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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2004
Ronald F. Wilson, Page Hill, GB;
Gary J. Pitt, Newport Pagnell, GB;
Timothy G. Irons, Kempston, GB;
William A. H. Everitt, Commercial Road, GB;
Ronald F. Wilson, Page Hill, GB;
Gary J. Pitt, Newport Pagnell, GB;
Timothy G. Irons, Kempston, GB;
William A. H. Everitt, Commercial Road, GB;
Molins PLC, Milton Keynes, GB;
Abstract
A method of setting-up machine vision equipment is disclosed. The equipment includes a camera defining a field of view, processing means for determining physical properties of a test object, and first supporting means for supporting a test object at a predetermined distance from the camera within the field of view. The method is characterised by providing second supporting means for supporting a reference object, placing a reference object having at least one known dimension on the second supporting means, moving one or more of the cameras, the first supporting means and the second supporting means to bring the reference object within the field of view at the predetermined distance from the camera, imaging the reference object to obtain an image, and processing the image to determine the optimum configuration of the imaging means, and adjusting the imaging means configuration to the optimum configuration.