Flexible real-time cost-effective high-throughput inspection system for pharmaceutical capsules

Anthony C. Karloff; Neil Eugene Scott; Roberto Muscedere

doi:10.1117/1.3081415

1 January 2009 Flexible real-time cost-effective high-throughput inspection system for pharmaceutical capsules

Anthony C. Karloff, Neil Eugene Scott, Roberto Muscedere

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Journal of Electronic Imaging, Vol. 18, Issue 1, 013006 (January 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3081415

Abstract

To reduce the cost of a machine-vision system for pharmaceutical capsule inspection, a custom approach is explored. In order to minimize cost while maintain high data throughput, the USB 2.0 interface is used. By developing custom USB 2.0 cameras with minimal hardware and using conventional PCs to perform the image processing algorithms, a low-cost yet versatile real-time system is developed. We discusses the development of a custom USB 2.0 camera and its associated hardware, the use of PCs to acquire image data and perform inspection algorithms, and a custom system controller that synchronizes system signals and manages passed and failed capsules in real time.

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Anthony C. Karloff, Neil Eugene Scott, and Roberto Muscedere "Flexible real-time cost-effective high-throughput inspection system for pharmaceutical capsules," Journal of Electronic Imaging 18(1), 013006 (1 January 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3081415

Published: 1 January 2009

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