Patent ID: 9135515
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06K,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for performing automated vision inspection of pelletized samples, the method comprising: inserting a sample tube holder having a plurality of sample tube locations into a processing module, each sample tube location being configured to receive a sample tube therein; generating an inspection image of the sample tube holder; evaluating the inspection image to determine whether a sample tube image exists for each sample tube location; evaluating the inspection image to identify a region of interest corresponding to each sample tube location; evaluating each region of interest to determine whether a sphere-cone ring image exists in the region of interest; generating a modified region of interest that excludes the sphere-cone ring if a sphere-cone ring image exists in the region of interest; and evaluating each sample tube image to determine whether a pellet is located in each sample tube.