Machine vision systems have long played an integral part of the inspection and verification processes in the development and production of fabrication systems as well as the parts themselves. As part and component manufacturers have moved to embrace digital fabrication methods as well as hybrid systems including both new and traditional processes, the use of these systems has been gaining in popularity to enable objective measurement of materials as well as the final output. Machine vision based inspection tools aid in the optimization of materials, fabrication processes, and system design.This paper will provide an overview of several machine vision based systems useful for digitally fabricated part inspection as well as process inspection tools.
Yair Kipman, Prashant Mehta, Kate Johnson, "Machine-Vision-Based Analytical Tools for Digital Fabrication" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP25), 2009, pp 386 - 389, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2009.25.1.art00106_1