Systems and methods to optimize imaging settings for a machine vision job

A computer system for optimizing one or more imaging settings for a machine vision job, the system comprising:

• an imaging device configured to:
• capture a first image of a target object in accordance with a first configuration of the one or more imaging settings, and
• capture a second image of the target object in accordance with a second configuration of the one or more imaging settings;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable memory coupled to the imaging device and the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• detect an initiation trigger that initiates the machine vision job, and
• responsive to capturing the first image of the target object, automatically adjusting the one or more imaging settings to the second configuration that includes at least one different imaging setting from the first configuration;
• wherein the machine vision job includes a predetermined number of configurations of the one or more imaging settings, and wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:
• (a) designate the second image as a current image;
• (b) responsive to capturing the current image of the target object, automatically adjust the one or more imaging settings to a subsequent configuration that includes at least one different imaging setting from each prior configuration of the one or more imaging settings;
• (c) capture, by the imaging device, a subsequent image of the target object in accordance with the subsequent configuration of the one or more imaging settings;
• (d) designate the subsequent image as the current image;
• and
• (e) iteratively perform steps (b)-(e) until each configuration of the predetermined number of configurations of the one or more imaging settings has been utilized to capture at least one image of the target object.

A tangible machine-readable medium comprising instructions for optimizing one or more imaging settings for a machine vision job that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

• detect an initiation trigger that initiates the machine vision job;
• responsive to detecting the initiation trigger, capture, by an imaging device, a first image of a target object in accordance with a first configuration of the one or more imaging settings;
• responsive to capturing the first image of the target object, automatically adjust the one or more imaging settings to a second configuration that includes at least one different imaging setting from the first configuration;
• and
• capture, by the imaging device, a second image of the target object in accordance with the second configuration of the one or more imaging settings;
• wherein the machine vision job includes a predetermined number of configurations of the one or more imaging settings, and wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the machine to at least:
• (a) designate the second image as a current image;
• (b) responsive to capturing the current image of the target object, automatically adjust the one or more imaging settings to a subsequent configuration that includes at least one different imaging setting from each prior configuration of the one or more imaging settings;
• (c) capture, by the imaging device, a subsequent image of the target object in accordance with the subsequent configuration of the one or more imaging settings;
• (d) designate the subsequent image as the current image;
• and
• (e) iteratively perform steps (b)-(e) until each configuration of the predetermined number of configurations of the one or more imaging settings has been utilized to capture at least one image of the target object.