Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348094000 | Position detection | 88 |
20080278576 | Object detection apparatus, object detection method and object detection program - An object detection apparatus and method for accurately detecting a movable object in a region around a vehicle from a time series of images obtained through a camera mounted on the vehicle by eliminating the influence of the movement of the camera through simple processing, and a program for making a computer execute processing in the apparatus. The object detection apparatus has a feature point extraction unit which extracts a feature point contained in a feature region of each image in the time series of images obtained through a camera mounted on the vehicle, a correspondence degree computation unit which computes the degree of correspondence for each pair of the feature points, wherein one of the feature points in the each pair is each of one or more of the feature points extracted by the feature point extraction unit from one of two images taken by the camera at different times, and another of the feature points in the each pair is each of a plurality of the feature points extracted by the feature point extraction unit from another of the two images, and a detection unit which detects the movable object on the basis of the degree of correspondence computed by the correspondence degree computation unit. | 11-13-2008 |
20090284592 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE DYNAMIC LOCATION OF A PROTECTION DEVICE - The method uses a location device and a timing element to determine the location of a protection device at various periods of time. During these periods of time, the human may be participating in a variety of activities and positions. | 11-19-2009 |
20100141755 | SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD, SUBSTRATE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate inspection method capable of accurately inspecting a substrate is provided. A jig having reference points represented by known coordinates in a three-dimensional world coordinate system is photographed by a camera and coordinates of the reference points in a pixel image coordinate system defined by pixels of an image forming device is determined. The coordinates in the pixel image coordinate system are transformed into those in a camera coordinate system set on the camera, and world-camera coordinate system transformation parameters are calculated. Image data in the pixel image coordinate system obtained by photographing a substrate to be inspected is transformed into image data in a world coordinate system for inspection. The accurate inspection of the substrate to be inspected can be achieved because distortion in the image of the substrate to be inspected in the world coordinate system attributable to the position and attitude of the camera is reduced. | 06-10-2010 |
20120154571 | EDGE DETECTION USING STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION - A machine vision inspection system (MVIS) and a related light stripe edge feature location method are disclosed. The MVIS comprises a control system, a light stripe projection system, an imaging system, and a user interface. In a region of interest including the edge feature, the light stripe projection system focuses a light stripe transverse to the edge direction and across the edge feature, such that the light stripe has a changing stripe intensity profile along the light stripe. The imaging system acquires an image of the light stripe and the control system analyzes the image to determine the location of the edge feature based on a changing light intensity profile along the stripe. The method may be implemented in an edge detection video tool. The method may be advantageous for inspecting highly textured, beveled, chamfered, rounded or damaged edges, for example. | 06-21-2012 |
20120229620 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND GUIDANCE APPARATUS THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus includes a management unit to manage position information of a workpiece on the conveying apparatus, an obtaining unit to perform measurement processing on an image obtained by image capturing with an image capturing unit and thereby obtaining position information of a region corresponding to a pre-registered workpiece in the image, an update unit to update the position information of the workpiece managed by the management unit to values corresponding to a time when the image capturing unit performed image capturing, an identifying unit to identify a workpiece newly conveyed into the image capturing range of the image capturing unit by comparing the position information that has been updated by the update unit and the position information of the workpiece obtained by the measurement processing, and a transmitting unit to transmit position information of the workpiece identified by the identifying unit to the control apparatus. | 09-13-2012 |
20120236140 | USER SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR AN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM THEREOF AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An user support apparatus includes a display unit configured to display an image obtained by image capturing with the image capturing unit, an input unit configured to receive a designation of a region of a workpiece to be detected in the image displayed on the display unit, and a determining unit configured to determine an image capturing start condition for the image capturing unit that is defined in terms of the amount of movement of a conveying apparatus, based on the size of the region indicating the workpiece to be detected by using a relationship between the image capturing range of the image capturing unit and the physical length of the conveying apparatus. | 09-20-2012 |
20120249772 | COMPONENT MOUNTING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, POSITION DETECTION METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A component mounting device includes a transport unit which transports a substrate, a mounting unit which mounts a component on the substrate, a detection unit which is able to detect a first detection target which is provided on the substrate and a second detection target which is provided to be separated by a predetermined distance from the first detection target on the substrate at least in the transportation direction and is a reference position of a mounting action by the mounting unit, and a control unit which outputs a stop signal for stopping the transport of the substrate to the transport unit and detects the second detection target of the substrate which has been stopped using the detection unit based on the detection of the first detection target by the detection unit. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249773 | WAFER HANDLER COMPRISING A VISION SYSTEM - A wafer handler including, a wafer loading station ( | 10-04-2012 |
20130002854 | MARKING METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING OPTICAL FLOW-BASED DEAD RECKONING FEATURES - A position of a marking device is monitored by receiving start position information indicative of an initial position of the marking device, capturing one or more images using one or more camera systems attached to the marking device, and analyzing the image(s) to determine tracking information indicative of a motion of the marking device. The tracking information and the start position information are then analyzed to determine current position information. In one example, images of a target surface over which the marking device is carried are analyzed pursuant to an optical flow algorithm to provide estimates of relative position for a dead-reckoning process, and the current position information is determined based on the estimates of relative position and the start position information. | 01-03-2013 |
