Automation Moves Towards Dynamic Tracking

Automated operations usually cause assembly lines to proceed in a herky-jerky fashion, since the part under construction must remain still. Improvements in visual servoing, however, may soon allow "dynamic automation." Visual servoing combines position input with position prediction to constantly correct the path for real-time tracking as this video illustrates. Expect to see dynamic automation in more controlled environments, such as semi-conductor production, first. With successful integration of vision system and controller, visual servoing will make the leap to the automotive industry, even with its constantly changing environment.