Machine Vision in Material Handling: What It Does and How It Works
How machine vision works in industrial material handling: lighting, optics, sensors, 2D vs 3D, robot guidance, calibration, PLC integration, and safety limits.
2D vs. 3D Vision: Structured Light, Laser Triangulation, Stereo, and ToF
How 2D and 3D machine vision differ, and how structured light, laser triangulation, stereo, and time-of-flight sensors measure depth in plant handling.
Vision-Guided Robotics and Hand-Eye Calibration Explained
How a vision-guided robot turns a camera result into a move: fixed vs robot-mounted cameras, AX=XB hand-eye calibration, pose planning, and verification.
Machine Vision Lighting and Camera Selection Fundamentals
How to choose machine vision lighting, lenses and cameras for plant handling: contrast, lighting techniques, filters, depth of field, EMVA 1288 and GigE Vision.
How Lumber Scanners and Automated Grading Systems Work
How lumber scanners measure wane, grain and defects with lasers, cameras and X-ray, how software grades boards, and what research trials show about accuracy.