20130242082 | NEEDLE SHIELD POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for mounting a needle shield to a syringe. The system includes a syringe nest and a gripper having a gripping position and a release position. The gripper is movable between an aligned position and a spaced position. A shaker has a shaker axis that is generally coaxial with the syringe axis. The shaker is movable along the shaker axis. An inspection camera is positioned proximate the syringe axis and defines a line of sight. The syringe nest, gripper, shaker and cap plunger are generally aligned along the syringe axis in a placing configuration wherein the gripper is in the gripping position holding the needle shield. The gripper is in the spaced position and the distal end of the cap plunger is in engagement with the needle shield in a final cap mounting configuration. | 09-19-2013 |
20130250094 | LASER PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A laser projection system for projecting an image on a workpiece includes a photogrammetry assembly and a laser projector, each communicating with a computer. The photogrammetry assembly includes a first camera for scanning the workpiece, and the laser projector projects a laser image to arbitrary locations. Light is conveyed from the direction of the workpiece to the photogrammetry assembly. The photogrammetry assembly signals the coordinates light conveyed toward the photogrammetry assembly to the computer with the computer being programmable for determining a geometric location of the laser image. The computer establishes a geometric correlation between the photogrammetry assembly, the laser projector, and the workpiece for realigning the laser image to a corrected geometric location relative to the workpiece. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250095 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mask has an inspection region virtually divided by a plurality of stripes. A position error-correcting unit is disposed on a stage in a region different from the mask, formed with patterns divided virtually by the plurality of stripes. A first deviation amount acquiring circuit acquires a first deviation amount from the optical image and the reference image of the position error correction unit. A second deviation amount acquiring circuit acquires a second deviation amount. A position correcting circuit corrects a positional relationship between the mask and the position error correction unit based on the first deviation amount, and obtains a fluctuation value of position coordinates of each pattern in the inspection region of the mask based on the second deviation amount and corrects the position coordinates. | 09-26-2013 |
20130278751 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF AN OBJECT IN A MACHINE TOOL - A device for detecting the position of an object in a machine tool includes a camera configured to provide an image of the object and an object carrier to which the object is connected and whose position within the machine tool is known. A first processing unit is configured to identify a position of the object relative to the camera based on geometric features of the object which are obtained from the image. A second processing unit is configured to identify a position of the object carrier relative to the camera based on geometric features of the object carrier which are obtained from the image. A third processing unit is configured to determine a position of the object relative to the object carrier from the identified positions of the object and the object carrier relative to the camera. | 10-24-2013 |
20130286187 | System, An Apparatus And A Method For Laser Projection-Assisted Fastener Installation - A system is provided that includes a laser projection apparatus and a fastener installation apparatus. The laser projection apparatus is configured to project an identifier of an instruction set including one or more instructions for installing a fastener or fastener collar on a structure, with the laser projection apparatus being configured to project the identifier onto the structure about a location at which the respective fastener or fastener collar is to be installed. The fastener installation apparatus is configured to capture an image of the projected identifier from the structure, determine the identifier from the captured image, and retrieve the instruction set based on the determined identifier. The fastener installation apparatus includes a tool for installing the respective fastener or fastener collar, and the fastener installation apparatus is configured to program the tool according to the retrieved instruction set. | 10-31-2013 |
20140043464 | COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL COORDINATES ON A MEASUREMENT OBJECT - A coordinate measuring machine has a workpiece support for holding a measurement object, and a measuring head displaceable relative to the workpiece support. An evaluation and control unit determines geometric properties on the measurement object depending on the position of the measuring head relative to the workpiece support and on sensor data from an optical sensor carried on the measuring head. The optical sensor includes a camera and a lens assembly having a lens body, which forms a light-entry opening and a light-exit opening with an interface for connecting the camera. The lens assembly comprises a number of lens elements arranged in the lens body. A separate cover glass is arranged in the region of the light-entry opening, and sits in front of the lens elements as a first transparent component. Preferably, the lens elements are corrected depending on optical characteristics of the cover glass. | 02-13-2014 |
20140063230 | Cell Feature Extraction and Labeling Thereof - Embodiments of the present invention determine the surface profile of certain classes of work surface. More specifically, embodiments of the invention measure the three-dimensional locus of points that define the “virtual” continuous surface fitted to the ends of the walls of a cellular core. | 03-06-2014 |
20140152805 | ORTHOGONAL STATE MEASURING DEVICE - An orthogonal state measuring device includes a measurement table and a CCD camera displacing in X, Y, and Z directions relative to the measurement table and measuring a work piece placed on the measurement table. The orthogonal state measuring device further includes a wide angle surveillance camera, a computer main body, and a display. The wide angle surveillance camera captures in one pass an image that is capable of configuring a bird's-eye image of the work piece, the bird's-eye image encompassing an entire field over which the CCD camera is capable of relative displacement. The computer main body generates the bird's-eye image based on the image and defines a position of the CCD camera on the bird's-eye image, then configures navigation maps in which the position of the CCD camera is composited on the bird's-eye image. The display displays the navigation maps. | 06-05-2014 |
20140340507 | METHOD OF MEASURING NARROW RECESSED FEATURES USING MACHINE VISION - Deep narrow gaps ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140340508 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING CAMERA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - This method is characterized in that a ring-shaped jig is disposed on a workpiece on a machine tool, and the optical axis of a camera is aligned parallel to a single axis of the coordinate system of the machine tool. The jig is photographed using the camera in which the horizontal direction or the vertical direction of the camera is aligned with an axial direction other than the signal direction of the machine tool, and the circumferential shape of the jig in the image photographed by the camera is extracted as a contour. The center position of the jig in the image is calculated from the contour while all the distortion correction coefficients in tangential direction and all the distortion correction coefficients in the radial direction are ignored and set to zero. The displacements of the main point of the camera are all set to zero so as to be included in the translation distance of the camera. The translation distance, which is an external parameter of calibration, is calculated on the basis of the center position of the jig in the image and the known three-dimensional center position of the jig. | 11-20-2014 |
