Electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system

Abstract

This invention relates to an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system, comprising: a top-down imaging device, positioned directly above the electronic cigarette to be inspected for performing top-down imaging of its surrounding environment to obtain and output a corresponding environmental top-down image; a content manipulation device, used to intelligently determine the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on various visual information using a visual judgment mechanism; and a quality inspection processing device, used to determine the electronic cigarette appearance quality grade monotonically and inversely correlated with the distortion data. Through this invention, the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette can be intelligently determined based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the dynamically restored image, the total number of pixels in the dynamically restored image, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard top-down image of the electronic cigarette, thereby avoiding interference with the performance of the electronic cigarette due to appearance distortion.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of electronic cigarette quality inspection, and in particular to an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade testing system. Background Technology

[0002] Although e-cigarettes come in various styles and brands, they generally consist of three main parts: a cartridge containing the nicotine solution, an atomizer, and a battery. The atomizer, powered by the battery, converts the liquid nicotine in the cartridge into vapor, giving the user a sensation similar to smoking and producing a cloud-like vapor effect. Users can even add various flavorings such as chocolate and mint to the cartridge according to their preferences.

[0003] Because e-cigarettes are inherently polluting to the public environment, they require various quality inspections during the manufacturing process. Only e-cigarettes that meet all inspection requirements are allowed to enter the market. For example, high-precision testing is needed to detect any distortion in the shape of each newly produced e-cigarette to avoid any unexpected interference with indicators such as the smoke emission area. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the aforementioned issues, this invention provides an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system. By introducing a content operation device comprising a micro-control device, a brightness application device, a coordinate extraction device, and an information conversion device, the system performs timing management of data transmission between each pair of the brightness application device, the coordinate extraction device, and the information conversion device. Based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, the total number of pixels in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard overhead view of the electronic cigarette, the system intelligently determines the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette, thereby completing a targeted identification of the appearance quality grade of each electronic cigarette.

[0005] According to the present invention, an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system is provided, the system comprising:

[0006] The overhead camera operation device is set directly above the electronic cigarette to be inspected for its appearance. It is used to perform an overhead camera operation on the environment of the electronic cigarette to be inspected for its appearance, so as to obtain and output the corresponding overhead camera image of the environment.

[0007] An artifact processing device, connected to the overhead shooting operation device, is used to perform image signal processing based on artifact removal on the received environmental overhead shooting image to obtain and output the corresponding artifact-removed image.

[0008] A filtering and sharpening device, connected to the artifact processing device, is used to perform high-pass filtering sharpening processing on the received image after the artifact removal process to obtain and output a corresponding customized sharpened image.

[0009] A dynamic restoration device, connected to the filtering and sharpening device, is used to perform multiple point image restoration processes on the received customized sharpened image to obtain and output a corresponding dynamic restored image. The number of point image restoration processes is positively correlated with the resolution of the customized sharpened image.

[0010] The content manipulation device, connected to the dynamic restoration device, includes a microcontroller, a brightness application device, a coordinate extraction device, and an information conversion device. The microcontroller is connected to the brightness application device, the coordinate extraction device, and the information conversion device respectively, and is used to perform timing management of data transmission between each pair of the brightness application device, the coordinate extraction device, and the information conversion device. The coordinate extraction device is connected to the brightness application device and the information conversion device respectively. The content manipulation device is used to intelligently determine the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the image of the electronic cigarette in the received dynamic restoration image, the total number of each pixel in the image of the electronic cigarette in the received dynamic restoration image, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard top-down view of the electronic cigarette.

[0011] A quality inspection processing device, connected to the content operation device, is used to determine the shape quality grade of the electronic cigarette based on the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette, which is monotonically inversely correlated with the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette.

[0012] The intelligent judgment of the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, the total number of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard overhead view of the electronic cigarette includes: the intelligent judgment is based on a feedforward neural network trained multiple times, and the number of training times is positively correlated with the resolution of the dynamic reconstruction image.

[0013] Therefore, it can be seen that the present invention has at least the following three important inventive concepts:

[0014] Invention Concept A: Introducing a content operation device including a micro-control device, a brightness application device, a coordinate extraction device, and an information conversion device. The micro-control device is connected to the brightness application device, the coordinate extraction device, and the information conversion device respectively, and is used to perform timing management of data transmission between each pair of the brightness application device, the coordinate extraction device, and the information conversion device, thereby providing hardware processing resources for judging the quality level of the physical shape corresponding to the electronic cigarette.

