Machine vision system editing environment for a part program in which a continuous stream of image acquisition operations are performed during a run mode
US8902307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/97
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A machine vision system editing environment is provided for a part program in which a continuous stream of image acquisition operations are performed during a run mode. In one embodiment, a new common syntax and representations are utilized wherein continuous image acquisition operations are recorded in the same way as regular operations, with the running of the part program being performed in two stages. In the first stage, the portion of the part program that is to have the continuous stream of image acquisition is scanned for image acquisition operations, and the most efficient order for acquiring the images is determined, after which the image acquisition process is begun. Then, in the second stage, while the image acquisition process is being performed, the portion of the part program is scanned again, with the image analysis operations then being performed.
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