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Article: The machine vision system: machine vision is now a common sight in many manufacturing environments.(VISION & SENSORS: MACHINE VISION SYSTEM)
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- December 1, 2008
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By Vision & Sensors Staff
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Machine vision, based on the concept that machines can make intelligent decisions with information gathered from visual sensors, is a growing phenomenon found in many manufacturing sectors. A machine vision system is a group of components that acquires an image for the purpose of performing analysis. Used for in-process automated inspection, the technology can perform tasks such as gaging, optical character recognition, assembly verification, flaw detection, code reading and robot guidance.
Though sometimes serving as standalone systems without external communication, machine vision systems ...