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Machine vision method and system for monitoring manufacturing processes

US10884401B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2017
Grant dateJan 5, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P90/02
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method, a computer program product and a machine vision system (30), comprising at least one lighting device (34), at least one image sensor (31 a-c) and a data processing device (32), the system in a first mode illuminating a first object (35) using a first type of illumination and capturing images of the first object at a first image capturing frequency, when the first object (35) is on a second object (33), transmitting the captured image data to the data processing device for analysis, and changing the system for monitoring the second object in a second mode, if absence of the first object on the second object is detected from the image data, wherein said at least one image sensor (31 a-c) is reconfigured to capture images at a second image capturing frequency from the second object.

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