METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF IMAGE RECEIVING DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for determining a position and orientation, as an entire posture of an image receiving device.

SOLUTION: The method includes utilizing a measurement device inherent in at least one robot to determine the posture of the image receiving device. The apparatus includes a robot having a built-in measurement device inherent in the robot. A multi-axis industrial robot 1 having a tool 4 in a hand area 2 located in a front end part of a robot arm 3 is used. The tool 4 includes a image detection device 5.

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