Curricula

Objective

Main objectives for this course are acquiring knowledge and getting familiar with different types of machine vision systems and solutions (including robotics applications). Studying in this course require fundamentals in field of technology and programming skills. This course enables further studies of the subject in other courses.

EUR-ACE ENGINEERING PRACTICE
Student is familiar and able to use image acquisition, image pre-processing and image analysis functions in machine vision systems with grayscale and color cameras. Student is familiar with hardware component properties (cameras, image processing components, light sources, optics, connections) in machine vision. Student understands functionalities, limits and opportunities in machine vision systems. Student is able to design machine vision system and program machine vision application and algorithms according to end-user requirements. Student is able to design the installation of the machine vision system according to end-user needs (designing optical geometry, choosing camera and lightning options, implementing interface to automation system, designing environmental protection).

Content

In this course, you will explore various machine vision solutions and applications, including robotics. The course requires basic knowledge in the field of technology and programming skills, and it enables more in-depth study of the subject in future courses. You will learn to use image formation, preprocessing, and image analysis methods for grayscale and color cameras, and understand the characteristics of machine vision hardware components. You will comprehend the operation, limitations, and possibilities of machine vision systems, and be able to design and program machine vision applications according to end-user needs.

Camera and lightning technologies
Optics
Image acquisition
Image analysis
Designing machine vision system
Programming machine vision application and applying machine vision algorithms
Interfaces for external systems

Qualifications

Fundamentals in field of technology, programming skills

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1): Students is partly able to design machine vision system and take into account the requirements of the application. Students is able to design and implement hardware, software and installations for machine vision applications but the design and implementation is significantly incomplete.

Satisfactory (2): Student is mainly able to design machine vision system and take into account the requirements of the application. Students is able to design and implement hardware, software and installations for machine vision applications but the design and/or implementation is incomplete.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): Student is able to solve machine vision system design and installation issues according to the requirements of the application. Students is able to design and implement machine vision applications in a functional way including component selection, software and installations. Despite functional implementation, selections and/or implementation are not optimal.

Very good (4): Student is able to manage the design and installation challenges of a machine vision system according to the requirements of the application. Students is able to design and implement machine vision applications in a very good way including component selection, software and installations but there are small selection or implementation differences in the solutions compared to the optimal.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): Student is able to master the design and installation of a machine vision system according to the requirements of the application. Student is able to design and implement challenging machine vision applications in an optimal way including component selection, software and installations.