An algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection

Due to disadvantages in manual inspection, an automated visual inspection system is needed to eliminate subjective aspects and provides fast and quantitative assessment of printed circuit board (PCB). Up to the present, there has been a lot of work and research concentrated on PCB defect detection...

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Main Authors: Khalid, Noor Khafifah, Ibrahim, Zuwairie, Zainal Abidin, Mohamad Shukri
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Language:English
Published: UK Simulation Society 2008
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author Khalid, Noor Khafifah
Ibrahim, Zuwairie
Zainal Abidin, Mohamad Shukri
author_facet Khalid, Noor Khafifah
Ibrahim, Zuwairie
Zainal Abidin, Mohamad Shukri
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description Due to disadvantages in manual inspection, an automated visual inspection system is needed to eliminate subjective aspects and provides fast and quantitative assessment of printed circuit board (PCB). Up to the present, there has been a lot of work and research concentrated on PCB defect detection. PCB defects detection is necessary for verification of the characteristics of PCB to make sure it is in conformity with the design specifications. However, besides the need to detect the defects, it is also essential to classify these defects so that the source of these defects can be identified. Unfortunately, this area has been neglected and not been given enough attention. Hence, this study proposes an algorithm to group the defects found on bare PCB. Using a synthetically generated PCB image, the algorithm is able to group 14 commonly known PCB defects into five groups. The proposed algorithm includes several image processing operations such as image subtraction, image adding, logical XOR and NOT, and flood fill operator
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spelling utm-88282017-10-19T03:56:21Z http://eprints.utm.my/8828/ An algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection Khalid, Noor Khafifah Ibrahim, Zuwairie Zainal Abidin, Mohamad Shukri TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Due to disadvantages in manual inspection, an automated visual inspection system is needed to eliminate subjective aspects and provides fast and quantitative assessment of printed circuit board (PCB). Up to the present, there has been a lot of work and research concentrated on PCB defect detection. PCB defects detection is necessary for verification of the characteristics of PCB to make sure it is in conformity with the design specifications. However, besides the need to detect the defects, it is also essential to classify these defects so that the source of these defects can be identified. Unfortunately, this area has been neglected and not been given enough attention. Hence, this study proposes an algorithm to group the defects found on bare PCB. Using a synthetically generated PCB image, the algorithm is able to group 14 commonly known PCB defects into five groups. The proposed algorithm includes several image processing operations such as image subtraction, image adding, logical XOR and NOT, and flood fill operator UK Simulation Society 2008-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/8828/3/ZuwairieIbrahim2008_AnAlgorithmToGroupDefectsonPrintedCircuit.pdf Khalid, Noor Khafifah and Ibrahim, Zuwairie and Zainal Abidin, Mohamad Shukri (2008) An algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection. International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science, and Technology, 9 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1473-804X (Online) ISSN 1473-8031 (Print) http://library.georgetown.edu/newjour/i/msg03503.html
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Khalid, Noor Khafifah
Ibrahim, Zuwairie
Zainal Abidin, Mohamad Shukri
An algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection
title An algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection
title_full An algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection
title_fullStr An algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection
title_full_unstemmed An algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection
title_short An algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection
title_sort algorithm to group defects on printed circuit board for automated visual inspection
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
url http://eprints.utm.my/8828/
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http://eprints.utm.my/8828/3/ZuwairieIbrahim2008_AnAlgorithmToGroupDefectsonPrintedCircuit.pdf