Machine Vision and Industrial Robotics in Manufacturing - Alex Khang - Bog

This book covers the basics of machine vision and robotics in the manufacturing industry. Major applicability of intelligent machines and robotics in the manufacturing sector are explored in three major areas of product traceability, remote product-monitoring, supply chain, logistics, and product record management.
Machine Vision and Industrial Robotics in Manufacturing: Approaches, Technologies, and Applications explains advanced technologies based on AI and Industrial Internet of Things related to smart manufacturing applications.The book introduces the emerging machines and robotics applications that are enabling smart factories initiatives worldwide. The chapters examine labor productivity, factory device installation, and defective product detection. The authors share with readers the modern models, emerging technologies, designs, frameworks, theories, practices, and sustainable approaches to design and implement machine vision with industrial robotics. They also examine the challenging issues associated with the leveraging of technologies related to machine vision, computer vision, robotics, Internet of Things, Industrial IoT technologies, AI-equipped machines, applications, and automatic techniques for intelligent manufacturing systems and smart factory infrastructure in the era of industry 4.0 manufacturing. The authors also examine topics such as the role of existing management and production solutions, their limitations, and future directions in manufacturing industry.
This book targets a mixed audience of students, engineers, scholars, researchers, academics and professionals who are learning, researching, and working in the field of machine vision, AI, IIoT, MV, CV, and robotic technologies from different industries and economics.