| Intelligent Sensors | On-Line Inspection Systems | Since 1991, DVT has been the sole licensee of SmartImage Sensor Technology. Originally developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the initial research was funded by a consortium of large industrial companies. DVT's highly qualified engineers continue to upgrade and enhance the technology. With over 1500 Smartlmage Sensor Systems currently in use, DVT is a proven leader in on-line automated inspection. Just a few of the industries currently benefiting from DVT's SmartImage Sensor Technology include Automotive, Packaging, Injection Molding, Pharmaceutical, Bearing, Metal Stamping, Healthcare and Electronics.
Smartlmage Sensor Technology DVT's SmartImage Sensor Technology is a high speed on-line inspection system with power to cost-effectively solve your toughest inspection applications. This compact, self-contained system includes the sensor head, light, processing unit, cabling, and software, so it's ready to perform inspections immediately. Starting at just $5,995.00 (F.O.B. Atlanta, GA). Consult your Electro-Matic representative to assist you in the selection and integration of SmartImage Sensor Technology into your manufacturing and packaging operation. The three processes involved in Smartlmage Sensor Technology: Inspection Includes image acquisition (taking a picture) and detail analysis of key features of the product. DVT's unique technology delivers a high level of stability for reading each individual picture element (pixel). This accuracy allows for direct analysis of feature characteristics such as presence or absence, orientation, size, and position relative to other features. And, DVT's proprietary Windows-based software, FrameWork, provides a number of software tools, SoftSensors, that facilitate inspection. Evaluation Compares the product features under inspection to established parameters and tolerances to determine if the product meets specifications. FrameWork SoftSensors allow many different characteristics to be evaluated concurrently. Reporting Communicates inspection results to external devices. This communication can be discrete digital I/O or serial, or both. In many cases an overall pass, warn, or fail digital signal is output to accept or reject products and alert operators to adjust process variables. In addition, a wide range of quantitative data about each product can be communicated serially to support SPC data analysis, motion control interfacing, or sub-inspections. Image Acquisition Technology DVT SmartImage Sensors use a patented technology to directly digitize light patterns captured by charged coupled devices (CCDs) and record the resulting digital representation of the product image in RAM of the processor unit. Since we do not use video cameras, video signals, or frame grabbers, the normal image degradation (float, jitter and compression variations) associated with video are avoided. The DVT process results in high speed imaging and outstanding accuracy. This unique process allows the use of less data and simpler algorithms to determine if the product meets specification, which reduces the cost associated with traditional vision systems.
The three processes involved in Smartlmage Sensor Technology:
Inspection Includes image acquisition (taking a picture) and detail analysis of key features of the product. DVT's unique technology delivers a high level of stability for reading each individual picture element (pixel). This accuracy allows for direct analysis of feature characteristics such as presence or absence, orientation, size, and position relative to other features. And, DVT's proprietary Windows-based software, FrameWork, provides a number of software tools, SoftSensors, that facilitate inspection. Evaluation Compares the product features under inspection to established parameters and tolerances to determine if the product meets specifications. FrameWork SoftSensors allow many different characteristics to be evaluated concurrently. Reporting Communicates inspection results to external devices. This communication can be discrete digital I/O or serial, or both. In many cases an overall pass, warn, or fail digital signal is output to accept or reject products and alert operators to adjust process variables. In addition, a wide range of quantitative data about each product can be communicated serially to support SPC data analysis, motion control interfacing, or sub-inspections. Image Acquisition Technology DVT SmartImage Sensors use a patented technology to directly digitize light patterns captured by charged coupled devices (CCDs) and record the resulting digital representation of the product image in RAM of the processor unit. Since we do not use video cameras, video signals, or frame grabbers, the normal image degradation (float, jitter and compression variations) associated with video are avoided. The DVT process results in high speed imaging and outstanding accuracy. This unique process allows the use of less data and simpler algorithms to determine if the product meets specification, which reduces the cost associated with traditional vision systems.
Evaluation Compares the product features under inspection to established parameters and tolerances to determine if the product meets specifications. FrameWork SoftSensors allow many different characteristics to be evaluated concurrently. Reporting Communicates inspection results to external devices. This communication can be discrete digital I/O or serial, or both. In many cases an overall pass, warn, or fail digital signal is output to accept or reject products and alert operators to adjust process variables. In addition, a wide range of quantitative data about each product can be communicated serially to support SPC data analysis, motion control interfacing, or sub-inspections. Image Acquisition Technology DVT SmartImage Sensors use a patented technology to directly digitize light patterns captured by charged coupled devices (CCDs) and record the resulting digital representation of the product image in RAM of the processor unit. Since we do not use video cameras, video signals, or frame grabbers, the normal image degradation (float, jitter and compression variations) associated with video are avoided. The DVT process results in high speed imaging and outstanding accuracy. This unique process allows the use of less data and simpler algorithms to determine if the product meets specification, which reduces the cost associated with traditional vision systems.
Reporting Communicates inspection results to external devices. This communication can be discrete digital I/O or serial, or both. In many cases an overall pass, warn, or fail digital signal is output to accept or reject products and alert operators to adjust process variables. In addition, a wide range of quantitative data about each product can be communicated serially to support SPC data analysis, motion control interfacing, or sub-inspections. Image Acquisition Technology DVT SmartImage Sensors use a patented technology to directly digitize light patterns captured by charged coupled devices (CCDs) and record the resulting digital representation of the product image in RAM of the processor unit. Since we do not use video cameras, video signals, or frame grabbers, the normal image degradation (float, jitter and compression variations) associated with video are avoided. The DVT process results in high speed imaging and outstanding accuracy. This unique process allows the use of less data and simpler algorithms to determine if the product meets specification, which reduces the cost associated with traditional vision systems.
Image Acquisition Technology
DVT SmartImage Sensors use a patented technology to directly digitize light patterns captured by charged coupled devices (CCDs) and record the resulting digital representation of the product image in RAM of the processor unit. Since we do not use video cameras, video signals, or frame grabbers, the normal image degradation (float, jitter and compression variations) associated with video are avoided. The DVT process results in high speed imaging and outstanding accuracy. This unique process allows the use of less data and simpler algorithms to determine if the product meets specification, which reduces the cost associated with traditional vision systems.
