Dynamic Camera Planning for Robot-Integrated Manufacturing Processes Using a UAV
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The optimal viewpoint for monitoring robotic production processes is crucial for maintenance, inspection, and error handling, especially in large-scale production facilities, as it maximizes visual information. This paper presents a method for dynamic camera planning using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), enabling collision-free operation and measurable, high perspective coverage for a user-defined Region of Interest (ROI). Therefore, optimal viewpoints are searched with a greedy search algorithm and a decision for the optimal viewpoint is derived. The method is implemented within a simulation framework in Unity and evaluated in a robotic palletizing application. Results show that the use of a UAV as dynamic camera achieves up to twice the perspective coverage during continuous flight compared to the current capabilities of static cameras.
Source: Robotics
Institution: Ruhr University Bochum
Language: English
Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,172
OpenAlex ID: W4407843551