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ScanExactlyNEdges

Basic

Module: MetrologyBasic

Locates a specified number of the strongest transitions between dark and bright pixels along a given path (without a scan map).

Applications

Very fast object detection (or presence verification) when the expected number of edges is clearly defined.
Name Type Range Description
Input value
 inImage Image Input image
Input value
 inScanPath Path Path along which the scan is performed
Input value
 inScanPathAlignment CoordinateSystem2D* Adjusts the scan path to the position of the inspected object
Input value
 inScanWidth Integer 1 - Width of the scan field in pixels
Input value
 inSamplingParams SamplingParams Parameters controlling the sampling process
Input value
 inEdgeScanParams EdgeScanParams Parameters controlling the edge extraction process
Input value
 inEdgeCount Integer 0 - Number of edges to be found
Input value
 inEdgeSelection Selection Selection mode of the resulting edges
Input value
 inMinDistance Real 0.0 - Minimal distance between consecutive edges
Input value
 inMaxDistance Real* 0.0 - Maximal distance between consecutive edges
Input value
 inLocalBlindness LocalBlindness* Defines conditions in which weaker edges can be detected in the vicinity of stronger edges
Output value
 outEdges Edge1DArray? Found edges
Output value
 outGaps Gap1DArray? Gaps between consecutive edges
Output value
 outAlignedScanPath Path Transformed input path
Output value
 outBrightnessProfile Profile Extracted image profile
Output value
 outResponseProfile Profile Profile of the edge (derivative) operator response
Diagnostic input
 diagSamplingPoints PathArray Array of paths each one containing the sampling points that contributes to a single value of the extracted profile
Diagnostic input
 diagSamplingStep Real Used distance between consecutive sampling points on the scan path

Description

The operation scans the image along inScanPath and finds a set of inEdgeCount image edges perpendicular to the path. If no subset (of inEdgeCount elements) of detected edges meets the requirements of inEdgeScanParams.minMagnitude, inMinDistance, inEdgeScanParams.edgeTransition then the outputs are set to NIL.

The optional parameter inScanPathAlignment defines a transform to be performed on the inScanPath so that the actual scan path (outAlignedScanPath) is adjusted to the position of the object, typically detected by one of Template Matching filters.

Note that in case of a scan path which is closed, the parameters controlling the distances between consecutive found objects do not control the distance between the first and the last of the found objects (counting from the beginning of the scan path).

Hints

  • Connect an input image to the inImage input.
  • Set inEdgeCount to the number of edges that are to be found (the N number).
  • Create inScanPath which is more or less perpendicular to the edges you want to detect. It should be long enough to anticipate all possible edge locations.
  • Define inEdgeScanParams.EdgeTransition to detect a particular edge type, and only that type.
  • Use a local coordinate system connected to inScanPathAlignment to automatically adjust the measurement to variable object position (optional).
  • If the noise level is high, try increasing inScanWidth and/or inEdgeScanParams.SmoothingStdDev.
  • If the expected number of edges cannot be found, try decreasing inEdgeScanParams.MinMagnitude. Verify this with the values on the outResponseProfile output.
  • If consecutive edges are closer than 6 pixels apart, change inEdgeScanParams.ProfileInterpolation to Quadratic3.
  • Adjust inMinDistance (in pixels) to filter out false edges that appear in proximity to other edges.

Examples

ScanExactlyNEdges locates the edges across inScanPath (inEdgeCount = 61).

Remarks

Read more about Local Coordinate Systems in Machine Vision Guide: Local Coordinate Systems.

This filter is a part of the 1D Edge Detection toolset. For a comprehensive introduction to this technique please refer to 1D Edge Detection and 1D Edge Detection - Subpixel Precision chapters of our Machine Vision Guide.

Complexity Level

This filter is available on Basic Complexity Level.

Filter Group

This filter is member of ScanEdges filter group.

See Also

  • ScanSingleEdge – Locates the strongest transition between dark and bright pixels along a given path (without a scan map).
  • ScanMultipleEdges – Locates multiple transitions between dark and bright pixels along a given path (without a scan map).
  • ScanExactlyNEdges – Locates a specified number of the strongest transitions between dark and bright pixels along a given path (without a scan map).