Smoking article inspection system and associated method
US9844232B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30128
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Smoking article inspection systems configured to inspect smoking articles are provided. The systems may include imaging devices configured to capture images of an exterior of the smoking article and an analysis unit configured to analyze the images captured by the imaging devices. The analysis unit may execute an edge detection tool configured to determine a position of the smoking article based on an edge location of the smoking article and a defect detection tool configured to determine whether the smoking article is defective after the position of the smoking article is determined. The imaging devices may be configured to capture images of the smoking articles during the assembly thereof. Thereby, the analysis unit may determine any operations during assembly causing damage to the smoking article from analysis of the images of the smoking article captured during assembly. Related methods are also provided.
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