Machine vision equipment

Details Machine vision equipment Machine vision equipment

2004-03-19

2009-08-18

Chawan, Sheela C (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

Manufacturing or product inspection

C382S291000, C382S294000, C348S094000, C356S139060

Reexamination Certificate

active

07577286

ABSTRACT:
A method of setting-up machine vision equipment is disclosed. The equipment includes a camera defining a field of view, processing means for determining physical properties of a test object, and first supporting means for supporting a test object at a predetermined distance from the camera within the field of view. The method is characterised by providing second supporting means for supporting a reference object, placing a reference object having at least one known dimension on the second supporting means, moving one or more of the cameras, the first supporting means and the second supporting means to bring the reference object within the field of view at the predetermined distance from the camera, imaging the reference object to obtain an image, and processing the image to determine the optimum configuration of the imaging means, and adjusting the imaging means configuration to the optimum configuration.

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