Image analysis – Applications – Manufacturing or product inspection
Reexamination Certificate
2004-10-29
2008-11-18
Mariam, Daniel G (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Manufacturing or product inspection
Reexamination Certificate
active
07454053
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems for automatically recovering a failed video inspection tool in a precision machine vision inspection system are described. A set of recovery instructions may be associated or merged with a video tool to allow the tool to automatically recover and proceed to provide an inspection result after an initial failure. The recovery instructions include operations that evaluate and modify feature inspection parameters that govern acquiring an image of a workpiece feature and inspecting the feature. The set of instructions may include an initial phase of recovery that adjusts image acquisition parameters. If adjusting image acquisition parameters does not result in proper tool operation, additional feature inspection parameters, such as the tool position, may be adjusted. The order in which the multiple feature inspection parameters and their related characteristics are considered may be predefined so as to most efficiently complete the automatic tool recovery process.
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Ariga Kozo
Bryll Robert K.
Christensen O'Connor Johnson & Kindness PLLC
Mariam Daniel G
Mitutoyo Corporation
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