Course Outline

Introduction to Industrial Computer Vision for Government

  • Overview of machine vision systems in manufacturing environments
  • Common defects: cracks, scratches, misalignments, missing components
  • Artificial intelligence versus traditional rule-based visual inspection methods

Image Acquisition and Preprocessing for Government

  • Types of cameras and image capture settings
  • Techniques for noise reduction, contrast enhancement, and normalization
  • Data augmentation strategies to enhance training robustness

Object Detection and Segmentation Techniques for Government

  • Classical approaches: thresholding, edge detection, contour analysis
  • Deep learning methods: Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), U-Net, YOLO
  • Criteria for selecting between detection, classification, and segmentation techniques

Defect Detection Model Development for Government

  • Preparing annotated datasets for training
  • Training defect classifiers and segmenters
  • Evaluating model performance using precision, recall, and F1-score metrics

Deployment in Industrial Settings for Government

  • Hardware considerations: GPUs, edge devices, industrial PCs
  • Architecture of real-time inspection pipelines
  • Integration with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and factory automation systems

Performance Tuning and Maintenance for Government

  • Managing changing lighting conditions and production environments
  • Strategies for model retraining and continual learning
  • Implementing alerting, logging, and quality assurance (QA) reporting systems

Case Studies and Domain Applications for Government

  • Defect detection in automotive assembly and welding processes
  • Surface inspection in electronics and semiconductor manufacturing
  • Label and packaging verification in pharmaceuticals and food production

Summary and Next Steps for Government

Requirements

  • Experience with machine learning or computer vision concepts
  • Familiarity with Python programming
  • Basic understanding of quality control or industrial automation

Audience

  • Quality assurance teams for government
  • Automation engineers
  • Computer vision developers
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