20140347468 | SUBSTRATE WORKING DEVICE - A substrate working device includes: a base; a first substrate working table and a second substrate working table movably supported on the base; an indicator provided to one of a base side member, which is formed on the base or a member fixed to the base, and the first and second substrate working tables; an imaging unit provided on the other one, which is different from the one, of the base side member and the first and second substrate working tables in order to image the indicator; and a control unit that, by causing the imaging unit to image the indicator and based on image data thereof, acquires position information related to each of the substrate working tables and that moreover determines whether or not the respective substrate working tables interfere with each other at the time of movement of each substrate working table based on the position information. | 11-27-2014 |
20150042784 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide an image photographing method makes it possible to photograph a moving object at a desired photographing position without increasing the size of an image to be processed. The image photographing method includes a first photographing step in which a camera controller carries out continuous photographing in a first image quality, an estimation calculation step for estimating a timing at which the object to be photographed passes through a predetermined desired position range on the basis of a plurality of positions of the object to be photographed, the plurality of positions being obtained from the images photographed by the camera controller in the first photographing step, and a second photographing step in which the camera controller carries out photographing at the passing timing in a second image quality finer than the first image quality. | 02-12-2015 |
20150310599 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image processing method includes acquiring a plurality of image data items by continuously capturing images of an object by an image capturing apparatus (S | 10-29-2015 |
20160005156 | INFRARED SELECTING DEVICE AND METHOD - This invention provides an infrared selecting device and method, which relates to a thermal imaging device, a thermal image processing device, and infrared thermal imaging detection. The conventional thermal imaging device is excessively dependent on subjective experience of users to photograph a thermal image of a body, causing great workload and failing to ensure the quality of the thermal image. In the invention, a reference image is displayed, specified information of a specified body thermal image can be automatically detected from the acquired thermal imaging data frame, or auxiliary information is considered. Thus, the thermal imaging data frame satisfying a specified condition can be automatically selected from the continuously acquired thermal imaging data frames, thereby facilitating subsequent processing or operation, such as inform, analysis, or storage, simplifying photographing operation, and improving the photographing speed and the quality of the thermal image. | 01-07-2016 |
20160027166 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF IMAGING CUT STONES - A method of imaging a cut stone. The method comprises a) identifying an orientation of a cut stone ( | 01-28-2016 |
20160086325 | WAFER NOTCH DETECTION - Notch detection methods and modules are provided for efficiently estimating a position of a wafer notch. Capturing an image of specified region(s) of the wafer, a principle angle is identified in a transformation, converted into polar coordinates, of the captured image. Then the wafer axes are recovered from the identified principle angle as the dominant orientations of geometric primitives in the captured region. The captured region may be selected to include the center of the wafer and/or certain patterns that enhance the identification and recovering of the axes. Multiple images and/or regions may be used to optimize image quality and detection efficiency. | 03-24-2016 |
20160091311 | LASER PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A laser projection system for projecting an image on a workpiece includes a photogrammetry assembly and a laser projector, each communicating with a computer. The photogrammetry assembly includes a first camera for scanning the workpiece, and the laser projector projects a laser image to arbitrary locations. Light is conveyed from the direction of the workpiece to the photogrammetry assembly. The photogrammetry assembly signals the coordinates light conveyed toward the photogrammetry assembly to the computer with the computer being programmable for determining a geometric location of the laser image. The computer establishes a geometric correlation between the photogrammetry assembly, the laser projector, and the workpiece for realigning the laser image to a corrected geometric location relative to the workpiece. | 03-31-2016 |
348095000 | Alignment or positioning | 62 |
20090002486 | Coordinate measuring machine and method for calibrating the coordinate measuring machine - A coordinate measuring machine is disclosed having an orientor automatically orienting a substrate associated therewith. A control and computing unit is further associated with the coordinate measuring machine, so that self-calibration may be performed on the basis of at least two different and automatically set orientations of the substrate. | 01-01-2009 |
20100165098 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A FIRST BODY AND A PART FIXED TO A SECOND BODY WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER - In a method for positioning a first body (B | 07-01-2010 |
20100171823 | ALIGNMENT APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - A wafer has an annular ridge formed along an outer periphery thereof to serve as a reinforcing portion, and a circuit pattern surrounded with the reinforcing portion. The wafer is placed on a wafer placement plane of a holding stage in a state that the circuit pattern is directed downward. The wafer placement plane is larger in size than the wafer. On the holding stage, a center of the wafer is aligned with a center of the holding stage in such a manner that a plurality of guide pins are engaged with relevant cutout portions formed on the reinforcing portion. Then, the holding stage rotates while suction-holding the reinforcing portion of the wafer, and simultaneously a photosensor detects a portion for alignment formed on the outer periphery of the wafer. | 07-08-2010 |
20100171824 | COMPONENT RECOGNIZING DEVICE, SURFACE MOUNTING MACHINE, AND COMPONENT TESTING MACHINE - To enable image recognition of a component at a high degree of accuracy in a stable manner over a long term with a component recognizing device configured to take an image of a component by moving a scan unit having an imaging device using a linear motor, and a surface mounting machine and a component testing machine each equipped with the component recognizing device. | 07-08-2010 |
20100289889 | ALIGNMENT METHOD FOR SINGULATION SYSTEM - A method for determining cutting lines for a substrate prior to its singulation is provided whereby the substrate comprises first and second rows of alignment marks which are substantially parallel to each other such that a pair of alignment marks each from the first and second rows of alignment marks is configured for determining a position of a cutting line. The method comprises the steps of positioning the first row of alignment marks along a relative motion path of a first camera and positioning the second row of alignment marks along a relative motion path of a second camera. While the substrate is being moved relative to the first and second cameras along the respective relative motion paths without stopping, the first and second cameras capture images of multiple pairs of alignment marks from the first and second rows of alignment marks during such motion. Thereafter, the position of each cutting line is determined from the images of each pair of alignment marks along the first and second rows of alignment marks relating to the cutting line and stored in a storage device for use during singulation. | 11-18-2010 |
