Method and apparatus for visual recognition of a component supplied to an industrial automated system
US5923772A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/145
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A visual recognition apparatus of the invention can acquire an image exclusive of a background of a subject of image processing, thereby rendering the image of the subject fit for the image processing. More specifically, a mirror-surfaced collar covering a retainer has a specified configuration and a specified positional relationship with a lighting element and a camera such that a light from the lighting element toward the retainer is reflected by the mirror-surfaced collar for deviation from a light path to enter the camera.
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