Research Areas M. Shridhar and J. Miller

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Research AreasM. Shridhar and J. Miller

• Pattern Recognition
• Fast Image Processing Techniques
• Image Analysis Algorithms
• Pattern Recognition Techniques
• Automatic Gauging Algorithms
• Low-Cost Machine Vision Systems
• Color and Multispectral Analysis

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Machine Vision Applications

• Glass inspection containers, panels, fibers,
  glasses
• Auto components wheels, fittings, stampings,
• Tool gauging
• Color matching
• Multispectral analysis
• Electronic displays

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Crosshead Examples
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Overall Inspection Approach
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Surface Inspection Setup Screen
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Effect of Polarizer (bottom)
Good Part
Stone present
Stone present
Good Part
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Power Steering and Brake Hose Images
Power Steering Connector
Brake Hose Crimp
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Gear Teeth Inspection

• The gear teeth are clearly visible using the
  given telecentric setup.
• An image processing technique called mathematical
  mor-phology can be used to detect the teeth.

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Geometry Station
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Interferometric Measurements
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Basic 3-D Measurement Setup
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Typical Views of Oil Drill Tool
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Check Processing Examples
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Occupant Classification

• Vision sensors for occupant classification
• Classification using stereo images
• Classification using Hall Effect sensors

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License Plate location and recognition

• Extract license plate from image of car
• Morphological processing of LP image to extract
  characters
• Use OCR and context to recognize license plate

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Voice Recognition Applications

• Recognition of speakers and discrete spoken words
  for many applications
• Considerable work has been done in related signal
  processing areas also including spectral analysis.