Vadzo Imaging Positions Falcon-234CGH 2MP Onsemi AR0234 Global Shutter Autofocus Color USB Camera for Forklift Automation
Fo klift automatio p ese ts two imagi g p oblems on the similar time, a d a got here a solvi g o ly o e of them nonetheless p oduces u eliable visio output o a precise wa ehouse floo . The fi st p oblem is motio . A fo klift strikes co ti uously th ough a wa ehouse, tu i g, accele ati g, a d b aki g because it avigates betwee ack aisles, a d a olli g shutte se so eads a f ame ow by ow ove a measu in a position i te val, which mea s a y motio du i g that i te val exhibits up as geomet ic skew i the captu ed picture. A pallet detectio o fo ok alig me t algo ithm depe ds o p ecise geomet ic measu eme t, a d skew i t oduced by car motio co upts that measu eme t i ways in which a e troublesome to disti guish f om a precise misalig me t, p oduci g false detectio s o missed alig me ts at precisely the mome ts p ecisio matte s most, akin to fi al app oach to a ack ope i g. The seco d p oblem is wo ki g dista ce. The dista ce betwee a fo klift-mou ted got here a a d the fo ok ideas, the load, o a ack ope i g cha ges co ti uously because the fo ks aise a d lowe a d because the car app oaches o backs away f om a positio , a d a set focus le s calib ated fo o e dista ce p oduces a comfortable, u usable picture the mome t that dista ce shifts eve modestly. Got here a techniques add essi g o ly o e of those p oblems nonetheless fail o the floo . A world shutte got here a with mounted focus captu es car motio co ectly however loses fo ok alig me t p ecisio the mome t fo ok peak cha ges f om the le s’s calib ated dista ce. A autofocus got here a with a olli g shutte se so adjusts to the co ect wo ki g dista ce however i t oduces motio skew the i sta t the car is i motio , which desc ibes most of a fo klift’s precise ope ati g time. OEMs buildi g fo klift visio techniques eed each p oblems solved togethe , si ce a fo klift is a ely statio a y a d its wo ki g dista ce a ely stays mounted. A module ma keted b oadly as a GS Autofocus USB Se so with out validated pe fo ma ce ac oss each co ditio s leaves o e half of the p oblem u add essed, a d a World Shutte AF Got here a Package that has o ly bee cha acte ized o a statio a y be ch p ovides o assu a ce that motio i teg ity a d focus accu acy maintain togethe o ce the car is definitely movi g a d lifti g on the similar time. I teg ato s that discove this hole afte a pilot deployme t that eveals i co siste t detectio s o the wa ehouse floo ofte face a expensive got here a swap ac oss a e ti e fo klift fleet athe tha a st aightfo wa d co figu atio adjustme t.
The Falco -234CGH add esses each p oblems th ough the combi atio of the O semi AR0234 se so ‘s world shutte a chitectu e a d a voice coil moto autofocus le s meeting. The AR0234 is a 2MP (1920 x 1080) colo se so with a 1/2.6 i ch optical fo mat a d a 3.0 mic o pixel pitch, constructed with a world shutte that exposes eve y pixel simulta eously athe tha sca i g ows seque tially. This elimi ates the ow-by- ow timi g diffe e ce that p oduces motio skew, so a fo ok, pallet, o ack ope i g captu ed whereas the fo klift is tu i g, accele ati g, o b aki g is e de ed with its t ue geomet y i tact athe tha disto ted by the car’s ow motio . This makes the got here a a ge ui e Excessive Velocity AF Wa ehouse Got here a platfo m, si ce motio i teg ity holds ega dless of how rapidly the car is movi g elative to the got here a’s f ame ate. The voice coil moto autofocus le s adjusts focus co ti uously ac oss the wo ki g dista ce a ge a fo klift’s elevate cycle p ese ts, f om close- a ge fo ok tip alig me t th ough lo ge – a ge app oach to a ack ope i g, fu ctio i g as a GS Autofocus Visio Se so that t acks the co ect focus dista ce as fo ks aise a d lowe athe tha holdi g a si gle calib ated dista ce. This qualifies the got here a as a Autofocus Wa ehouse Se so Module suited particularly to a car whose wo ki g dista ce cha ges as a o mal pa t of its ope ati g cycle athe tha emai i g mounted. Autofocus co t ol is uncovered th ough the got here a’s sta da d i te face, so applicatio softwa e ca t igge a spotlight sea ch, lock focus at a ok ow dista ce, o let the got here a co ti uously t ack focus as fo ok peak cha ges. The got here a co ects ove USB 3.2 GEN 1, p ovidi g sufficie t ba dwidth fo full 2MP captu e in addition to 1080p a d 720p dow sampled modes fo highe f ame ate ope atio du i g energetic car moveme t. The got here a is ated ac oss a -40 deg ee C to 85 deg ee C ope ati g a ge, matchi g the e vi o me tal co ditio s typical of i doo wa ehouse a d dist ibutio ce te ope atio . Vadzo validates focus t acki g velocity agai st precise fo klift cycle ates athe tha a slowe be ch check tempo, si ce a le s that eve tually eaches co ect focus too slowly nonetheless leaves a visio system eadi g a comfortable f ame at precisely the mome t a elevate o placeme t ma euve equi es the clea est doable view.
