Cognex Corporation

Torsten Kempf

Laurens Nunnink

Saul Sanz Rodriguez

Pepe Fernandez-Dorado

Ivan A Bachelder

John Bryan Boatner

Francisco Azcona Guerrero

Michael Haardt

Savithri Vaidyanathan

Kyra Moed

José Fernandez-Dorado

Jens Rütten

Emilio Pastor Mira

Systems and methods are provided for acquiring images of objects using an imaging device and a controllable mirror. The controllable mirror can be controlled to change a field of view for the imaging device, including so as to acquire images of different locations, of different parts of an object, or with different degrees of zoom.

Machine vision system and method with steerable mirror

A computer-implemented method for scanning a side of an object to identify a region of interest is provided. The method can include determining, using one or more computing devices, a distance between a side of an object and an imaging device, determining, using the one or more computing devices, a scanning pattern for an imaging device that includes a controllable mirror, based on the distance between the side of the object and the imaging device, moving a controllable mirror according to the scanning pattern to acquire, using the one or more computing device and the imaging device, a plurality of images of the side of the object, and identifying, using the one or more computing devices, the region of interest based on the plurality of images.

Systems and methods are provided for acquiring images of objects. Light of different types (e.g., different polarization orientations) can be directed onto an object from different respective directions (e.g., from different sides of the object). A single image acquisition can be executed in order to acquire different sub-images corresponding to the different light types. An image of a surface of the object, including representation of surface features of the surface, can be generated based on the sub-images.

Systems and method for vision inspection with multiple types of light

Determining dimensions of an object can include determining a distance between the object and an imaging device, and an angle of an optical axis of the imaging device. One of more features of the object can be identified in an image of the object. The dimensions of the object can be determined based upon the distance, the angle, and the one or more identified features.

Object dimensioning system and method

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Aachen, Germany

Torsten Kempf