Smart Camera: Machine Vision in Color

March 30, 2011
The Iris GT color smart camera and the Design Assistant 2.4 software combine to provide a high-level inspection process.  
Announced at the Automate 2011 trade show, the new release introduces a set of tools to identify parts, products and items using color, in addition to assessing quality from color and isolating features using color. The product offering includes a color matcher, which determines the best matching color from a collection of samples for each region of interest within an image. A color sample can also be specified interactively from an image or through the use of numerical values. The color matching method and the interpretation of color differences can be manually adjusted for specific requirements. The image-processing step provides capabilities to calculate the color distance and perform color projection. This operation shows the extent of color differences within and between images, while the projection enhances color to grayscale image conversion for analysis.   The software also introduces a Code Verifier step to grade identification marks using ANSI/AIM and ISO/IEC standards. The official release is scheduled for end of Q2 2011. Matrox Imagingwww.matrox.com

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