Vision-Guided Loading Equipment

RGB-D pallet perception and automatic guidance through fork insertion.

Robotics & Autonomy

2022-06-10 – 2025-11-30 · Completed

Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI)

Project titles
  • Infrastructure Design for Remote Operation and Task Assistance of Vehicle-Mounted Loading and Unloading Equipment (차량 탑재형 상·하역 장비의 원격조작 및 작업지원 기능개발을 위한 인프라 설계)
  • Prototype Development and Equipment Integration Testing of a Remote Operation and Task Assistance Module for Vehicle-Mounted Loading and Unloading Equipment (차량탑재형 상하역 장비를 위한 원격조작 및 작업지원 모듈의 프로토타입 제작과 장비 연동검증)
  • Development of an Embedded Module for Safe and Robust Automation of Vehicle-Mounted Loading and Unloading Equipment (차량 탑재형 상하역 장비의 안전하고 강인한 자동화를 위한 임베디드 모듈 제작)
  • Advanced Validation of Automatic Guidance and Loading Assistance for Vehicle-Mounted Loading and Unloading Equipment (차량 탑재형 상·하역 장비의 자동 유도 및 탑재 보조 시스템 고도화 검증)

Results

  • Converted RGB-D pallet position, angle and distance estimates into movement, rotation and fork-insertion commands.
  • Integrated remote operation, task assistance, image acquisition and communication interfaces.
  • Completed control through fork insertion for ten pallet types across fourteen scenarios in the 2024 tests.

The 2025 scope covered additional validation under changing lighting, ground and vehicle-mounted conditions.