Detection of Rabbit Skins for Robotic Handling

Industrial automation is a major trend in today’s light industry branches for handling textile products. The handling of natural material, in this case, rabbit skins, is also an industry requirement. This is a specific task where it is necessary to detect the fur side of the rabbit skin, which is characterized by a variety of shapes, colours and by its structure. This article deals with finding a simple, robust solution with minimal acquisition costs. To achieve this goal, different properties of the skin sides are utilized, specifically varying absorbency (reflectivity) of an ultrasonic beam.