Image analysis – Applications – Manufacturing or product inspection
Patent
1994-10-03
1996-04-09
Boudreau, Leo
Image analysis
Applications
Manufacturing or product inspection
382286, 348 86, 348125, 356237, G06K 900
Patent
active
055069142
ABSTRACT:
An automated truss inspection system for inspecting metal plate connected trusses includes a base structure having a truss feed end and a truss exit end, a truss presence detector and a bar code scanner. A truss structure sensor array and at least one metal sensor array are situated intermediate the truss feed end and truss exit end for detection of truss structure and absence thereof and detection of the presence/absence of metal, respectively. Finally, a rotary pulse generator is included for determining truss speed and distance traveled. All of the scanning and measuring devices are operatively connected to an analyzing and comparing device such as a computer which analyzes data received from those devices and constructs an X-Y coordinate outline image of the truss under inspection, the image then being compared to the ideal model of the truss under inspection to determine acceptability of the truss.
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Anderson David R.
Beehner John A.
Boudreau Leo
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