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Blog Automated Vision Systems Blog Blogs from Perry West and Friends Home Machine Vision Consulting/Business Weird Stuff Contact Home Machine Vision Consulting/Business Weird Stuff Contact Automated Vision Systems Blog Blogs from Perry West and FriendsHome Machine Vision Consulting/Business Weird Stuff Contact Author name: Perry West Welcome to the Automated Vision Systems Blog. Here are Perry West’s most recent posts. To read other posts, chose a category from the . A Deeper Dive into the Illumination W” Machine Vision Blogs / By Perry West / April 17, 2024 You probably recall the illumination W” that is a foundational concept for machine vision illumination design (see Figure 1). You also probably recall that the illumination W” is based on a flat, perpendicular, specular or mirror-like surface. Further examination of the W” reveals characteristics that can further help with your design of lighting in implementing bright field or dark field lighting. … A Deeper Dive into the Illumination W” Read More » New Employee or AI? Machine Vision Blogs / By Perry West / March 19, 2024 This is the scenario: you need to add inspection for scratches to your production line. You have the choice of hiring a worker or using machine vision. Which option works better? … New Employee or AI? Read More » When You Need a Little Suction … Weird Stuff Blogs / By Perry West / March 4, 2024 What can you do when you need some vacuum to hold a small part for viewing? If your lab is equipped with a vacuum line: no problem. If you happen to have an available vacuum pump (and these are available at very reasonable costs): again, no problem. But what if you have neither of these? Then you might turn to a food saver. … When You Need a Little Suction … Read More » The C47 Weird Stuff Blogs / By Perry West / February 15, 2023 The C47 is incredibly cheap and extremely useful, as is a wide array of clamps, in the machine vision laboratory. The C47 appears identical to an ordinary wooden clothespin. (I’ll let you in on a secret: they’re the same.) … The C47 Read More » The Effective Proposal Consulting/Business Blogs / By Perry West / February 8, 2023 After decades of consulting, I’ve come up with an approach to a proposal that seems very effective. I’ll agree that every consultant and every client has their own ideas on the ideal” proposal. … The Effective Proposal Read More » A Data What? Machine Vision Blogs / By Perry West / February 1, 2023 Humpty-Dumpty told Alice, When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” Each of us, then, has our own Humpty-Dumpty that tells us what words mean to us and greatly influences our opinions and actions. In the new field of data science, the practitioners are known as data scientists. This appears quite consistent. … A Data What? Read More » Copyright © 2024 Automated Vision Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA. All rights reserved. Accessibility | GDPR Cookie Settings | Privacy | Contact | Website by Essential Bits We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. You can find out more about which cookies we are using in settings . Accept Close GDPR Cookie Settings Privacy Overview Strictly Necessary Cookies Powered by GDPR Cookie Compliance Privacy Overview This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website. We do not save or use any of the information stored in these cookies. In particular, we do not track how visitors use our website. Your cookie preferences are saved for one year. Strictly Necessary Cookies Strictly necessary cookies should be enabled at all times, as they are essential for the operation of the website. Enable or Disable Cookies If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable...