Industrial automated vision systems allow to determine the placement of production in the technological equipment, carry out contact-free measurement of geometrical dimensions, calculate the number of work parts, details and end product units during the manufacturing process directly on the conveyor or at the production line.

The most common application of automated vision systems is to determine the coordinates of a production unit in order to correct its placement according to the technological process and also to check the production for flaws in a contact-free way.

Unlike the discrete sensors (i.e. laser sensors) automated vision systems based on matrix camcorders allow to determine the contour of a production unit in the camera visibility range, not only the presence of a production unit in some fixed points. This greatly increases positioning accuracy, especially when we deal with production units of complex or undefined shape. Besides, it provides a possibility of remote monitoring of the most important sections of a technology line or equipment.

Linear scan cameras serve to determine the placement, width and area of the work parts moving along the conveyor line and count the number of production units randomly situated on the conveyor.

Automated vision systems allow to completely exclude "human factor" when controlling major technological sections of automated lines, execute on-line inspection and correct the technology process in time to prevent faulty work. They are easily integrated in the automated process control system and especially useful when MES-systems are implemented.

Linear scan camera VSLC-1

VSLC-1 is an electrooptical measurement device that serves to determine the placement, width and area of plates moving along the conveyor line and count the number of plates randomly situated on the conveyor. Data exchange between the camera and methods computer is executed with the help of a local network of the Ethernet 802.3 type. The gathered data is used to calculate technological parameters for manufacturing and to collect statistical data.

Vision-based inspection slave system VSVG-4

The main purpose of a vision-based inspection system VSVG-4 is to determine the contours of a production unit with the help of an embedded processor slave software and transfer the data (i.e. the coordinates of a production unit’s characteristic points) to the control system through Ethernet network. Based on this data the technological equipment positions the production unit in a certain way and has complete control over its movements. Also, it is possible to check the unit’s appearance for faults.

When using VSVG-4 as a video surveillance system, the image received from the connected camcorders is transferred through Ethernet network to the user application for viewing and archivation.

Being a part of PTVS video surveillance system (a system of vision-based inspection and image archivation by request of automated process control system), VSVG-4 allows to record a stream of video-data to the PC hard drive either constantly or by an operator’s (or a method’s computer) signal, i.e. if there is a failure. Sometimes watching the video helps to define the reasons behind an emergency situation.