While the fundamental design and operation of vision systems currently available in the area of quality assurance haven’t changed dramatically in recent years, what is changing is the increased use of vision systems in this space due to lower prices for the components. In addition, vision systems are becoming cheaper for integrators to put into their processes, lowering costs across the board.
“You are seeing more vision systems in areas that traditionally did not have them before due to cost constraints,” says Colin Usher, senior research scientist for Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta.