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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 1990
Filed:
May. 19, 1989
Patrick F Leonard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Donald J Svetkoff, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert W Kelley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Donald K Rohrer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
E North Coleman, Jr, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Synthetic Vision Systems, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for automatically visually inspecting an article such as an electronic circuit wherein both reference and non-reference algorithms are utilized to detect circuit defects. The system includes a pipelined cellular image processor which is utilized to implement the non-reference algorithm and an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is coupled to the output of the cellular image processor to perform the reference method. The non-reference method includes a spaces and traces algorithm and the reference method includes a topology matching algorithm. The system also includes an algorithm for locating and gauging critical areas of the circuit with sub-pixel accuracy. The cellular image processor is supported by a matched host image processor system