Vision Partners implemented a system with the client in which a camera closely follows the road markings and controls the blasting button. A big advantage for the client; the blasting head is always in the right place, less water is consumed and the truck can drive faster. A big improvement in productivity!
The area scan camera, which is mounted on the front of the head, continuously takes images of the road surface. The area-scan camera is specially housed so that it can withstand moisture and rough handling. These images are checked in the application for the presence of road markings. Various types of pre-processing take place to clearly recognize the line in rain, sun and pollution. In case a piece of lineation is present in the camera image, the distance between the found line and the goal line will be calculated. The result of this is communicated to the PLC that controls the arm. This will cause the arm to follow the found line.
(Image which the driver sees on his screen)
Thanks to this customer-specific machine vision line tracking system, better work with consistent quality is delivered to the customer in a shorter time.
"A nice and reliable system which we have now also implemented on a second truck."
