Flexible low-cost machine vision inspection systems: a design case study

James J. Gunning; James Mahon; Brian Farrell

doi:10.1117/12.150304

6 August 1993 Flexible low-cost machine vision inspection systems: a design case study

James J. Gunning, James Mahon, Brian Farrell

Proceedings Volume 2064, Machine Vision Applications, Architectures, and Systems Integration II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150304
Event: Optical Tools for Manufacturing and Advanced Automation, 1993, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The field of automated optical inspection (AOI) is continuing to grow rapidly as manufacturing industries begin to recognize the potential of this area. However the AOI industry is rapidly approaching a bottle-neck in the cost of these systems. Computer hardware costs have dropped substantially while precision mechanical hardware costs have remained relatively fixed (and costly) over the last decade. While cost is a major contributing factor to the exclusiveness of AOI, another major factor is the lack of flexibility and general integration problems. This paper describes an AOI system prototype designed to counter some of the above problems regarding the perception and integration of AOI systems.

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James J. Gunning, James Mahon, and Brian Farrell "Flexible low-cost machine vision inspection systems: a design case study", Proc. SPIE 2064, Machine Vision Applications, Architectures, and Systems Integration II, (6 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150304

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