20100289890 | Apparatus and Method for Aligning Containers, in Particular Bottles, in a Labeler - An apparatus and a method for aligning containers, in particular bottles, in a labeler, the apparatus having rotatable holders for containers to be aligned, and a camera unit for imaging the containers as well as a proximity switch for triggering an imaging function of the camera unit. This allows a precise alignment in combination with a reduced expenditure of time and reduced space requirements. | 11-18-2010 |
20100295935 | ON-HEAD COMPONENT ALIGNMENT USING MULTIPLE AREA ARRAY IMAGE DETECTORS - A sensor for sensing component offset and orientation when held on a nozzle of a pick and place machine is provided. The sensor includes a plurality of two-dimensional cameras, a backlight illuminator and a controller. Each camera has a field of view that includes a nozzle of the pick and place machine. The backlight illuminator is configured to direct illumination toward the plurality of two-dimensional cameras. The backlight illuminator is positioned on an opposite side of a nozzle from the plurality of two-dimensional cameras. The controller is coupled to the plurality of two-dimensional cameras and the backlight illuminator. The controller is configured to determine offset and orientation information of the component(s) based upon a plurality of backlit shadow images detected by the plurality of two-dimensional cameras. The controller provides the offset and orientation information to a controller of the pick and place machine. | 11-25-2010 |
20100295936 | Optical connector inspection apparatus capable of inspecting a held posture of an optical fiber - The light source is disposed in a direction traversing the axial direction A of the optical connector. The optical connector holder comprises an inspection light reflecting portion. The inspection light reflecting portion deflects and reflects the inspection light from the light source to the axial direction A so that the inspection light enters the reference hole portion of the optical connector. | 11-25-2010 |
20110050882 | WAFER ALIGNING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD - A wafer aligning apparatus includes a laser sensor that generates a trigger signal, a CCD camera imaging a wafer in response to the trigger signal, a signal processing unit that calculates a center alignment correction value for the wafer, and a robot controller that receives the center alignment correction value to control movement of a transfer robot. The laser sensor generates the trigger signal in accordance with a change in reflected light detected by the laser sensor, the change in the amount of reflected light being detected by the laser sensor when a boundary between a blade of the transfer robot and a coupler of the transfer robot passes under the laser sensor. | 03-03-2011 |
20110096158 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ARRAY INSPECTING APPARATUS - A liquid crystal array inspection apparatus for two-dimensional scanning on a liquid crystal substrate. It includes a stage for mounting the liquid crystal substrate; an imaging device provided above and distantly from the stage; an imaging control part for controlling the imaging of the imaging device; a stage driving part for driving the stage in a Y direction; an encoder for detecting a rotation state of a drive motor of the stage driving part; an imaging-start position reaching detection part for detecting that the liquid crystal substrate reaches the imaging-start positions in the Y direction in forward and return courses on the stages based on a detection quantity and an imaging range of the encoder; and an imaging-start trigger signal generating part for generating an imaging-start trigger signal to start the imaging by the imaging control part based on an output from the imaging-start position reaching detection part. | 04-28-2011 |
20110234788 | ASSEMBLY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An assembly inspection apparatus includes a marker having four or more unit pattern marks which are provided, at a predetermined positional relationship, in a portion of an assembly component to be put into a receiving assembly component and which are formed in such a way that a density pattern sequentially changes from a center position to a periphery of the pattern mark; an imaging tool that is disposed opposite the assembly component put into the receiving assembly component and that captures an image of the marker; a layout information recognition block that recognizes layout information about a position and an attitude of the assembly component put into the receiving assembly component by use of at least imaging information about the marker whose image has been captured by the imaging tool; and an assembly inspection block that inspects whether or not a superior assembly state is achieved. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234789 | RECEIVING ASSEMBLY COMPONENT RECOGNITION STRUCTURE, AND ASSEMBLY INFORMATION RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT USE THE STRUCTURE - A structure for recognizing a receiving assembly component, comprising:
| 09-29-2011 |
20110249113 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE USING SELF-ORGANIZING FUNCTION - In a method of fabricating an integrated circuit device having a three-dimensional stacked structured, the step of fixing many chip-shaped semiconductor circuits to a support substrate or a circuit layer with a predetermined layout can be performed easily and efficiently with a desired accuracy. Temporary adhesion portions | 10-13-2011 |
20120038763 | MEASURING APPARATUS AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOF, APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING PROCESSING POSITION OF CUTTING MACHINE AND METHOD THEREOF FOR CORRECTING PROCESSING POSITION, AND IMAGING APPARATUS AND CUTTING MACHINE COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is an apparatus and a method thereof which can detect a displacement amount of a cutting tool with respect to a workpiece with high accuracy and can correct a processing position with high accuracy. Accordingly, a turret gauge | 02-16-2012 |
20120044345 | PANEL ASSEMBLY ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND ALIGNMENT METHOD THEREOF - A panel assembly alignment system and an alignment method thereof. A first panel has first alignment patterns arranged at equal pitches. A second panel has second alignment patterns arranged with a pitch between the adjacent patterns being wider as positions of the second alignment patterns are farther away from the pattern. A third panel has third alignment patterns and arranged with a pitch between adjacent patterns being narrower as positions of the third alignment patterns are farther away from the pattern. An operation unit controls a photographing unit to photograph each panel, so as to analyze an overlap portion between the first and the second alignment patterns, determine an offset direction of the second panel corresponding to the first panel, so that when the third panel is placed, the third alignment pattern conforming to the offset direction and a level of the overlap portion is overlapped with the overlap portion. | 02-23-2012 |
20120081539 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING POSITION AND SHAPE OF PATTERN FORMED ON SHEET - An apparatus for measuring the position and shape of a pattern formed on a sheet includes a sheet on which a pattern is formed, a camera holding mechanism that is disposed perpendicular to a transportation direction of the sheet, at least one camera that is disposed such that the camera is movable in a longitudinal direction of the camera holding mechanism, and an image processing computer that processes an image picked up by the at least one camera. In the measuring apparatus, when calibration is performed, calibration is performed with reference to a picked up image of the coating pattern and a picked up image of a reference body for calibration. | 04-05-2012 |
