Advances in Robotic Guidance and Visual Servoing

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Scope and Methodology
  • Overview
  • Scope of the Research Service
  • Research Methodology
• Key Research Findings
  • Technology Snapshot
  • Key Technologies and Innovations
  • Analyst Insights

2 ROBOTIC GUIDANCE AND VISUAL SERVOING--TECHNOLOGY PRIMER

• Technology Snapshot
  • Visual Servoing
  • Approaches to Visual Servoing
• Technology Analysis
  • Traditional versus Modern Vision-Guided Robotic Systems
  • Implementing a Successful Robotic Guidance Application

3 APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT

• Overview of Applications
  • Overview
  • Other Application Segments
• Assessment of Application Areas
  • Automotive Production Lines
  • Container Industry
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Printing Industry
  • Packaging Industry
  • Food and Beverage Industry

4 TECHNOLOGY IMPACT AND ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

• Technology Adoption Factor Analysis
  • Analysis of Technology Drivers
  • Analysis of Technology Challenges
• Technology Impact Analysis
  • Technology Trends
  • Technology Roadmap

5 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS AND WORLDWIDE INNOVATION ASSESSMENT

• Strategic Analysis
  • Growth Strategy
  • SWOT Analysis
• Worldwide Innovation Assessment
• US
  • Europe
  • Australia
  • Korea; Japan; and China

6 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS

• Corporate Research
  • Motosight for Bin-Picking Applications-Motoman Inc.--USA
  • Robotic Vision Cell for Inline Inspection--Belden Machine Corporation--USA
  • Vision-Based Wafer Pre-Alignment--Cognex Corporation--USA
  • Automotive Paint System Using Vision Guided Robot--Ford Motor Company--USA
  • Lettuce Inspection Using Vision Guided Robot-Fanuc Robotics--UK
  • TrueView-Vision Guided Robotic System--ABB Robotics Inc.--USA
• University Research
  • Waste Management Using Vision-Guided Robots--Idaho National Laboratory--USA
  • Obstacle Detection in Mobile Robots Using Single Camera Stereo Vision--Bob Jones University--USA
  • Autonomous Robots Mimic Biological Vision--University Of Buffalo--USA
  • Internet-Based Manufacturing Using Robot And Vision Systems-Ajou University--South Korea
  • Robot Tracking with High-Speed Visual Servoing-University of Strasbourg--France
  • Smart Robot Cameras for Automated Inspection-University of Cincinati--USA
  • Slip Prediction Using Visual Information--California Institute Of Technology-USA
  • Tracking Of Human Heads Using Robotic Vision-Shanghai Jiao Tong University--China

7 PATENT ANALYSIS AND KEY CONTACTS

• Patent Analysis
  • Recent Patents
  • Patent Analysis-Worldwide
• Key Contacts
  • University Contacts
  • Corporate Contacts

8 DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

• Database Tables
  • Consumer Electronics Contribution to Electronics Industry--World (2002 to 2012)
  • World Electronic Components Contribution to Electronics Industry (2002 to 2012)
  • Manufacturing Enterprises Worldwide (2002 to 2012)
  • Contribution of Manufacturing Industry to GDP--World (2002 to 2012)