Vision system with colour sensitivity approaching the human eye

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(2004), "Vision system with colour sensitivity approaching the human eye", Sensor Review, Vol. 24 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2004.08724aad.004

Vision system with colour sensitivity approaching the human eye

Vision system with colour sensitivity approaching the human eye

Keywords: Machine vision, Colour

A new colour vision system, the AX30, has joined Matsushita Electric Works' image processing family. The AX30 uses the LCH- mode, standing for the three elements of colour Luminosity, Chroma and Hue, for image processing. This allows for image recognition more similar to that of the human eye than conventional RGB-mode image processing systems that means it is more sensitive to slight variations in shades of colour (see Plate 4).

Plate 4 The AX30 has joined Matsushita Electric Works image processing family

True to other Matsushita vision systems, the AX30 is very easy to configure. Using a hand-held pendant for navigation, the graphical interface leads the user through a simple three- stage sequence of image capture, processing and result output to configure the system for the application.

Two cameras can be connected to the AX30 offering greater flexibility and colour based applications can be processed using area and size measurement, position detection and counting checkers. The AX30 is able to connect to any colour VGA compatible monitor. However, there is also a dedicated LCD VGA monitor that provides clarity and sharpness to application images and menu screens. The AX30 supports Compact Flash technology and can use cards up to 512 Mb to store application parameters and images.

For further information, please contact: Ian Purcell, Matsushita Electric Works UK Limited. Tel: +44 (0) 1908 231555; Fax: +44 (0) 1908 231 599; E-mail: purcell@mew.uk.com