20120098958 | CALIBRATION METHOD FOR A MEASURING SYSTEM - According to the invention, the calibration measuring cycle is divided into several, particularly a plurality of partial cycles, with which one or more of the calibration measurements are associated. While maintaining the cycle, the partial cycles are now carried out in one of the positioning pauses such that the calibration measuring cycle is distributed over several, in particular a plurality of, positioning pauses and is integrated into the flow of the industrial process without interfering with the same. | 04-26-2012 |
20120162406 | Accessory of a Machine Drill and Control Method - An accessory that can be connected to a machine drill is provided. A projector is provided to project a first light spot and a second light spot to a work piece to be processed. A camera is provided to record the first light spot and the second light spot in an image. A processing device is provided to determine an incline of the machine drill in reference to the work piece, based on a first distance of the first light spot from a reference point recorded in the image and a second distance of the second light spot from the reference point recorded in the image. A display device is coupled to the processing device and displays the determined incline. The light spots may be embodied punctual or planar. | 06-28-2012 |
20120224050 | HIGH-DENSITY BIOCHEMICAL ARRAY CHIPS - An array chip useful for biochemical assays is provided wherein the chip includes a field region arranged with attachment sites according to a first pitch and at least one track region having a one-dimensional spot pattern arranged according to a second pitch that is less dense and is a non-integer multiple of the first pitch so that one-dimensional Moiré averaging may be applied in the track region, thereby to attain alignment of the chip to the optical instrumentation with a higher density of attachment sites. | 09-06-2012 |
20120236141 | Automatic Conveying Equipment For Roll Body - In order to provide an automated roll transport vehicle with which the work required to install the vehicle in a production facility is simplified, a transport carriage includes a transport vehicle side support element that supports a roll upwardly of the transport carriage such that the roll can be transferred to a receiving device, moving operation means for moving a core a of the roll supported by the transport vehicle side support element with respect to the transport carriage, control means for controlling operation of the moving operation means to locate the core a in a proper position at which both ends of the core a can be supported by a pair of device side support elements with the transport carriage stopped at a transfer location. One or more imaging device or devices for capturing an image of the device side support element is provided. | 09-20-2012 |
20120242828 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING A COMPONENT WITH A TARGET - Alignment systems and more particularly, to a split-screen camera system where multiple camera views are incorporated into a single composite image to align a component orthogonally to a target are provided. At least a first and second imaging device is used in conjunction with a processing unit adapted to extract or delete portions of at least a first image and a second image captured by the first and second imaging devices. The processor mirrors one of the images and creates a composite image of the first image and the second image as a split-screen image. The resulting processed image is displayed on a display terminal, and an operator aligns a component with a target. | 09-27-2012 |
20120287260 | PANEL ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND PANEL ALIGNMENT METHOD - The present invention provides a panel alignment apparatus and a panel alignment method. The panel alignment apparatus comprises an image detection device and a first clamp. The method comprises the following steps: utilizing the image detection device to detect a position of a display panel, and to calculate a position adjustment value; and utilizing the first clamp to hold the standing display panel, and to rotate the display panel according to the position adjustment value for adjusting a position of the display panel. The present invention can utilize the clamps to precisely align the standing display panel. | 11-15-2012 |
20120300058 | CONTROL COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR REGULATING MECHANICAL ARM USING THE SAME - In a method for regulating a mechanical arm using a control computer. The method obtains a first position and a second position of a center of an image plane of an image capturing device on the mechanical arm by controlling movements of the mechanical arm, and calculates a movement vector from the first position to the second position. The method further calculates a regulating angle according to the movement vector and an axial vector of the mechanical arm, and moves the mechanical arm according to the regulating angle such that the axial vector is perpendicular to a measurement plane determined by the first object and the second object. | 11-29-2012 |
20120327216 | Machine Tool System, especially for Hand-Held Machine Tools - A machine tool system is provided with a detection device for a working line specified for the surface of a workpiece, the marking contour of the working line being viewed from different wavelength ranges. | 12-27-2012 |
20130135458 | ALIGNMENT METHOD, TRANSFER METHOD AND TRANSFER APPARATUS - A carrier and a substrate are aligned even if an imager cannot be simultaneously focused on alignment marks formed on both the carrier and the substrate. Center of gravity positions G | 05-30-2013 |
20130147944 | VISION-GUIDED ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vision-guided alignment system to align a plurality of components includes a robotic gripper configured to move one component relative to another component and a camera coupled to a processor that generates an image of the components. A simulated robotic work cell generated by the processor calculates initial calibration positions that define the movement of the robotic gripper such that position errors between the actual position of the robotic gripper and the calibration positions are compensated by a camera space manipulation based control algorithm executed by the processor to control the robotic gripper to move one component into alignment with another component based on the image of the components. | 06-13-2013 |
20130176422 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROCESSING OF COVERINGS SUCH AS LEATHER HIDES AND FABRICS FOR FURNITURE AND OTHER PRODUCTS - Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing coverings such as leather hides and fabrics are provided. A system for processing coverings can include a conveyor having a surface on which a covering can be placed and being rotatable to move the covering in at least one direction. An imaging device can be configured to obtain an image of the covering on the surface of the conveyor. A projector can be configured to project an image onto the surface and the covering. The covering and the projected image can have a positional relationship to one another. A controller can be in communication with the imaging device and projector. The controller can be configured to project and move the projected image of the projector with the covering to maintain a positional relationship of the projected corrected image to the covering upon rotation of the conveyor. Methods are also provided for orienting an image projected onto work surface with a covering on the work surface to align the image and covering. | 07-11-2013 |
