Automatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfaces

In many areas of manufacturing, there is a growing need for imaging technology that non-destructively inspects the surface of products. However, detecting micro-defects on curved surfaces is challenging because the appropriate imaging conditions can vary depending on the shape of the curved surface....

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Main Authors: Hiroya KANO, Hiroshi OHNO, Hideaki OKANO
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Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2024-12-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/91/941/91_24-00145/_pdf/-char/en
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description In many areas of manufacturing, there is a growing need for imaging technology that non-destructively inspects the surface of products. However, detecting micro-defects on curved surfaces is challenging because the appropriate imaging conditions can vary depending on the shape of the curved surface. To address this problem, we have developed a method for visualizing micro-defects on curved surfaces that uses an imaging system to obtain a color map of light directions reflected from the surface. This imaging system is equipped with a stripe-patterned multicolor filter and a radially diffusing illumination light. The unique characteristics of this imaging system enable it to capture drastic spatial changes in the direction of light, which are caused by micro-defects on the curved surfaces, as differences in image color. Furthermore, we have also constructed an image-processing algorithm that automatically detects these micro-defects. The key point of this image-processing algorithm is that it automatically detects areas where drastic color changes have occurred due to micro-defects by using spatial frequency filtering techniques. As a result, the developed method was shown to have the ability to automatically detect micro-defects on curved surfaces with depths of several tens of micrometers.
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spelling doaj-art-fca4b5f12a5542aa8f2c8d64756c5e712025-01-27T08:34:35ZjpnThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu2187-97612024-12-019194124-0014524-0014510.1299/transjsme.24-00145transjsmeAutomatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfacesHiroya KANO0Hiroshi OHNO1Hideaki OKANO2R&D Center, Toshiba CorporationR&D Center, Toshiba CorporationR&D Center, Toshiba CorporationIn many areas of manufacturing, there is a growing need for imaging technology that non-destructively inspects the surface of products. However, detecting micro-defects on curved surfaces is challenging because the appropriate imaging conditions can vary depending on the shape of the curved surface. To address this problem, we have developed a method for visualizing micro-defects on curved surfaces that uses an imaging system to obtain a color map of light directions reflected from the surface. This imaging system is equipped with a stripe-patterned multicolor filter and a radially diffusing illumination light. The unique characteristics of this imaging system enable it to capture drastic spatial changes in the direction of light, which are caused by micro-defects on the curved surfaces, as differences in image color. Furthermore, we have also constructed an image-processing algorithm that automatically detects these micro-defects. The key point of this image-processing algorithm is that it automatically detects areas where drastic color changes have occurred due to micro-defects by using spatial frequency filtering techniques. As a result, the developed method was shown to have the ability to automatically detect micro-defects on curved surfaces with depths of several tens of micrometers.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/91/941/91_24-00145/_pdf/-char/enimagingopticsmicro-defectscurved surfacesautomatic inspection
spellingShingle Hiroya KANO
Hiroshi OHNO
Hideaki OKANO
Automatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfaces
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
imaging
optics
micro-defects
curved surfaces
automatic inspection
title Automatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfaces
title_full Automatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfaces
title_fullStr Automatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfaces
title_full_unstemmed Automatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfaces
title_short Automatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfaces
title_sort automatic optical inspection of microscale defects on curved surfaces
topic imaging
optics
micro-defects
curved surfaces
automatic inspection
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