Application of FPA test system technology to commercial inspection/measurement systems

Abstract

Research conducted for the Army has recently developed an FPA (focal plane array) integrated test and evaluation system to provide a testbed for evaluating FPA characteristics and resulting object detection effectiveness. The system design offers various combinations of image processing algorithms with real-time display of raw and processed (i.e., resulting from the application of each chosen algorithm) FPA data. Because this design does not restrict itself to one particular processing scheme, it can be used for a variety of non-military applications requiring object detection within image frames. This paper investigates application of the FPA test system to commercial inspection/measurement tasks, presenting experimental results for product classification by size and color and for product grading by size, features, and quality.

An Application of Inspection in Product Security Based on Distributed and Real-Time System

“…All kinds of network resources can be fully utilized in networked test and the control system can be performed when client computer is not located near from the host computer. Product secure inspection laboratories need to sample many kinds of data [1], such as instant voltage, current, power, electrical energy and temperature, etc. There is a need to perform inspection remotely, since it is inconvenient for operators to locally take control of the equipment in the environment with multiple disadvantageous characteristics, such as big noises, probable radiation, or poisonous gases.…”