[0015] Invention Concept B: Based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, the total number of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard top-down view of the electronic cigarette, the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette is intelligently judged, thereby completing the targeted identification of the appearance quality level of each electronic cigarette.

[0016] Invention Concept C: The artificial intelligence model that performs intelligent judgment on the distorted data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette is a feedforward neural network trained multiple times, and the number of training times is positively correlated with the resolution of the dynamically restored image, thereby completing the structural customization of the artificial intelligence model. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The embodiments of the electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The system includes:

[0023] The overhead camera operation device is set directly above the electronic cigarette to be inspected for its appearance. It is used to perform an overhead camera operation on the environment of the electronic cigarette to be inspected for its appearance, so as to obtain and output the corresponding overhead camera image of the environment.

[0024] An artifact processing device, connected to the overhead shooting operation device, is used to perform image signal processing based on artifact removal on the received environmental overhead shooting image to obtain and output the corresponding artifact-removed image.

[0025] Specifically, an SOC chip can be used to implement the artifact processing device, which is connected to the overhead shooting operation device to perform image signal processing based on artifact elimination on the received environmental overhead shooting image, so as to obtain and output the corresponding eliminated image.

[0026] A filtering and sharpening device, connected to the artifact processing device, is used to perform high-pass filtering sharpening processing on the received image after the artifact removal process to obtain and output a corresponding customized sharpened image.

[0027] A dynamic restoration device, connected to the filtering and sharpening device, is used to perform multiple point image restoration processes on the received customized sharpened image to obtain and output a corresponding dynamic restored image. The number of point image restoration processes is positively correlated with the resolution of the customized sharpened image.

[0028] The content manipulation device, connected to the dynamic restoration device, includes a microcontroller, a brightness application device, a coordinate extraction device, and an information conversion device. The microcontroller is connected to the brightness application device, the coordinate extraction device, and the information conversion device respectively, and is used to perform timing management of data transmission between each pair of the brightness application device, the coordinate extraction device, and the information conversion device. The coordinate extraction device is connected to the brightness application device and the information conversion device respectively. The content manipulation device is used to intelligently determine the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the image of the electronic cigarette in the received dynamic restoration image, the total number of each pixel in the image of the electronic cigarette in the received dynamic restoration image, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard top-down view of the electronic cigarette.

[0029] A quality inspection processing device, connected to the content operation device, is used to determine the shape quality grade of the electronic cigarette based on the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette, which is monotonically inversely correlated with the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette.

[0030] The intelligent judgment of the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the received dynamic restoration image of the electronic cigarette, the total number of each pixel in the received dynamic restoration image of the electronic cigarette, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard overhead view of the electronic cigarette includes: the intelligent judgment is based on a feedforward neural network trained multiple times, and the number of training times is positively correlated with the resolution of the dynamic restoration image.

[0031] The method for intelligently judging the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, the total number of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard overhead view of the electronic cigarette also includes: the larger the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette, the higher the degree of distortion of the overhead view of the electronic cigarette entity.

[0032] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] and Figure 1 different, Figure 2 The electronic cigarette appearance quality rating system may also include the following components:

[0034] The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units, which are used to measure the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively.

[0035] The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units for measuring the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. The multiple temperature measurement units used by the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device are multiple non-contact temperature sensors.

[0036] The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units for measuring the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. It also includes multiple non-contact temperature sensors with identical internal structures used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively.

[0037] The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units for measuring the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. It also includes multiple non-contact temperature sensors used by the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, each having the same upper and lower temperature measurement thresholds.

[0038] The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units for measuring the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. Furthermore, the distances from the multiple non-contact temperature sensors used by the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device to each device are equal.

[0039] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] and Figure 1 different, Figure 3 The electronic cigarette appearance quality rating system may also include the following components:

[0041] The photoelectric alarm mechanism is connected to multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content operation device, respectively, and is used to perform corresponding temperature alarm actions based on the temperature measurement results of the multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content operation device.

[0042] The photoelectric alarm mechanism is connected to multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. It is used to execute corresponding temperature alarm actions based on the temperature measurement results of the multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device. The photoelectric alarm mechanism includes an optical alarm unit and an electrical alarm unit.

[0043] The photoelectric alarm mechanism is connected to multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. It is used to perform corresponding temperature alarm actions based on the temperature measurement results of the multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device. The mechanism also includes the optical alarm unit flashing at a set frequency to perform the temperature alarm action.

[0044] In addition, in the electronic cigarette shape quality level detection system, the content operation device is used to intelligently determine the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, the total number of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard overhead view of the electronic cigarette. The further includes: identifying the image of the electronic cigarette in the received dynamic reconstruction image based on the color imaging characteristics of the electronic cigarette.

