...Annalisa Milella; Rosalia Maglietta; Massimo Caccia; Gabriele Bruzzone Purpose Periodic inspection of large tonnage vessels is critical to assess integrity and prevent structural failures that could have catastrophic consequences for people and the environment. Currently, inspection operations...

... needs with the rapid advances being made by sensor device and inspection system suppliers to offer innovative ways to better inspect components. Originality/value Manufacturers are finding answers to many quality assessment needs with the rapid advances being made by sensor device and inspection...

... effectively on different deco finish and gap separations. Automotive industry Optical instruments Lasers Optical measurement Inspection Mohammed Omar can be contacted at: momar@clemson.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 The targeted gap in this study is part of a vehicle...

... sensors Inspection Measurement Cameras Machine vision systems are now well established for industrial inspection and quality control. The development of the smart camera with its integrated lighting and processing capability, rugged housing and powerful interfacing has revolutionized the vision...

... guidance and absolute accuracy. Much work lies ahead in the area of software for applications and specifically for vertical applications. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Measurement Robotics Inspection Image sensors Dimensional measurement Metrology, or the science...

... performance with reduced number of hall sensors in an equipment for pipeline inspection called caliper tool. Design/methodology/approach The paper opts for an exploratory study by making various configurations of sensors possible under given constraints, analyzing results of each one of them...

...Yih‐Chih Chiou; Chern‐Sheng Lin; Guan‐Zi Chen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an automatic inspection method of colors and textures classification of paper and cloth objects. Design/methodology/approach In this system, the color image is transformed from RGB model to other...

... technology innovation, complements traditional inspection methodologies without being disruptive. Design/methodology/approach The paper compares traditional and new measurement processes and asks how modern techniques can become more efficient, faster and more economical. Findings This paper shows...

...Rajesh Keshwani; Shiben Bhattacharya Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce an in line non‐destructive inspection tool instrumented pipeline inspection gauge (IPIG) and the need for secondary sensors in it; and to design a proper configuration of eddy current based secondary sensor...

.../methodology/approach An inspection system based on machine vision is presented which could assure illumination and imaging at 940 nm which is safe for film. Findings An objective evaluation is given using an image processing method and satisfactory results are obtained. Now, the inspection system is used...

... in the field of 3D image capture and processing. Originality/value All of the reported innovations are new and will be of interest outside Germany. Visual programming Trade fairs Optical instruments Inspection When the organisers of the “Control” exhibition in Sinsheim, Germany decided...

... Buildings Fibre‐optic sensors Inspection Sensors To ensure the safety of buildings, bridges, tunnels and dams and to make their maintenance more effective and efficient, there is an expanding use of instrumentation. There is a growing awareness of the importance of the civil engineering...

... the workpiece in each rotation so that a converged solution can be found with the fewest possible integration steps. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Inspection Optimization techniques Manufacturing systems Ultra‐precision flycutting, a single point cutting process...

... of NIR spectroscopy outside the confines of the laboratory. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Optical instruments Food industry Inspection Near‐infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a powerful tool for the examination of food and drink. Researchers have shown that it can detect fungal...

... of the inspections, which is strategic for the growth of Mivisa”. For further information visit Cognex web site: www.cognex.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Image sensors Inspection Tinplate can defects wiped out using industrial grade vision from Cognex Keywords...

... Visual perception Inspection Agriculture and food technology Ten years ago the research team at the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture had already established a reputation for vision‐based automated guidance of agricultural vehicles. More recently, a succession of vision projects...

... 1 ISRA paint inspection head on a Kuka robot © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Robotics Inspection Automotive industry Trade fairs Until 2003 the VDM Robotics and Automation group, which includes a Vision section, had supported the Hannover Industrial Fair...

... production. Specifically, machine vision is used for robust part inspection, operator part placement verification, 3D robotic guidance, and a combination thereof. These solutions to car‐making certainly suggest other applications in other industries. With new and more versatile robots with more and more...

...Brian Rooks A report on the Total Engineering and Manufacturing (TEAM) exhibition held at the NEC, Birmingham with a focus on vision and optical systems for inspection and measurement. New low cost and high speed smart cameras were introduced by DVT, who was “hidden” away within the Design...

... or special architecture imaging hardware. Machine vision Image processing Inspection Software In the last few years, image processing packages have grown to include bar code, matrix code and optical character readers that are simple to use, along with robust and reliable pattern‐finding...