DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ORIENTING OBJECTS
First Claim
1. A device for orienting objects in which a main axis (S) can be identified, characterized in that it comprises:
- rotation means (11, 12, 21, 41, 42, 43), configured to bring about the rotation of an object (P) around a first axis (X);
an optical detection device (31, 32), configured to capture images and/or a video of the object (P) during the rotation around the first axis (X);
control means (50), configured to control the actuation of the rotation means (11, 12, 21, 41, 42, 43) and to receive and process the images and/or videos captured by the optical detection device (31,32);
said control means (50) being further configured to;
recognize, during the rotation of the object (P) around the first axis (X), a first position in which a main axis (S) of the object (P) lies in a given plane of orientation (A).
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Abstract
A device for orienting objects in which a main axis (S) can be identified and comprising: first rotation means (11, 12), configured to bring about the rotation of an object (P) around a first axis (X); second rotation means (21), configured to bring about the rotation of an object (P) around a second axis (Y) perpendicular to the first axis (X); an optical detection device (31, 32), configured to capture images and/or a video of the object (P) during the rotation around the first axis (X); control means (50), configured to control the actuation of the first rotation means (11, 12) and of the second rotation means (21) and to receive and process the images and/or videos captured by the optical detection device (31, 32); said control means (50) being further configured to: recognize, during the rotation of the object (P) around the first axis (X), a first position in which a main axis (S) of the object (P) lies in a given plane of orientation (A); recognize, during the rotation of the object (P) around the first axis (X), a second position in which the object (P) assumes a pre-established angular position relative to the first rotation axis (X).
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1. A device for orienting objects in which a main axis (S) can be identified, characterized in that it comprises:
- rotation means (11, 12, 21, 41, 42, 43), configured to bring about the rotation of an object (P) around a first axis (X);
an optical detection device (31, 32), configured to capture images and/or a video of the object (P) during the rotation around the first axis (X);
control means (50), configured to control the actuation of the rotation means (11, 12, 21, 41, 42, 43) and to receive and process the images and/or videos captured by the optical detection device (31,32);
said control means (50) being further configured to;recognize, during the rotation of the object (P) around the first axis (X), a first position in which a main axis (S) of the object (P) lies in a given plane of orientation (A). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- rotation means (11, 12, 21, 41, 42, 43), configured to bring about the rotation of an object (P) around a first axis (X);
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14. A method for orienting an object, comprising the following steps:
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bringing about the rotation of an object (P) around a first axis (X); capturing images and/or a video of the object (P) during the rotation around the first axis (X); recognizing, during the rotation of the object (P) around the first axis (X), a first position wherein a main axis (S) of the object (P) lies in a given plane of orientation (A); stopping the object (P) in the first position; bringing about the rotation of the object (P) around a second rotation axis (Y) perpendicular to the plane of orientation (A) in such a way as to orient the main axis (S) parallel to the first rotation axis (X) in the plane of orientation (A); again driving the first rotation means (11, 12) so as to bring about the rotation of the object (P) around the first rotation axis (X); recognizing, during the rotation of the object (P) around the first rotation axis (X), a second position wherein the object (P) assumes a given angular position relative to the first rotation axis (X); stopping the object (P) in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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