Vision-Based Oxy-Fuel Torch Control for Robotic Metal Cutting

James Akl,Yash Patil,Chinmay Todankar,Berk Calli,James Akl,Yash Patil,Chinmay Todankar,Berk Calli

The automation of key processes in metal cutting would substantially benefit many industries such as manufacturing and metal recycling. We present a vision-based control scheme for automated metal cutting with oxy-fuel torches, an established cutting medium in industry. The system consists of a robot equipped with a cutting torch and an eye-in-hand camera observing the scene behind a tinted visor....