Component Data Production with Automatic Image Inclination Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for producing component data with electronic component mounting apparatuses fail to accurately account for image inclination, leading to imprecise data and low operator efficiency due to the lack of automatic inclination correction.
Innovation Solution
A method involving the use of reference lines and a cross line to correct and align component images on a display, allowing for precise data production regardless of image inclination, with automatic calculation and adjustment of image orientation and positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual correction of image inclination is added to the conventional technique, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic inclination detection and correction without requiring operator intervention. The processing unit automatically detects the inclination of the component image and rotates it to the correct orientation, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual operator correction.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical adjustment operation is replaced with an automatic image processing system. The processing unit uses software-based image rotation and transformation to correct inclination, substituting the mechanical/manual correction process with automated computational methods.
2Measurement precision
If manual correction of image inclination is added to the conventional technique, then measurement precision is improved, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic inclination detection and correction without requiring operator intervention. The processing unit automatically detects the inclination of the component image and rotates it to the correct orientation, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual operator correction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs inclination correction as a preliminary step before measurement. By automatically detecting and correcting the image inclination before the operator begins measurement operations, the system prepares the image in advance, eliminating the need for operators to perform time-consuming manual corrections during the workflow.
3Ease of operation
If automatic inclination correction is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The processing unit performs multiple functions including image acquisition, inclination detection, image rotation, and component data extraction. By integrating these diverse functions into a single multi-functional processing unit, the system achieves automatic inclination correction without adding separate dedicated devices, thereby managing complexity while providing comprehensive functionality.
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AI summary
A method of producing component data for use with an electronic component mounting apparatus includes imaging a component whose component data is to be produced and displaying a component image on a display, the component image on the display having an outline having at least one side edge with two corners, inputting the corners as reference points so that a first reference line passing the reference points is produced, producing second and third reference lines passing the reference points respectively so as to be perpendicular to the first reference line, inputting a point on another side edge of the outline of the component image and producing a fourth reference line passing the point on the side edge so as to be parallel to the first reference line, and producing component data by measuring a size of the component image outline on the basis of the first to fourth reference lines.