Machine Vision Handbook (eBook)

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Machine Vision for Industrial Applications.- Inspecting Natural and Other Variable Objects.- Human and Animal Vision.- Colour Vision.- Light & Optics.- Telecentric, Fresnel & Micro Lenses.- Illumination Sources.- Lighting-Viewing Methods.- Laser Scanners.- Cameras.- Selecting Cameras for Machine Vision.- X-ray Inspection.- Illumination-invariant Image Processing.- Basic Machine Vision Techniques.- Imaging and Range Image Processing.- Colour Recognition.- Algorithms, Approximations and Heuristics.- Object Location Using the Hough Transform.- Morphological Image Processing.- Image Processing Using Finite-state Machines.- QT – Prototyping Image Processing System.- NeatVision: Development Environment for Machine Vision Engineers.- Intelligent Image Processing Using Prolog.- Pattern Recognition.- Implementing Machine Vision Systems Using FPGAs.- Very Low-Cost In-Process Gauging System.- Automated Handling of Coils with Flying Leads.- A Telecentric Vision System for Broach Verification.- Challenges of Low Angle Metal Surface (Crosshead) Inspection.- A Machine Vision System for Quality Grading of Painted Slates.- Inspecting Glass Bottles and Jars.- Stemware Inspection System.- Restoration of Missing Boundary Segments in Shattered Glass.- Determination of Geometric Stability of Glass Substrates.- Glass Thickness Measurement Using Morphology.- Inspecting Food Products.- Automatic Produce Grading System.- Analysing the Creasing Properties of Fabric.- Environmental, Social & Ethical Issues.- Lighting-Viewing Methods.- 1 QT Image Processing Functions.- Appendices: Glossary; MV Questionnaire; Proverbs; MV Knowledge Base; Robot Vision: Calibration; Object Location and Orientation; Image Catalogue; Connecting QT to External Devices; Information Sources.