Robust minimization of lighting variation for real-time defect detection

Authors:
Edmund Y. Lam
Affiliations:
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Venue:
Real-Time Imaging
Year:
2004

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Abstract

In machine vision applications that involve comparing two images, it is necessary to match the capture conditions, which can affect their graylevels. Illumination and exposure are two important causes for lighting variation that we should compensate for in the resulting images. A standard technique for this purpose is to map one of the images to achieve the smallest mean square error (MSE) between the two. However, applications in defect detection for manufacturing processes are more challenging, because the existence of defects would affect the mapping significantly. In this paper, we present a robust method that is more tolerant to defects, and discuss its formulation as a linear programming to achieve fast implementations. This algorithm is also flexible and capable of incorporating further constraints, such as ensuring non-negativity of the pixel values.