Machine vision inspection of lace using a neural network

Christopher Sanby; Leonard Norton-Wayne

doi:10.1117/12.205518

27 March 1995 Machine vision inspection of lace using a neural network

Christopher Sanby, Leonard Norton-Wayne

Proceedings Volume 2423, Machine Vision Applications in Industrial Inspection III; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.205518
Event: IS&T/SPIE's Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Lace is particularly difficult to inspect using machine vision since it comprises a fine and complex pattern of threads which must be verified, on line and in real time. Small distortions in the pattern are unavoidable. This paper describes instrumentation for inspecting lace actually on the knitting machine. A CCD linescan camera synchronized to machine motions grabs an image of the lace. Differences between this lace image and a perfect prototype image are detected by comparison methods, thresholding techniques, and finally, a neural network (to distinguish real defects from false alarms). Though produced originally in a laboratory on SUN Sparc work-stations, the processing has subsequently been implemented on a 50 Mhz 486 PC-look-alike. Successful operation has been demonstrated in a factory, but over a restricted width. Full width coverage awaits provision of faster processing.

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Christopher Sanby and Leonard Norton-Wayne "Machine vision inspection of lace using a neural network", Proc. SPIE 2423, Machine Vision Applications in Industrial Inspection III, (27 March 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.205518

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