Automatic visual inspection of surface mount solder joint defects

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1217-1242

  Oyeleye, O ^a   Lehtihet, E A ^b  

^a AMP Inc   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER VISION; DATA REDUCTION; FACTORY AUTOMATION; FEATURE EXTRACTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSPECTION; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLDERED JOINTS; SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY;

AUTOMATIC VISUAL INSPECTION; SURFACE MOUNT SOLDER JOINT DEFECTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRIC MODELS;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0032683517     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075499191229     Document Type: Article

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