System and method for visual production line inspection of different production items
AssigneeInspekto A.M.V. Ltd.
InventorsYonatan Hyatt, Harel Boren, Zohar Kantor, Dan Carmon
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Abstract
An appliance and method for automated visual inspection of at least two items from different categories, on a production line, include automatically switching between an item profile of a first of the at least two items for inspection; and an item profile of a second of the at least two items for inspection, based on detection of the first item in an image of the production line.
Claims18
A method for automated visual inspection of different category items on a production line, the method comprising:
- creating, for a first category item, an item profile which comprises data relating to a relationship between the first category item and a second category item;
- using a controller to determine a sequence of inspection of the first category item relative to the second category item, based on the item profile of the first category item;
- upon detection of the first category item in an image, applying a defect detection algorithm in accordance with the sequence of inspection;
- and
- outputting to a user, indications of defects for the first and second category items, based on the defect detection algorithm,
- wherein the first and second category items comprise any one of:
- different stages in a manufacture process of a single product,
- different views of a same item,
- a same view of a same item imaged with different camera assembly settings,
- different type items on a same production line, and
- different interest areas on an item.
An appliance for automated visual inspection of at least two items from different categories, the appliance comprising:
- at least one camera to obtain images of an item from a first category and an item from a second category;
- and
- a controller, in communication with the camera, the controller adapted to
- determine a sequence of inspection of the first category item relative to the second category item, based on an item profile of the first category, and
- upon detection of the first category item in an image, apply a defect detection algorithm in accordance with the sequence of inspection,
- wherein the first and second category items comprise any one of:
- different stages in a manufacture process of a single product,
- different views of a same item,
- a same view of a same item imaged with different camera assembly settings,
- different type items on a same production line, and
- different interest areas on an item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.