The Falco -234CGH is a AR0234 World Shutte Autofocus USB Got here a constructed o the O semi AR0234 se so a d pai ed with a voice coil moto autofocus le s, positio ed particularly fo fo klift automatio deployme ts equi i g each motio i teg ity a d focus flexibility. As a AR0234 GS Autofocus USB Got here a, it’s pu pose-built fo OEMs who eed a got here a that solves the car motio p oblem a d the va iable wo ki g dista ce p oblem togethe , athe tha accepti g a comp omise that leaves o e co ditio u add essed. The O semi AR0234 Autofocus USB Got here a desig atio eflects Vadzo’s positio i g of the AR0234 se so ‘s world shutte mode particularly pai ed with autofocus optics fo fo klift automatio , co fi mi g that motio i teg ity a d focus accu acy maintain togethe ac oss a elevate cycle athe tha bei g validated i isolatio . The got here a module homes the AR0234 se so , ISP, a d autofocus le s meeting i a compact fo m facto with a sta da d M12 le s holde , a d fu ctio s as a AR0234 GS Autofocus Got here a Module suited to mast-mou ted, fo k-mou ted, o ove head fo klift got here a positio s. As a AR0234 Fo klift Visio USB Got here a, the got here a is validated fo the mou ti g positio s a d wo ki g dista ces fo klift visio applicatio s sometimes equi e, a d its suitability as a AR0234 2MP Wa ehouse USB Got here a exte ds to b oade wa ehouse visio duties beyo d fo klift-mou ted positio s particularly.
Key specs: 2MP (1920 x 1080) | O semi AR0234 1/2.6-i ch 3.0-mic o pixel | Colo | World Shutte | S Mou t Le s with VCM Primarily based Autofocus Functionality | USB 3.2 GEN 1 | 2MP / 1080p / 720p
Ma y fo klift visio got here a p oducts fo ce a comp omise betwee motio i teg ity a d focus flexibility, si ce world shutte se so s have histo ically bee pai ed with fixed-focus optics fo machi e visio athe tha with autofocus. The Falco -234CGH, positio ed as a 2MP GS AF Se so , captu es a full 2MP (1920 x 1080) f ame with world shutte exposu e whereas its voice coil moto le s co ti uously adjusts focus, givi g OEMs buildi g a 2MP Fo klift USB Se so deployme t each the motio i teg ity a d the main target accu acy that fo klift automatio really equi es. This makes it a ge ui e 2MP Wa ehouse Visio Se so suited to a movi g, height-adjustable car athe tha o ly to a set mou t i spectio statio .
A set focus le s p oduces its sha pest picture at precisely o e dista ce a d p og essively softe pictures as fo ks aise o lowe away f om that calib ated poi t, a limitatio that di ectly u de mi es fo ok alig me t a d load detectio accu acy th oughout a o mal elevate cycle. The Falco -234CGH’s co ti uously adjustable voice coil moto le s holds focus because the wo ki g dista ce cha ges, maki g it a 2MP AF USB Se so Package suited to pallet detectio , load se si g, a d fo ok alig me t duties whe e the item dista ce shifts co sta tly athe tha stayi g mounted. This offers fo klift OEMs o e ha dwa e platfo m to validate athe tha sepa ate qualificatio cycles fo eve y fo ok peak a d app oach dista ce a elevate cycle p ese ts.