20130235184 | SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING AND ATTACHING A 3D IMAGE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A PHASE RETARDER SUBSTRATE - A method for positioning a phase retarder substrate includes the following steps. A phase retarder substrate is provided, wherein the phase retarder substrate includes a first align mark which includes a patterned phase retarder film. An image capturing unit is disposed at one side of the phase retarder substrate. A light source is disposed at the other side of the phase retarder substrate. An upper polarizing sheet is disposed between the image capturing unit and the patterned phase retarder film, and a lower polarizing sheet is disposed between the light source and the patterned phase retarder film. An image of the light which passes through the lower polarizing sheet, the patterned phase retarder film and the upper polarizing sheet is captured so as to position the phase retarder substrate. | 09-12-2013 |
20130250096 | DEVICE FOR EQUIPMENT ALIGNMENT - A device for equipment alignment. The device is configured as a separate unit for arrangement in front of an aiming mark generating device and includes a first input port configured to receive an aiming mark. A second input port is configured to receive an image of a region under observation from the alignment device. An output port is configured to couple to a detector. The device is arranged to accommodate a corner-cube prism and a beam divider plate. The beam divider plate is arranged at an angle of 45 degrees relative to the input port and at an angle of 45 degrees to the front face of the corner-cube prism. | 09-26-2013 |
20130258095 | OPTICAL APPARATUS, MEASURING APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an optical apparatus which detects an image of a mark on a substrate, the apparatus including an optical system configured to form an image of the mark, a detector configured to detect the image, wherein the optical system includes an aperture stop, an aperture, corresponding to a first field of view and a second field of view of the detector, being formed in the aperture stop, a light-shielding member, and a driving mechanism configured to position the light-shielding member so that one of the first field of view and the second field of view is valid, and a part of the other is invalid. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265412 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image captured with flash light and an image captured without flash light are each divided into a plurality of regions, and a luminance value is calculated for each region. Based on a ratio of a difference between the luminance value of each region in the image captured with flash light and the luminance value of the corresponding region in the image captured without flash light to the luminance value of the corresponding region in the image captured without flash light, a degree of influence of light representing the influence of light emitted by the light emitting device on the luminance value of each region in the image captured with flash light is calculated. Regions in which the degrees of influence of light are larger than a predetermined threshold are determined as illuminated regions. | 10-10-2013 |
20130265413 | LASER BEAM GUIDANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An automated adaptive optics and laser projection system is described. The automated adaptive optics and laser projection system includes an adaptive optics system and a compact laser projection system with related laser guidance programming used to correct atmospheric distortion induced on light received by a telescope. Control of the automated adaptive optics and laser projection system is designed in a modular manner in order to facilitate replication of the system to be used with a variety of different telescopes. Related methods are also described. | 10-10-2013 |
20130278752 | MEASURING APPLIANCE COMPRISING A DYNAMIC SIGHTING FUNCTIONALITY AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - According to the invention, the construction measuring device has a functionality for modifying the orientation of the sighting unit in a manually controllable manner, within the framework of which the orientation of the sighting unit is dynamically modified by the first or second rotary drive, according to a current direction and a current distance from a defined central anchor display point to a currently marked display point. The respective current direction defines an orientation modifying direction and the respective current distance defines an orientation modifying speed for changing the orientation of the sighting unit. | 10-24-2013 |
20130300858 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING VISION-AIDED PASSIVE ALIGNMENT DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE - Vision-aided passive alignment systems and methods are provided that detect tilt misalignment of an optics system during the process of mounting the optics system on an upper surface of the circuit board and remove tilt misalignment to ensure that a lens of the optics system is precisely aligned with an optoelectronic device mounted on the upper surface of the circuit board. | 11-14-2013 |
20140015957 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device includes: an image receiving part configured to receive an image of a target workpiece on a surface of a conveying path captured by means of the imaging unit; a position acquiring part configured to acquire a position of the target workpiece in the captured image; a tilt acquiring part configured to acquire, by using the position of the target workpiece in the captured image acquired by means of the position acquiring part, a tilt angle of an imaging plane of the imaging unit relative to the surface of conveying path; and an outputting part configured to output assistant information used for assisting in the adjustment of the posture of the imaging unit by using the acquired tilt angle. | 01-16-2014 |
20140022377 | MARK DETECTION METHOD, EXPOSURE METHOD AND EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An alignment mark provided on a wafer is imaged using an alignment system, while driving a wafer stage based on measurement results of a position measurement system, and a position of the alignment mark is obtained from an imaging position of the alignment mark obtained from the imaging results and a position of the wafer stage at the time of imaging obtained from the measurement results of the position measurement system. During the imaging of the alignment mark, the wafer stage is uniformly driven by a moving distance which is an integral multiple of the measurement period of the position measurement system, and a position of the wafer stage at the time of imaging is obtained from an average of the measurement results of the position measurement system. This allows alignment measurement to be performed with good precision, without being affected by periodic errors of the position measurement system. | 01-23-2014 |
20140085457 | HIGH-DENSITY ARRAY CHIPS WITH SYNCHRONOUS TRACKS - An array chip design is provided where the chip includes a field region arranged with sites according to a first pitch and at least one track region having a one-dimensional site pattern arranged according to a second pitch that is less dense and is an integer multiple of the first pitch so that observation through pixel-based sensors using one-dimensional quad-cell averaging can be applied in the track region, thereby to attain alignment of the chip to pixel-based optical instrumentation with a higher density of sites. | 03-27-2014 |
20140118531 | Methods for Assembling Display Structures - Electronic devices may include displays. A display may include a display unit that includes an array of display pixels and a backlight unit that provides backlight illumination for the display pixels. An automated alignment system may be used to align the display unit to the backlight unit. The alignment system may include a camera, a control unit, and computer-controlled positioners. The control unit may gather alignment feature location information from the display unit and the backlight unit using the camera. The control unit may determine a centroid of the backlight unit based on the alignment feature location information. The alignment feature location information may include the respective locations of openings in the backlight unit. The control unit may operate computer-controlled positioners to align the display unit with respect to the backlight unit using the centroid and to subsequently attach the display unit to the backlight unit. | 05-01-2014 |
