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Real time vision-based measurements for quality control of industrial rods on a moving conveyor

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This work proposes a fully automated approach for vision-based quality control of manufactured metal rods. The proposed approach is able to detect the main axis of the rod and calculate its curvature, versus specifications. The proposed algorithm utilizes video acquired in real time by a single mono-ocular USB camera. A signal processing module identifies in real time the video frame that images the rod at the appropriate position on the conveyor. Initialization of the algorithm can take place either manually, or by utilizing the calibration of the camera. Concurrently, the image processing module estimates the curvature of the rod using its medial axis, to classify the rod as normal or defect. Initial results show that the proposed algorithm can operate in real time with very high accuracy under controlled illumination conditions and backgrounds. This methodology is capable of processing video at 30 frames per second, using a general purpose laptop.

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    K. Kottari, K. Delibasis & V. Plagianakos

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Kottari, K., Delibasis, K. & Plagianakos, V. Real time vision-based measurements for quality control of industrial rods on a moving conveyor. Multimed Tools Appl 77, 9307–9324 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-017-4891-7

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