IN RECENT YEARS, GRAY SCALE VISION SYSTEMS HAVE DISPLACED BINARY SYSTEMS AS THE DE FACTO STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. GRAY SCALE VISION TECHNOLOGY HAS MATURED SUBSTANTIALLY, ENABLING IT TO BE SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF INSPECTION TASKS. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, SIGNIFICANT LIMITATIONS TO GRAY SCALE IMAGE PROCESSING BECAUSE IT DISREGARDS IMPORTANT CHROMINANCE (COLOR) INFORMATION IN THE SCENE. RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN COLOR IMAGING TECHNOLOGY HAVE RENDERED COLOR VISION A PRACTICAL AND AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE TO GRAY SCALE VISION. MANY INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF VISION WILL BENEFIT GREATLY FROM THE UTILIZATION OF COLOR.
| Number of Pages : | 19 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