20140132751 | LASER INDUCED THERMAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND LASER INDUCED THERMAL IMAGING METHOD - A laser thermal imaging apparatus includes a substrate stage configured to receive a substrate, a beam irradiation unit over the substrate stage, the beam irradiation unit being configured to irradiate an alignment laser beam onto an alignment mark of the substrate, and a beam observing unit facing the beam irradiation unit, the substrate stage being interposed between the beam observing unit and the beam irradiation unit, the beam observing unit being configured to observe the alignment laser beam and a shadow of the alignment mark formed by the alignment mark. | 05-15-2014 |
20140146166 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING DISPLAY SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for aligning a display substrate includes a substrate seater, a mark identification light reflective plate on the substrate seater, wherein the display substrate is positioned on the substrate seater and includes an alignment mark including a black organic film, and wherein the mark identification light reflective plate overlaps the alignment mark of the display substrate positioned on the substrate seater. | 05-29-2014 |
20140160273 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TOOL - A method for controlling a tool, including the steps: providing a reference matrix including reference points and a centering matrix including centering points in a material processing plane; imaging the material processing plane through a camera as a camera image in a size of a camera image field; de-skewing the camera image of the material processing plane by aligning with the reference matrix; scaling a pixel size of the camera image through aligning with the reference matrix; centering the camera image through aligning with the centering points; projecting a processing contour onto the de-skewed and scaled camera image of a workpiece; and aligning the processing contour on the camera image of the work piece and starting the processing, wherein the processing of the work piece is performed though the tool along the processing contour. | 06-12-2014 |
20140210996 | LASER PROJECTION SYSTEM WITH MOTION COMPENSATION AND METHOD - A method of accurately projecting a laser image pattern on a work surface and continuously compensating for relative dynamic movement between the laser and the work surface, including establishing a position of the camera in three dimensions relative to the work surface by locating the targets in the camera image, establishing a position of the laser relative to the work surface utilizing the fixed position of the laser relative to the camera, and using a computer to continuously adjust the rotation of the laser projector mirrors in response to dynamic movement of the laser projector relative to the work surface as determined by the camera. In one embodiment, the computer continuously tracks at least two prior locations of the laser projector relative to the work surface and predicts the next location of the laser, compensating for movement of the laser relative to the work surface. | 07-31-2014 |
20140253720 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING TWO WORK PIECES WITH A VISION SYSTEM IN THE PRESENCE OF OCCLUSION - This invention provides a system and method for aligning a first work piece with an underlying second work piece in the presence of occlusion by the first work piece of critical alignment features of the second work piece. The vision system, which guides the motion of a manipulator holding the first work piece and a motion stage holding the second work piece, learns secondary alignment features at least one of the first and second work pieces. Using these secondary features, the vision system determines alignment between the work pieces and guides the manipulator and the motion stage to achieve alignment as the first work piece engages the second work piece. The secondary features are used to define a course alignment. Deterministic movements of the manipulator and/or motion stage are used to learn the relationship between the secondary and primary features. Secondary features are used to direct alignment. | 09-11-2014 |
20140267685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A TOOL IN A WORK SPACE - A system for assisting an operator in positioning an operating element of any of a plurality of tools at a desired location at a worksite, includes a plurality of fixed position video imaging devices located at known positions at the worksite. Each of the imaging devices has a known field of view. A memory stores a digital image and dimensions of each of the tools, as well as the desired locations at the worksite for operating the tools. A processor is responsive to the video devices for determining the tool being viewed, and determining the position and orientation of the tool and the operating element of said tool. A radio transmitter transmits this to a receiver with the tool operator. | 09-18-2014 |
20140293041 | Method for Sensor Image Detection and Use of Such a Method in an Electrical Tool - A method facilitates sensor image detection of a work line that is provided on a workpiece and is to be followed with a working tool of a working device that is equipped with an image detection apparatus. The method includes detecting an image section that is adjacent to the working tool as a halftone image in relation to the working tool applied to the workpiece in a region of the working line, aligning a position of the working device approximately to the working line, and evaluating the halftone image in terms of image pixels describing the working line and lying in contact with and/or overlapping the working line in order to detect the working line. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300730 | COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS - This component mounting apparatus includes a head portion capable of mounting a component suctioned by a nozzle on a board, a board imaging portion provided on the head portion to be movable relative to the head portion so as to image the board, and an imaging position correction mark provided in the head portion to be capable of being imaged by the board imaging portion and is configured to correct the displacement of the board imaging portion relative to the head portion on the basis of an image of the imaging position correction mark imaged by the board imaging portion. | 10-09-2014 |
20140340509 | System and Method for Real Time Positioning of a Substrate in a Vacuum Processing System - An improved position control means for robotic handling systems; particularly, a sensing system and method for precisely determining the center point of a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, relative to a destination point by using a set of multi pixel imaging sensors incorporated into the wafer carrying end effector of the robotic handling system. | 11-20-2014 |
20140375794 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ACCURATE STRUCTURE MARKING AND MARKING-ASSISTED STRUCTURE LOCATING - Working equipment includes a tool configured to work a structure at a working location thereon, with the structure having an applied marking at a known location with a known relationship with the working location. A computer system is configured to determine placement of the structure, and accordingly position the tool into at least partial alignment with the working location, and which in at least one instance, the tool is aligned with a second, offset location. A camera is configured to capture an image of the structure and including the marking, and further including the second location with which the tool is aligned. And the computer system is configured to process the image to locate the working location, reposition the tool from the second location and into greater alignment with the located working location, and control the repositioned tool to work the structure at the located working location. | 12-25-2014 |
