Camera-based compartment fine positioning

Camera-based compartment fine positioning
Stacker cranes – from rough to fine positioning
A camera-based positioning system with an evaluation algorithm tailored to the specific application provides a smart solution to compartment fine positioning. Solutions where the camera and evaluation unit are integrated in a compact system are particularly popular with users. These offer straightforward commissioning and operation, without the need for special knowledge.
With the IPS 200i / IPS 400i product family, Leuze offers the smallest camera-based sensor available on the market for the compartment fine positioning of stacker cranes. By means of an additional quality score, it helps to reduce downtimes of stacker cranes, thereby satisfying the call for condition monitoring. Tedious mounting, aligning, and readjusting during operation is no longer required, saving the customer valuable time
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You can find more information in white paper "Always in front of the right rack: Less downtime for compartment fine positioning with camera-based positioning sensors"
Highlights

Highlights: IPS 200i / IPS 400i
These camera-based sensors are ideal for the compartment fine positioning of chassis (X-axis) and lifting unit (Y-axis) of the stacker crane in front of single- or double-depth shelf compartments. Any deviations from the target reference position that occur during absolute positioning are thereby detected. The reference position is defined by simple bore holes or reflectors (markers) in the steel profiles (crossbeams or columns) in the shelf compartments. If the marker is located in the working range of the sensor, it delivers the current position relative to the reference position via the integrated interface (Ethernet TCP/IP, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET) or via four digital switching outputs. When the current absolute and reference positions match, the ideal positioning of the stacker crane is reached.