Optical measurement of position and size of wood panels for intelligent automation of sanding machines

Project Information

MEPOS

Grant agreement ID: 507747

Start date

End date

Funded under

• Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

VIET S.P.A
Italy

Objective

The project tackles problems for automation of wood-sanding machine, in 24 months through the development of a robotic agency based on 3 interacting agents: a) an optical sensing system to detect wood panel shape and position b) an intelligent control system c) driving an improved array of pneumatic actuators. In order to control the sanding process and to optimise panel surface finish it is necessary that panel dimensions, shape and position are measured on line, while the panel is moving on the transport belt and entering the machine and that actuators are controlled in force in order to apply the required force distribution on the panel surface, so that each part of the panel is machined at the desired pressure level. This Co-Operative research project is designed on the needs of a cluster of complementary SMEs, which operate in different business areas. 1. VIET SpA -Manufacturer of wood-working machines (IT) 2. Fluid Automation Systems s.a.-FAS-Manufacturer of pneumatic valves and actuators for automation (CH) 3. Sibois-Supplier for furniture industry, expertise in wood-working machinery (F) 4. MEL Mikroelectronic GmbH-Manufacturer of optical sensors (D) RTD performers 1. Universita Politecnica delle Marche-UNiuPMN-Research and development on structured illumination systems and advanced sensing for mechanichs-Project COORDINATOR (IT) 2. Politecnico di Milano-Research and development on intelligent control systems fuzzy logic and on image acquisition and processing (IT) 3. Advanced Computer Vision GmbH-Research and development of image processing (AT) END-USER 1. COSMOB Consorzio del Mobile-Service center for furniture industry (IT) The project has 7 Work-Packages; the first 4 WPs output at month 12 an innovative optical sensing system, an intelligent control and a new pneumatic actuator. System integration on a machine is in WP5; WP6 will test performance of the prototype sanding machine. WP7 will manage and coordinate activities, thr

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › control systems
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › colors
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors › optical sensors
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › woodworking
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › artificial intelligence › computational intelligence

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Programme(s)

• FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology)

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts

Coordinator

VIET S.P.A

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Montefeltro 11 ; PESARO ; Italy
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Participants (7)

FLUID AUTOMATION SYSTEM SA

Switzerland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Route de l'Etraz 126 ; VERSOIX (GENEVA)
• Total cost: No data

SIBOIS S.A.

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue de la Gare 24a ; MARIENTHAL
• Total cost: No data

MEL MIKRO-ELEKTRONIK GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Breslauerstr. 2 ; ECHING
• Total cost: No data

COSMOB, CONSORZIO DEL MOBILE, S.P.A.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazza Lazzarini- Galleria Roma Scala B ; PESARO
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UNIVERSITA POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazza Roma 22 ; ANCONA
• Total cost: No data

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 ; MILANO
• Total cost: No data

ADVANCED COMPUTER VISION GMBH-ACV

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: DONAU-CITY-STRASSE 1 ; WIEN
• Total cost: No data