A new method for image separation of overlapped images from a two-layered printed circuit board (PCB)

Image and Vision Computing

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 861-866

  An, Jinung ^a   Cho, Young Bin ^a   Gweon, Dae Gab ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Image separation; Machine vision; Two layered PCB; X ray imaging system

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OBJECT RECOGNITION; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS; X RAYS;

X RAY PROJECTION GEOMETRY;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 0031276181     PISSN: 02628856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0262-8856(97)00030-9     Document Type: Article

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