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While a camera is part of the solution, a complete machine vision system is required to solve the aforementioned problem. A machine vision system consists of illumination, optics, camera, computer and software. Cameras used in the domains of industry, medicine and science are usually shipped without...

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Published in:Quality (Wheaton) 2008-03, Vol.47 (3), p.SS16
Main Authors: Bollhorst, Sebastian, Sun, Xiao
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Cameras
Cost reduction
Equipment purchasing
Vision systems
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Summary:While a camera is part of the solution, a complete machine vision system is required to solve the aforementioned problem. A machine vision system consists of illumination, optics, camera, computer and software. Cameras used in the domains of industry, medicine and science are usually shipped without a lens. Therefore, the operator is able to adapt the optics to his special requirements. Besides normal lenses microscopes, endoscopes and telescopes also are used. The camera does not create the image but only transforms optical signals (light) into electrical ones (voltage) and digitizes them (raw digital image). Thus, a camera is not able to compensate for incorrectly chosen illumination or optics. On the other hand, it is important to select an appropriate camera to avoid a malfunction of the system or unnecessary costs. Machine vision in the domains of industry, medicine and science are dominated by PCs and the operating system Windows.
ISSN:0360-9936
1937-4410