Development of a Methodological Framework for the Self Reconfiguration of Automated Visual Inspection Systems

The lack of flexibility of the current automated visual inspection (AVI) systems to accommodate new products is one of the main problems faced by users of these systems. In this paper, the authors propose a framework that will facilitate the design of highly reconfigurable AVI systems possible. The proposed framework is based on five modules: the feature generation module (FGM), the feature selection module (FSM), the decision engine module (DEM), the performance assessment module (PAM), and the refinement and improvement module (RIM).