Fastener inspection system and method
AssigneeMicroview Technologies PTE Ltd.
InventorsWong Wei, Victor Vertoprakhov, Zhou Wensen, Noor Ashedah Jusoh, Tian Yew, Ah Chin, Chee Chua
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Abstract
A method of optically inspecting a fastener to determine whether it meets two or more dimensional parameters is provided. The method includes using centrifugal force to place the fastener in a predetermined location. Two or more sets of image data of the fastener are generated from two or more corresponding different angles. Fastener pass/fail data is generated using a dimensional requirement associated with each set of image data.
Claims19
A method of optically inspecting a fastener to determine whether it meets two or more dimensional parameters comprising:
- using centrifugal force to place the fastener in a predetermined location;
- generating two or more sets of image data of the fastener from two or more corresponding different angles;
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- generating fastener pass/fail data using a dimensional requirement associated with each set of image data.
An optical inspection station comprising:
- a conveying system;
- a first optical vision system generating first image data of an object on the movable conveying system from a first plane of the object;
- a second optical vision system generating second image data of the object on the movable conveying system from a second plane of the object;
- a defective object removal system receiving defective object removal data generated from the first image data and the second image data and moving so as to cause a defective object to be removed from the conveying system;
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- a second removal system removing all remaining objects from the conveying system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.