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Design and Implementation of an Automated Visual Inspection System of PDP Frames (PDP 프레임 자동시각검사 시스템 설계 및 구현)

  • Park, Byung-Joon;Hahn, Kwang-Soo;Shin, Eun-Seok
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.512-525
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    • 2010
  • A PDP(Plasma Display Panel) Frame is critical part of PDP and also produces couple hundred thousand every month. In the process of mass production, product inspection is very important process. Also to increase the reliance, inspection each part and every final product is asked quite often. Purpose of this paper is to use computer vision system to inspect the PDP parts which is Automated visual process inspection. This paper contains the system design for inspecting defects of hole, tab, stud, rivet of PDP Frame. The system also can inspect various kinds of PDP frames. Quick and accurate 100% inspection of all shapes can improve the manufacturing productivity. Inspection results can be stored in a database and analyzed to find the cause of defects. After applying the system to the industry, the result shows the possibility of fast and accuracy of the inspection.

Development of Annular Optics for the Inspection of Surface Defects on Screw Threads Using Ray Tracing Simulation (광선추적을 사용한 나사산 표면결함 검사용 환형 광학계 개발)

  • Lee, Jiwon;Lim, Yeong Eun;Park, Keun;Ra, Seung Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.491-497
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    • 2016
  • This study aims to develop a vision inspection system for screw threads. To inspect external defects in screw threads, the vision inspection system was developed using front light illumination from which bright images can be obtained. The front light system, however, requires multiple side images for inspection of the entire thread surface, which can be performed by omnidirectional optics. In this study, an omnidirectional optical system was designed to obtain annular images of screw threads using an image sensor and two reflection mirrors; one large concave mirror and one small convex mirror. Optical simulations using backward and forward ray tracing were performed to determine the dimensional parameters of the proposed optical system, so that an annular image of the screw threads could be obtained with high quality and resolution. Microscale surface defects on the screw threads could be successfully detected using the developed annular inspection system.

전자총 히터(electron gun heater) 자동검사를 위한 머신비젼 알고리즘

  • 김인수;이문규
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.58-67
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    • 2000
  • Electron gun heaters are used to heat a cathode in video(TV) monitors. Major defects of the electron gun heaters include dimensional inaccuracy and pollution with dirty materials. In this paper, to save the labor and time being taken to inspect the heaters, a machine vision system is considered. For the system, a new algorithm is developed to measure the 9 different dimensions of each heater and to detect polluted defects. The algorithm consists of three stages. In the first stage, the center of the heater image is obtained and then its boundary detection is performed. For the efficient boundary detection, a mask called the sum mask is used. In the second stage of the algorithm, a set of fiducial points are determined on the boundary image. Finally, using the fiducial points specified dimensions are measured and the amount of polluted area is computed in the third stage. The performance of the algorithm is evaluated for a set of real specimens. The results indicate that measurements obtained by the algorithm satisfy the tolerance limits fur most of the dimensions and the algorithm detects the polluted defects successfully.

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A High-speed Automatic Precision Inspection System for Bolts Defects (볼트 결함 판별을 위한 고속 정밀 검사 장치 개발)

  • Oh, Choon-Suk;Lee, Hyun-Min
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartB
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    • v.10B no.3
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    • pp.305-310
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    • 2003
  • In this paper we deal with the system design and development of the high-speed automatic precision inspection for the defects of bolts. In order to inspect bolts continuously, we used the conveyor system. Also, this conveyor includes the servo motor and encoder to achieve accurate movement. According to encoder signal, line-scan camera captures the line-by-line image of bolts and after one frame is accumulated, various parameters are calculated and inspected by image processing algorithms. Experimental results using the developed facilities are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed equipment.

Detection of Flip-chip Bonding Error Through Edge Size Extraction of X-ray Image (X선 영상의 에지 추출을 통한 플립칩 솔더범프의 접합 형상 오차 검출)

  • Song, Chun-Sam;Cho, Sung-Man;Kim, Joon-Hyun;Kim, Joo-Hyun;Kim, Min-young;Kim, Jong-Hyeong
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.15 no.9
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    • pp.916-921
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    • 2009
  • The technology to inspect and measure an inner structure of micro parts has become an important tool in the semi-conductor industrial field with the development of automation and precision manufacturing. Especially, the inspection skill on the inside of highly integrated electronic device becomes a key role in detecting defects of a completely assembled product. X-ray inspection technology has been focused as a main method to inspect the inside structure. However, there has been insufficient research done on the customized inspection technology for the flip-chip assembly due to the interior connecting part of flip chip which connects the die and PCB electrically through balls positioned on the die. In this study, therefore, it is implemented to detect shape error of flip chip bonding without damaging chips using an x-ray inspection system. At this time, it is able to monitor the solder bump shape by introducing an edge-extracting algorithm (exponential approximation function) according to the attenuating characteristic and detect shape error compared with CAD data. Additionally, the bonding error of solder bumps is automatically detectable by acquiring numerical size information at the extracted solder bump edges.

Design on Automatic Vision System for Fast Alternator Spool Inspection (알터네이터 스풀 고속 검사를 위한 자동화 비전시스템 설계)

  • Jang, Bong-Choon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.11 no.11
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    • pp.4145-4150
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    • 2010
  • This research aims to design on an automatic machine vision system to replace eye inspection of alternator spool which is one of the key automotive parts. The alternator spool, plastic extrusion part would have various defects like unfinished, crack and burr. Through the design failure examples the optimized fast machine vision system will be designed to inspect all spools also focuses on the low cost machine for the middle sized company as 2'nd automotive supplier. 3-dimensional design softwares of Pro-Engineer & CATIA were used and the system were built based on the design. The system will contribute to satisfy the cycle time and can inspect each part in an absolutely accurate method, which is sufficient for industrial applications.