A fo klift a ely stops movi g du i g o mal ope atio , tu i g, accele ati g, a d b aki g co ti uously because it avigates a wa ehouse floo , a d a olli g shutte se so i t oduces geomet ic skew i to a y f ame captu ed du i g that motio . The Falco -234CGH’s world shutte exposu e elimi ates that skew e ti ely, captu i g fo ok ideas, pallets, a d ack ope i gs with accu ate geomet y ega dless of how rapidly the car is tu i g o b aki g on the mome t of captu e. This makes the got here a a depe dable Wa ehouse Security USB Got here a selection fo collisio avoida ce a d load detectio techniques that depe d o accu ate geomet ic measu eme t p ecisely du i g the car motio a olli g shutte se so would othe sensible disto t.
Solvi g the motio p oblem o the main target p oblem i isolatio nonetheless leaves a fo klift visio system uncovered to whicheve co ditio was ot add essed, si ce a fo klift is a ely statio a y a d its wo ki g dista ce a ely stays mounted fo lo g. The Falco -234CGH validates world shutte motio i teg ity a d co ti uous autofocus togethe as a si gle system, co fi mi g that focus accu acy holds regular whereas the car is i motio a d that motio i teg ity holds regular ac oss the total autofocus a ge. This combi atio matte s particularly fo the mome t a fo klift app oaches a ack ope i g whereas simulta eously aisi g its fo ks to the co ect peak, a sce a io whe e each the car’s motio a d the wo ki g dista ce a e cha gi g at o ce, a d a got here a solvi g o ly o e of these two va iables nonetheless p oduces a u eliable f ame u de the othe co ditio . I teg ato s validati g this got here a o thei ow fo klift platfo m ca co fi m each co ditio s simulta eously du i g a precise elevate cycle, athe tha testi g motio i teg ity a d focus accu acy as two sepa ate be ch evaluatio s that eve occu togethe i eal ope atio .
Selectable output esolutio lets a si gle Falco -234CGH se ve a number of oles withi the identical fo klift automatio wo kflow. Full 2MP mode captu es most spatial element fo p ecise pallet positio ve ificatio o fi e load i spectio . The 1080p mode bala ces esolutio a d USB ba dwidth fo co ti uous stay guida ce du i g car moveme t, whereas 720p mode suppo ts highe f ame ate ope atio fo apid fo ok positio i g duties. As a result of eve y output mode is de ived f om the identical world shutte se so eadout, switchi g esolutio modes i t oduces o motio disto tio , which matte s fo automated guida ce techniques that count on co siste t geomet ic accu acy ega dless of which output mode the cu e t job equi es.
The Falco -234CGH ships as an entire got here a module athe tha a ba e se so , givi g fo klift automatio OEMs a validated sta ti g poi t i stead of a ope -e ded i teg atio p oject. Obtainable as a USB Fo klift Got here a Package fo evaluatio , the got here a lets e gi ee i g groups co fi m motio i teg ity a d autofocus behavio o thei ow fo klift platfo m befo e committi g to a p oductio o de . Fo OEMs evaluati g Vadzo as a OEM Fo klift USB Module supplie , this mea s le s matchi g, fi mwa e customizatio , a d e closu e desig suppo t a e out there alo gside the co e got here a ha dwa e athe tha as a sepa ate e gageme t. As a Fo klift Plug a d Play USB Got here a, the Falco -234CGH is validated fo st aightfo wa d i teg atio ac oss commo fo klift co t ol platfo ms a d wa ehouse automatio host techniques. Vadzo’s positio as a Fo klift USB Got here a Supplie exte ds beyo d the got here a module itself to i clude mou ti g a d e closu e guida ce particular to mast, fo ok, a d ove head got here a positio s, whereas its t ack eco d as a Fo klift USB 3.2 Ge 1 Got here a Ma ufactu e cove s p oductio p og ams spa i g a number of se so households a d i te face sorts fo OEM custome s buildi g wa ehouse automatio p oducts.
“Fo klift automatio OEMs preserve telli g us the identical thi g: thei car nearly eve sits nonetheless, a d the dista ce f om the got here a to whateve it eeds to see retains cha gi g because the fo ks go up a d dow . A got here a that o ly solves the motio p oblem o o ly solves the main target p oblem nonetheless fails at precisely the mome t that matte s most, normally ight because the fo klift is app oachi g a ack ope i g with the fo ks aised to a particular peak. The Falco -234CGH was constructed a ou d solvi g each p oblems togethe . By validati g the O semi AR0234’s world shutte pe fo ma ce alo gside co ti uous autofocus, we give OEMs a got here a that captu es accu ate geomet y whereas the car is movi g a d holds sha p focus ac oss the total a ge of fo ok heights a o mal elevate cycle p ese ts.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
Fo klift avigatio techniques depe d o a got here a that e de s the car’s su ou di gs accu ately ega dless of how rapidly the fo klift is tu i g o b aki g du i g o mal wa ehouse ope atio . The Falco -234CGH fu ctio s as a Fo klift Visio USB Got here a fo these deployme ts, delive i g world shutte motio i teg ity a d co ti uous autofocus i a si gle module that suppo ts eliable avigatio a d impediment awa e ess th oughout a shift; its suitability as a Wa ehouse Fo klift USB Got here a exte ds to a y fo klift platfo m equi i g co siste t visio pe fo ma ce du i g co ti uous car motio .
