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Introduction To Visual Inspection
Introduction To Visual Inspection
Introduction To Visual Inspection
The retina is a mosaic of two basic types of photoreceptors, rods and cones.
Rods are sensitive to blue-green light and are used for vision under
dark or dim conditions.
Cones operate only in relatively bright light, but they provide us
with our sharpest images and enable us to see colors. There are
three types of cones
– L-cones are red absorbing cones or those that absorb best at the
relatively long wavelengths peaking at 565 nm
– M-cones are green absorbing cones with a peak absorption at 535 nm
– S-cones are blue absorbing cones with a peak absorption at 440 nm.
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Basic Principles – Visual Acuity
Cones provide us with our sharpest
images because most of the 3 million
cones in each retina are confined to a
small region just opposite the lens
called the fovea. The maximum
concentration is about 180,000 cones
per square mm.
Our sharpest and most colorful images
are produced in the fovea.
Outside of this region our vision is
relatively poor but, since we can
quickly redirect our eyes we tend not
to be aware of our poor peripheral
vision.
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the unaided 1 mm
In this image:
– The luminance of pixels is varied
sinusoidally in the horizontal
direction. The spatial frequency
increases exponentially from
left to right.
– The contrast also varies
logarithmically from 100% at the
bottom to about 0.5% at the top. Campbell, F. W. and Robson, J. G. (1968) Application of Fourier analysis to
– The luminance of peaks and the visibility of gratings. Journal of Physiology (London) Image Courtesy
of Izumi Ohzawa, Ph.D. University of California School of Optometry
troughs remains constant along
a given horizontal path through the image.
Are the horizontal lines parallel or How many black dots do you see?
do they slope?
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Basic Principles – Vision
When evaluations are made by
an inspector, eye examinations
must be done at regular intervals
to assure accuracy and
sensitivity. These examinations
may consist
of the following:
Near Vision (Jaeger)
Far Vision (Snellen)
Color Differentiation
When using machine vision,
different but similar performance
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performed.
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For best results the inspector or
machine vision operator must have:
– A basic knowledge of material processing,
forming, machining and joining
processes.
– A general understanding of design
features, application and service
requirements.
– Specific instructions on what to look for
and specific accept/reject criteria.
Palmgren gage
Fillet gage set
VWAC gage
Cambridge gage
Measurement of undercut
depth with VWAC gage.
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Dimensional Conformance
Component finish dimensions are checked with the
use of measurement devices, such as transferring
gages and precision measurement gages.