MACHINE VISION DEVICES ARE BEING USED IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN APPLICATIONS OF INSPECTION, GAGING, AND GUIDING. GENERALLY, LINE SCAN TECHNIQUES ARE PREFERABLE DUE TO HIGH PRODUCT SPEEDS AND WIDE WEB WIDTHS. HIGH-LEVEL IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM PRECISION FUNCTIONS IN HIGHLY CLUTTERED IMAGES. ON-LINE REAL TIME SYSTEMS MUST BE SIMPLE TO OPERATE AND DESIGNED TO LOW COST.
