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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2014
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Mark Delaney, Shoreline, WA (US);
Barry E. Saylor, Kent, WA (US);
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a machine vision system editing environment for a part program, a continuous stream of image acquisition operations are performed during a run mode. Previously, a continuous stream of image acquisition operations was achieved by utilizing different programming representations and syntax for programming and grouping image acquisition operations together in the part program. A new common syntax and representations are utilized wherein such continuous image acquisition operations are recorded in the same way as regular operations, with the running of the part program being performed in two stages. First, the portion of the part program that is to have the continuous stream of image acquisition is scanned for image acquisition operations, and the most efficient order for acquiring the images is determined. Second, while the image acquisition process is being performed, the portion of the part program is scanned again, with the image analysis operations then being performed.