Pallet detectio a d ack e t y techniques depe d o p ecise geomet ic measu eme t to co fi m a fo ok is co ectly alig ed with a pallet’s ope i gs befo e the car commits to a elevate o a ack e t y ma euve . The Falco -234CGH se ves as a Pallet Racki g Got here a Module fo this job, combi i g u disto ted geomet y f om world shutte captu e with co ti uous autofocus that holds the pallet o ack ope i g i sha p focus because the car’s app oach dista ce cha ges th oughout the ma euve .
Load detectio techniques eed to ve ify {that a} pallet o load is co ectly seated o the fo ks befo e the car p oceeds, a d this ve ificatio sometimes happe s on the actual mome t the fo ks a e aisi g o lowe i g, whe the wo ki g dista ce betwee the got here a a d the load is actively cha gi g. The Falco -234CGH ope ates as a Fo klift Load Detectio Got here a fo this job, with autofocus t acki g the load’s cha gi g dista ce du i g a elevate cycle so the ve ificatio algo ithm eceives a co siste tly sha p f ame athe tha o e deg aded by focus lag, a d the identical functionality exte ds di ectly to a Fo klift Fo ok Visio Got here a ole centered particularly o fo ok tip alig me t a d load e gageme t. Wa ehouses u i g blended pallet heights ac oss the identical facility be efit di ectly f om this t acki g, si ce the got here a adapts to whateve load peak the cu e t decide p ese ts athe tha assumi g a si gle sta da d pallet co figu atio .
Collisio avoida ce techniques depe d o accu ate geomet ic measu eme t of su ou di g obstacles, pedest ia s, a d othe automobiles, a d a y motio -i duced disto tio i that measu eme t di ectly u de mi es the protection ma gi the system is mea t to p ovide. The Falco -234CGH fu ctio s as a Fo klift Collisio Avoida ce Got here a fo these techniques, delive i g world shutte accu acy p ecisely du i g the car motio whe collisio isk is highest, givi g security techniques a depe dable geomet ic efe e ce ega dless of how rapidly the fo klift is movi g on the mome t a pote tial haza d appea s.
Wa ehouse obotics platfo ms beyo d fo klifts, i cludi g automated guided automobiles a d auto omous cell obots, face the identical combi atio of co ti uous motio a d va iable wo ki g dista ce that fo klift automatio p ese ts, si ce these platfo ms additionally transfer co ti uously th ough a facility whereas app oachi g acks, pallets, a d cha gi g statio s at va yi g dista ces. The Falco -234CGH se ves as a Wa ehouse Robotics USB Got here a fo these b oade wa ehouse obotics deployme ts, a d its suitability as a Fo klift Elevate Visio Se so exte ds particularly to platfo ms that aise o lowe a payload o se so mast as pa t of thei o mal ope ati g cycle.
The Falco -234CGH AR0234 World Shutte Autofocus USB Got here a constructed o the O semi AR0234 se so is out there ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the got here a module, autofocus le s meeting, USB 3.2 GEN 1 cable, a d platfo m d ive docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. E gi ee i g groups ca co fi m motio i teg ity a d autofocus pe fo ma ce di ectly o thei ow fo klift platfo m du i g a precise elevate cycle befo e committi g to a p oductio invoice of mate ials, which matte s mo e fo this got here a tha a datasheet compa iso alo e might co fi m. B owse the total a ge of fo klift a d wa ehouse automatio got here a optio s at Vadzo’s web site o co tact Vadzo at
Vadzo Imagi g is a world p ovide of embedded visio solutio s a d delive s high-pe fo ma ce got here a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i obotics, i mud ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical techniques. Its p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module-level d ive s, e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based techniques ac oss USB, MIPI, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des got here a i te faces.
