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International Journal of Engineering Business Management, Vol. 3 No. 4, 2011.

Original scientific paper

A Real Time Quality Monitoring System for the Lighting Industry: A Practical and Rapid Approach Using Computer Vision and Image Processing (CVIP) Tools

C.K. Ng ; Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kon
C.H. Wu orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-1259-4048 ; Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kon
W.H. Ip ; Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kon
C.Y. Chan ; Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kon
G.T.S G.T.S Ho ; Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kon

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Abstract

In China, the manufacturing of lighting
products is very labour intensive. The approach used to
check quality and control production relies on operators
who test using various types of fixtures. In order to
increase the competitiveness of the manufacturer and the
efficiency of production, the authors propose an
integrated system. This system has two major elements: a
computer vision system (CVS) and a real‐time
monitoring system (RTMS). This model focuses not only
on the rapid and practical application of modern
technology to a traditional industry, but also represents a
process innovation in the lighting industry. This paper
describes the design and development of the prototyped
lighting inspection system based on a practical and fast
approach using computer vision and imaging processing
(CVIP) tools. LabVIEW with IMAQ Vision Builder is the
chosen tool for building the CVS. Experimental results
show that this system produces a lower error rate than
humans produce in the quality checking process. The
whole integrated manufacturing strategy, aimed at
achieving a better performance, is most suitable for a
China and other labour intensive environments such as
India. 

Keywords

Integrated manufacturing; Computer vision and image processing; Real‐time monitoring system; LabVIEW; IMAQ vision builder

Hrčak ID:

76924

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/76924

Publication date:

15.11.2011.

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