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Vision system and method for automated painting equipment

  • US 4,941,182 A
  • Filed: 07/29/1987
  • Issued: 07/10/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Vision apparatus for automated painting equipment, comprising:

  • (a) at least one camera means for acquiring successive images of a first scene from a first portion of the painting equipment including at least a first movable object to be identified via selected pictorial attributes thereof; and

    (b) an image analysis system for digitally processing successive images received from said camera means, said system including (1) means for recognizing selected pictorial attributes of the first object when such attributes are present in at least one of the successive images (2) means for comparing the recognized attributes of the first object with corresponding reference data from a first set of information previously stored in the system, and (3) means for identifying the first object as being present in the first scene when a match within a predetermined first tolerance exists between at least one of the recognized pictorial attributes and corresponding reference data from the first set of information.

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