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Machine Vision: Contact the UK Industrial Vision Association for information about machine vision solutions and image processing systems technology used by manufacturing industry in the UK, particulalry where automatic inspection is required. The Association offers free advice via phone or e-mail to enquirers - wherever they are in the world - seeking help in specifying or sourcing industrial vision systems or imaging systems components.
Machine Vision is concerned with the engineering in the industrial vision field of integrated mechanical-optical-electronic-software systems for examining natural objects and materials, human artifacts and manufacturing processes, in order to detect defects and improve quality, operating efficiency and the safety of both products and processes. It is also used to control machines used in manufacturing.
Because the Word Wide Web knows no national boundaries, the Association has become a source of information to potential users of machine vision technology, regardless of their location. Equally, the downloadable resources available on this site are free to any visitor who registers.
This site contains no advertising material, nor are entries dependent on payment of fees other than the standard subscription fee of members. It is designed to be quick to respond - no large graphics are included. Information about individual members is supplied by the members concerned, but is subject to acceptance by the committee of the Association - for instance, unsubstantiated claims to 'world leadership' are excluded. The Association is a not-for-profit 'Company limited by guarantee', governed by an elected committee, and was founded in 1992.
Machine Vision necessarily involves the integration of elements of the following areas of study;
- Mechanical handling
- Lighting
- Optics (conventional, fibre optics, lasers, diffractive optics)
- Sensors (video cameras, UV, IR and X-ray sensors, laser scanners)
- Electronics (digital, analogue and video)
- Signal processing Image processing
- Digital systems architecture
- Software
- Industrial engineering
- Human-computer interfacing
- Control systems
- Manufacturing
- Existing work practices and QA methods
machine vision information from the UK IVA
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