Machine Vision of Flotation Froths with a Rapid-Prototyping Platform

This paper presents generic, modular and scalable machine vision architecture for single or multi camera applications. It can be used for rapid-prototyping but, as shown in the text, it has also been successfully applied for on-line plant installation for several years without any problems. The key idea is to separate the algorithm development and testing from the rest of the infrastructure that is needed when on-line applications are considered. Automatic code generation and modular systems design methods are used when filling the gap between these two worlds. As an end result, a highly effective but generic machine vision rapid development environment has been implemented that can be applied both to lab-scale and to industrial machine vision applications.