20150029331 | SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE - Technique for adjusting various mechanisms of an automatic analysis device, which can suppress the occurrence of a difference in adjustment quality between an experienced person and an inexperienced person, is provided. An adjustment system | 01-29-2015 |
20150042785 | Wearable Assembly Aid - Methods, devices and systems are provided for aiding an operator in performing an assembly operation by displaying the position of a component using a device worn by the operator. In one aspect, a method of aiding an operator in performing an assembly operation at an assembly station comprises: scanning the assembly station, using a camera, for the position of a component identified to be used in the assembly operation; and displaying, using a display worn by the operator, the position of the identified component within the assembly station to the operator. | 02-12-2015 |
20150042786 | POSITION CONTROLLER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING POSITION, AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE POSITION CONTROLLER - A position controller, including a moving part configured to process or measure a workpiece, a laser unit disposed on one side of the moving part and configured to radiate a laser, a mask on which a laser image is formed corresponding to the irradiated laser, and a position control unit configured to position the moving part based on information of the laser image. | 02-12-2015 |
20150042787 | Method and Apparatus For Utilizing Wheel Profile Data During Wheel Assembly Service Procedures - Methods and apparatus for utilizing vehicle wheel assembly surface profile data acquired by a vehicle wheel service system from a non-contact imaging sensor and a projected pattern of optically distinct elements on the vehicle wheel assembly surface to identify one or more features of the vehicle wheel assembly, to receive operator input, and to facilitate the placement of imbalance correction weights onto the vehicle wheel assembly surface. | 02-12-2015 |
20150049183 | COMPONENT-MOUNTING MACHINE - A component-mounting machine which prevents collision of a sucked component with an optical system capturing images of an imaging reference mark and the sucked component simultaneously when a component-mounting head moves to capture images while lightening the component-mounting head. In the component-mounting machine of the present invention, a sucked-component position detection device includes an imaging unit, which is installed on a side of a base of the component-mounting machine and has an image sensor and a lens; and a first refraction member which alters a focal position of a first optical path that connects the image sensor, the lens and the imaging reference mark. The first refraction member is installed on the side of the base and at a position lower than a focal position of a second optical path that connects the image sensor, the lens and the sucked component. | 02-19-2015 |
20150324968 | CALIBRATION OF A DIRECT-IMAGING SYSTEM - Optical apparatus includes a mount, which holds a workpiece. An array of optical heads project respective patterns of radiation onto the workpiece. A calibration assembly captures images of the respective patterns. A motion assembly, on which the calibration assembly is mounted, transports the calibration assembly among a plurality of different positions between the array of the optical heads and the mount so as to intercept and image, at each of the different positions, a respective pattern projected by a different one of the optical heads. A processor processes the images captured by the calibration assembly at the different positions so as to monitor operation of the apparatus. | 11-12-2015 |
20160094813 | CAMERA BASED APPARATUS FOR SAFEGUARDING A MACHINE - An apparatus for safeguarding a machine having a machine part performing a working movement, has a light source, a camera unit and a control unit. The light source and camera unit are attached to the machine part so as to concurrently move together with the machine part. The camera unit has an objective body with an optical lens element, an electronic image sensor arranged on a component support, an aperture stop, and a coupling part having a one-piece body by means of which the objective body and the component support are joined in a defined relative position to one another. The one-piece body fixedly rests on the component support thereby holding the aperture stop at a defined position relative to the electronic image sensor without individual adjustment. The control unit is designed to stop the working movement of the machine part depending on a signal produced by the camera unit. | 03-31-2016 |
20160100089 | COMPONENT MOUNTER - Component mounter includes a transfer inspection device that inspects the transfer state of solder by imaging the bottom surface of a component, and a transfer inspection data creation device that creates transfer inspection data. The transfer inspection data creation device performs imaging of the bottom surface of a pre-transfer component with a camera at multiple shutter speeds, acquires the multiple pre-transfer images of different shutter speeds, obtains pre-transfer bump portion pixel values, performs imaging of the bottom surface of a post-transfer component with the camera at the same multiple shutter speeds, acquires the multiple post-transfer images of different shutter speeds, obtains post-transfer bump portion pixel values, and determines the shutter speed to be used when performing transfer inspection based on the post-transfer bump portion pixel values. Transfer inspection data is created based on the pre- and post-transfer bump portion pixel values of images captured at the determined shutter speed. | 04-07-2016 |
20160133001 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT HAVING A FIRST CONNECTOR AND A SECOND CONNECTOR - According to one embodiment, one of two connectors, and a circuit board on which the other of the connectors is mounted are prepared. The one of the connectors has an engagement portion. The other of the connectors has an elastically deformable engagement detent. The engagement detent can go over the engagement portion and be engaged with the engagement portion. One of the connectors is fitted to the other of the connectors. A portion of the electric equipment is imaged by a camera. A piece of data which changes is measured from an obtained picture image. A deformation of the engagement detent occurs with going-up of the engagement detent onto the engagement portion. Whether or not the connectors are properly fitted is determined. Fitting of the connectors is performed again when it is determined that the connectors are not properly fitted. | 05-12-2016 |
20160159499 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A WING BODY - The method for manufacturing the structure includes an imaging device installation process in which a camera | 06-09-2016 |
20160191911 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A VISION SYSTEM WITH RESPECT TO A TOUCH PROBE - This invention provides a calibration fixture that enables more accurate calibration of a touch probe on, for example, a CMM, with respect to the camera. The camera is mounted so that its optical axis is approximately or substantially parallel with the z-axis of the probe. The probe and workpiece are in relative motion, along a plane defined by orthogonal x and y axes, and optionally the z-axis and/or and rotation R about the z-axis. The calibration fixture is arranged to image from beneath the touch surface of the probe and, via a 180-degree prism structure, to transmit light from the probe touch point along the optical axis to the camera. Alternatively, two cameras respectively view the fiducial location relative to the CMM arm and the probe location when aligned on the fiducial. The fixture can define an integrated assembly with an optics block and a camera assembly. | 06-30-2016 |
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