Vision Partners has developed a customer-specific machine vision 3D inspection system that can demonstrate that each plug is the correct diameter and that the taper bore has occurred in the center of the plug. For the 3D point clould, we used structured light projection that allows high resolution and highly accurate scans of static scenes...,
The video below shows how machine vision software is used to determine the dimensions and location of the tapered bore. Surface-based matching is used to determine these properties. This technique can be used to fit 3D models into a point cloud. By fitting different 3D models, mutual distances and other properties can be measured.
Thanks to this 3D inspection, the grower is assured that the tapered bore is exactly in the center of the plug for optimal propagation.
"We were surprised by the capabilities of 3D machine vision and by Vision Partners' excellent support in demonstrating the concept."
