure Function

w/o automatic exposure

w. automatic exposure

w/o automatic exposure

w. automatic exposure

w/o automatic exposure

w. Automatic exposure

200Lx

200Lx

120Lx

120Lx

200Lx

200Lx

800Lx

800Lx

200Lx

200Lx

800Lx

800Lx

2000Lx

2000Lx

2000Lx

2000Lx

2000Lx

2000Lx NoteLengthen image taking time.

Effect of automatic exposure function

Brightness and the relations of the gap
30 25
[m Gap [mm]m ]

No Automatic exposure

Automatic exposure

20 15 10 5 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Amount of brightness change [Lx]

No automatic exposure Automatic exposure Conventional model

Recognition angle evaluation

40 38

Work piece turn permission angle[]

35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

12

No automatic exposure

Automatic exposure

Shortening of Measurement Time

2D measurement 0.7sec 60% 0.3sec
Conventional NV-Pro model

3D measurement 1.2sec 83% 0.2sec

Conventional NV-Pro model