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Challenge Customer must confirm the presence of plates for a batter and confirm the proper number of plates. If the number of plates is not correct, the battery will not hold a proper charge and must be reworked at substantial cost per part. As with many automotive suppliers, inspection of parts to guarantee quality is important to prevent fines or return of entire production lots at the supplier's expense. Solution In this case, Omron's F160 vision sensor uses edge pitch detection with special laser lighting to determine if the number of plates area correct. How it Works Using a line laser generator to generate a clear line across the plates of the battery, the edge pitch detection tool is then used to detect the edge of each plate. With the use of a laser line generator, clean definition and contrast of each battery plate can be easily detected when using a laser light source. The F160's edge pitch tool operates the same way as a standard but multiple edge detection tools and uses math calculations to determine the average distance between the edges and to count to total number of edges. |
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