Development of rotational pulse-echo ultrasonic propagation imaging system capable of inspecting cylindrical specimens

  • Ahmed, Hasan;Lee, Young-Jun;Lee, Jung-Ryul
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.657-666
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    • 2020
  • A rotational pulse-echo ultrasonic propagation imager that can inspect cylindrical specimens for material nondestructive evaluations is proposed herein. In this system, a laser-generated ultrasonic bulk wave is used for inspection, which enables a clear visualization of subsurface defects with a precise reproduction of the damage shape and size. The ultrasonic waves are generated by a Q-switched laser that impinges on the outer surface of the specimen walls. The generated waves travel through the walls and their echo is detected by a Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) at the same point. To obtain the optimal Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) of the measured signal, the LDV requires the sensed surface to be at a right angle to the laser beam and at a predefined constant standoff distance from the laser head. For flat specimens, these constraints can be easily satisfied by performing a raster scan using a dual-axis linear stage. However, this arrangement cannot be used for cylindrical specimens owing to their curved nature. To inspect the cylindrical specimens, a circular scan technology is newly proposed for pulse-echo laser ultrasound. A rotational stage is coupled with a single-axis linear stage to inspect the desired area of the specimen. This system arrangement ensures that the standoff distance and beam incidence angle are maintained while the cylindrical specimen is being inspected. This enables the inspection of a curved specimen while maintaining the optimal SNR. The measurement result is displayed in parallel with the on-going inspection. The inspection data used in scanning are mapped from rotational coordinates to linear coordinates for visualization and post-processing of results. A graphical user interface software is implemented in C++ using a QT framework and controls all the individual blocks of the system and implements the necessary image processing, scan calculations, data acquisition, signal processing and result visualization.

Feasibility Study on the Utilization of EMAT Technology for In-line Inspection of Gas Pipeline

  • Cho, Sung-Ho;Yoo, Hui-Ryong;Rho, Yong-Woo;Kim, Hak-Joon;Kim, Dae-Kwang;Song, Sung-Jin;Park, Gwan-Soo
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.36-41
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    • 2011
  • If gas is leaking out of gas pipelines, it could cause a huge explosion. Accordingly, it is important to ensure the integrity of gas pipelines. Traditionally, over the years, gas-operating companies have used the ILI system, which is based on axial magnetic flux leakage (MFL), to inspect the gas pipelines. Relatively, there is a low probability of detection (POD) for the axial defects with the axial MFL-based ILI. To prevent the buried pipeline from corrosion, it requires a protective coating. In addition to the potential damage to the coating by environmental factors and external forces, there could be defects on the damaged coating area. Thus, it is essential that nondestructive evaluation methods for detecting axial defects (axial cracks, axial groove) and damaged coating be developed. In this study, an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) sensor was designed and fabricated for detecting axial defects and coating disbondment. In order to validate the performances of the developed EMAT sensor, experiments were performed with specimens from axial cracks, axial grooves, and coating disbondment. The experimental results showed that the developed EMAT sensor could detect not only the axial cracks (minimum 5% depth of wall thickness) and axial grooves (minimum 10% depth of wall thickness), but also the coating disbondment.

Ultrasound Thermography Technique for Detecting Micro Defects in Vehicle Engine Block (자동차 엔진블럭의 미세크랙 검출을 위한 초음파 서모그래피 기법에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Sung Hyun;Kim, Jae Yeol;Choi, Seung Hyun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.443-446
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    • 2013
  • An infrared thermography technique can be used to inspect a large area simultaneously and to detect defects such as cracks or delaminations in real time. Infrared thermography is a technique in which visual images are formed from the infrared range from subjects according to their thermal radiation. The molecules of all objects are disturbed by heat, and the molecular motion becomes more active when the temperature rises and less active when the temperature falls. In this study, the applicability and feasibility of ultrasound thermography for detecting defects in an engine block, which is a key component in the automobile industry, were verified. A nondestructive reliability test was conducted to study the defects, after which the results were analyzed.

Defect Detection of Carbon Steel Pipe Weld Area using Infrared Thermography Camera (적외선 열화상 카메라를 이용한 탄소강관 용접부 결함검출)

  • Kwon, DaeJu;Jung, NaRa;Kim, JaeYeol
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.124-129
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    • 2014
  • The piping system accounts for a large portion of the machinery structure of a plant, and is considered as a very important mechanical structure for plant safety. Accordingly, it is used in most energy plants in the nuclear, gas, and heavy chemical industries. In particular, the piping system for a nuclear plant is generally complicated and uses the reactor and its cooling system. The piping equipment is exposed to diverse loads such as weight, temperature, pressure, and seismic load from pipes and fluids, and is used to transfer steam, oil, and gas. In ultrasound infrared thermography, which is an active thermography technology, a 15-100 kHz ultrasound wave is applied to the subject, and the resulting heat from the defective parts is measured using a thermography camera. Because this technique can inspect a large area simultaneously and detect defects such as cracks and delamination in real time, it is used to detect defects in the new and renewable energy, car, and aerospace industries, and recently, in piping defect detection. In this study, ultrasound infrared thermography is used to detect information for the diagnosis of nuclear equipment and structures. Test specimens are prepared with piping materials for nuclear plants, and the optimally designed ultrasound horn and ultrasound vibration system is used to determine damages on nuclear plant piping and detect defects. Additionally, the detected images are used to improve the reliability of the surface and internal defect detection for nuclear piping materials, and their field applicability and reliability is verified.