[0045] The electronic cigarette shape quality level detection system of the present invention addresses the technical problem of difficulty in accurately obtaining the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette in the prior art. It can intelligently judge the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the imaging image of the electronic cigarette in the dynamic reconstruction image, the total number of each pixel in the imaging image of the electronic cigarette in the dynamic reconstruction image, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard top-down image of the electronic cigarette, thereby avoiding the interference of electronic cigarette shape distortion on electronic cigarette performance.

[0046] Although the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the invention without departing from its scope and spirit. Therefore, it should be understood that the above embodiments are not restrictive in any respect, but rather illustrative.

Claims

1. A system for detecting the appearance quality grade of electronic cigarettes, characterized in that, The system includes: The overhead camera operation device is set directly above the electronic cigarette to be inspected for its appearance. It is used to perform an overhead camera operation on the environment of the electronic cigarette to be inspected for its appearance, so as to obtain and output the corresponding overhead camera image of the environment. An artifact processing device, connected to the overhead shooting operation device, is used to perform image signal processing based on artifact removal on the received environmental overhead shooting image to obtain and output the corresponding artifact-removed image. A filtering and sharpening device, connected to the artifact processing device, is used to perform high-pass filtering sharpening processing on the received image after the artifact removal process to obtain and output a corresponding customized sharpened image. A dynamic restoration device, connected to the filtering and sharpening device, is used to perform multiple point image restoration processes on the received customized sharpened image to obtain and output a corresponding dynamic restored image. The number of point image restoration processes is positively correlated with the resolution of the customized sharpened image. The content manipulation device, connected to the dynamic restoration device, includes a microcontroller, a brightness application device, a coordinate extraction device, and an information conversion device. The microcontroller is connected to the brightness application device, the coordinate extraction device, and the information conversion device respectively, and is used to perform timing management of data transmission between each pair of the brightness application device, the coordinate extraction device, and the information conversion device. The coordinate extraction device is connected to the brightness application device and the information conversion device respectively. The content manipulation device is used to intelligently determine the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the image of the electronic cigarette in the received dynamic restoration image, the total number of each pixel in the image of the electronic cigarette in the received dynamic restoration image, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard top-down view of the electronic cigarette. A quality inspection processing device, connected to the content operation device, is used to determine the shape quality grade of the electronic cigarette based on the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette, which is monotonically inversely correlated with the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette. The intelligent judgment of the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, the total number of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard overhead view of the electronic cigarette includes: the intelligent judgment is based on a feedforward neural network trained multiple times, and the number of training times is positively correlated with the resolution of the dynamic reconstruction image.

2. The electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The intelligent judgment of the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette based on the coordinate information of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, the total number of each pixel in the received dynamic reconstruction image of the electronic cigarette, and the curvature information of the edge of the standard overhead view of the electronic cigarette also includes: the larger the distortion data of the entity corresponding to the electronic cigarette, the higher the degree of distortion of the overhead view of the electronic cigarette entity.

3. The electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The system also includes: The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units, which are used to measure the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units for measuring the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. The multiple temperature measurement units used by the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device are multiple non-contact temperature sensors.

4. The electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units for measuring the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. It also includes multiple non-contact temperature sensors with identical internal structures used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively.

5. The electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units for measuring the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. It also includes multiple non-contact temperature sensors used by the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, each having the same upper and lower temperature measurement thresholds.

6. The electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The temperature measurement mechanism includes multiple temperature measurement units for measuring the current surface temperature values ​​of the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively. It also includes multiple non-contact temperature sensors used by the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, each at an equal distance from the respective device.

7. The electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The system also includes: The photoelectric alarm mechanism is connected to multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device, respectively, and is used to perform corresponding temperature alarm actions based on the temperature measurement results of the multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device.

8. The electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The photoelectric alarm mechanism is connected to multiple non-contact temperature sensors respectively used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device. It is used to perform corresponding temperature alarm actions based on the temperature measurement results of the multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device. The photoelectric alarm mechanism includes an optical alarm unit and an electrical alarm unit.

9. The electronic cigarette appearance quality grade detection system as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The photoelectric alarm mechanism is connected to multiple non-contact temperature sensors respectively used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device. It is used to perform corresponding temperature alarm actions based on the temperature measurement results of the multiple non-contact temperature sensors used in the artifact processing device, the filtering and sharpening device, the dynamic restoration device, and the content manipulation device. The mechanism also includes: the optical alarm unit flashing at a set frequency to perform the temperature alarm action.

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