About the Authors IX
Preface XI
1 Basics of Machine Vision 1
1.1 Digital Images 1
1.1.1 Grayscale Image 1
1.1.2 Binary Image 2
1.1.3 Color Image 3
1.2 Components of Imaging System 5
1.2.1 Camera 6
1.2.2 Camera Bus: The Method to Connect PC and Camera 10
1.2.3 Lens 13
1.2.4 Lighting 15
2 Image Acquisition with LabVIEW 17
2.1 Acquiring Images with MAX 17
2.2 Acquiring Images Using LabVIEW 19
2.2.1 IMAQdx Functions 19
2.2.2 Image Management Functions 21
2.2.3 Block Diagram for Image Acquisition 23
2.2.4 Image Acquisition from Example 23
2.2.5 Vision Acquisition Express 26
3 Particle Analysis 33
3.1 Particle Analysis Using Vision Assistant 34
3.1.1 Image Acquisition Using Vision Assistant 35
3.1.2 Image Processing Functions 37
3.1.3 Setting a ROI (Region of Interest) 38
3.1.4 Binary Image Conversion 40
3.1.5 Morphology 43
3.1.6 Particle Analysis 44
3.2 LabVIEW Code Creation Using Vision Assistant 47
3.2.1 Block Diagram of Created LabVIEW Code 50
3.2.2 Image Type Modification 54
3.3 LabVIEW Code Modification 55
3.3.1 SubVI for Particle Analysis 55
3.4 Particle Analysis Using Vision Express 67
3.4.1 Vision Acquisition Express 67
3.4.2 Vision Assistant Express 68
3.5 Conversion of Pixels to Real-World Units 71
4 Edge Detection 75
4.1 Edge Detection via Vision Assistant 75
4.2 LabVIEW Code for Edge Detection 78
4.3 VI for Real-Time-Based Edge Detection 81
4.4 The Use of Vision Assistant Express for Real-Time Edge Detection 85
5 Pattern Matching 89
5.1 Pattern Matching Using Vision Assistant 90
5.2 LabVIEW Code Creation and Modification 96
5.3 Main VI for Pattern Matching 99
5.4 Vision Assistant Express 101
6 Color Pattern Matching 105
6.1 Color Pattern Matching Using Vision Assistant Express 105
6.1.1 Vision Acquisition Express 107
6.1.2 Vision Assistant Express 108
6.1.3 Main VI 112
7 Dimension Measurement 117
7.1 Dimension Measurement Using Vision Assistant Express 117
7.1.1 Find Circular Edge Function 119
7.1.2 Clamp Function 119
7.1.3 Caliper Function 123
7.2 VI Creation for Dimension Measurement 126
7.2.1 Vision Assistant Express VI for Dimension Measurement 126
7.2.2 ROI Array 127
7.2.3 Front Panel of Main VI 129
7.2.4 Block Diagram of the Main VI 130
8 Dimension Measurement Using Coordinate System 135
8.1 Measurement Based on a Reference Coordinate System Using Vision Assistant Express 135
8.1.1 Pattern Matching 137
8.1.2 Coordinate System 138
8.1.3 Dimension Measurement Using the Clamp Function 141
8.1.4 Measurement of Circle Edge 142
8.2 Conversion of Vision Assistant Express to a Standard VI 145
9 Geometric Matching 149
9.1 Geometric Matching Using Vision Assistant Express 150
9.1.1 Geometric Matching for Circles 151
9.1.2 Geometric Matching for Ellipses 155
9.2 VI Creation for Geometric Matching 158
9.3 Shape Detection 159
10 Binary Shape Matching 165
10.1 Accessing Previously Saved Images with Vision Acquisition Express 166
10.2 Binary Shape Matching Using Vision Assistant 168
10.2.1 Binary Template Images 169
10.2.2 Binary Shape Matching 170
10.3 Overlay VI Creation for Shape Matching 172
10.4 VI for Binary Shape Matching 173
11 OCR (Optical Character Recognition) 177
11.1 OCR Using Vision Assistant 177
11.1.1 Character Training Using Vision Assistant 177
11.1.2 Character Identification Using Vision Assistant 181
11.2 VI for OCR 185
11.2.1 VI Creation for OCR Using Vision Assistant 185
11.2.2 SubVI for OCR 185
11.2.3 Main VI 187
12 Binary Particle Classification 191
12.1 Vision Acquisition Express to Load Image Files 192
12.2 Vision Assistant Express for Classification 194
12.2.1 Train for Particle Classification 194
12.2.2 VI Creation 199
12.3 VI Modification 200
12.4 Overlay for Classification 204
12.5 Main VI for Classification 206
13 Contour Analysis 209
13.1 Contour Analysis 210
13.1.1 Image Acquisition Using a USB Camera 210
13.1.2 Contour Analysis Using Vision Assistant 212
13.1.3 Defect Detection Using Curvature 215
13.1.4 Defect Detection by Comparing Contours 216
13.1.5 VI Creation 219
13.2 VIs for Contour Analysis 219
13.2.1 Main VI 219
13.2.2 Overlay for Defects 222
13.2.3 Perspective Errors in Images 225
14 Image Calibration and Correction 227
14.1 Method for Creating an Image Correction File 227
14.1.1 Image Acquisition 228
14.1.2 New Calibration File 228
14.2 Image Correction 234
14.2.1 Image Correction Using Vision Assistant Express 234
14.2.2 VI Creation for Image Correction 237
15 Saving and Reading Images 241
15.1 Saving Image 241
15.2 Image Read from File 245
15.2.1 IMAQ Readfile 245
15.2.2 Example of Reading Image from Image Files 246
16 AVI File Write and Read 249
16.1 AVI File Creation Using Image Files 249
16.2 AVI File Creation Based on Real-Time Image Acquisition 251
16.3 Read Frame from AVI Files 252
17 Tracking 255
17.1 Tracking with the Use of Vision Assistant 255
17.2 VI Creation for Tracking Objects 259
18 LabVIEW Machine Vision Applications* 263
18.1 Semiconductor Manufacturing 263
18.2 Automobile Industry 264
18.3 Medical and Bio Applications 266
18.4 Inspection 268
18.5 Industrial Printing 269
19 Student Projects 271
Project 1: Noncontact Motion Measurement and its Analysis 271
Project 2: Intelligent Surveillance Camera 271
Project 3: Driving a LEGO NXT Car (LEGO Mindstorm) with Finger Motion 273
Project 4: Piano Keyboard Using Machine Vision 273
Index 275
