SME MS900615

LIGHTING FOR MACHINE VISION IS A TASK FREQUENTLY UNDERTAKEN WITH CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY. TIME AND EFFORT OFTEN ARE WASTED EXPLORING ONE OR TWO TECHNIQUES WHICH DO NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE ILLUMINATION PROBLEM. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A TEST BED WHICH PROVIDES THE USER WITH A QUICK AND SIMPLE WAY TO EXPERIMENT WITH SEVERAL STANDARD LIGHTING METHODS. THE TEST BED, NAMED THE LIGHTING DEMONSTRATION MODULE (LDM), ALLOWS THE USER TO HOME IN ON OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS TO MACHINE VISION LIGHTING PROBLEMS. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE LDM DESIGN AND THE RATIONALE FOR INCLUDING THE VARIOUS LIGHTING METHODS. EXAMPLES OF COST AND PERFORMANCE BENEFITS ARE PRESENTED.

Product Details

Published:

06/01/1990

Number of Pages:

14

File Size:

1 file , 1.3 MB