An automatic template generating method of machine vision system in TFT LCD assembly and positioning process with genetic algorithm

Assembly Automation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-48

  Lin, Chern Sheng ^a   Wu, Kuo Chun ^b   Lay, Yun Long ^b   Lin, Chi Chin ^c   Lin, Jim Min ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIN YI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assembly; Image sensors; Inspection; Programming and algorithm theory

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC OPTICAL INSPECTION; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FITNESS FUNCTIONS; GENERATING METHODS; IMAGE SYSTEMS; IMAGE TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MACHINE VISION SYSTEMS; MEMORY SPACE; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMAL TARGET; POSITIONING PROCESS; PROGRAMMING AND ALGORITHM THEORY; SEARCHING TIME; SYSTEM USE; TEMPLATE IMAGES; TEMPLATE-BASED; TFT-LCD; WORKING TIME;

COMPUTER VISION; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEALTH; IMAGE SENSORS; INSPECTION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OPTICAL TESTING; OPTIMIZATION; PATTERN MATCHING; PIXELS; TARGETS;

IMAGE RECORDING;

EID: 67651061639     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01445150910929848     Document Type: Article

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