Vision system scope

Vision systems can do many different things, including dimensional measurement, object identification and sorting, code reading, character recognition, and robot guidance. These systems can easily interact with other machinery through different communication standards and are an integral part of an automated system.

Usually, vision systems are designed to work on in-line applications, where they have an immediate impact on the manufacturing process (ie. real-time systems). A classic example of this in-line concept is the possibility to instantly reject a product deemed non-compliant to set standards. The way that is determined, as well as the object features being evaluated, defines the different classes of vision systems.

Vision systems can also work off-line and outside of the factory, for example in devices that analyze blood samples or living cells, or be used to measure and/or inspect parts offline picked from a batch.