Instrumentation for high-speed image connectivity

For flexible manufacturing, sorting, parts handling, etc., there are but a few object identification and tracking techniques that can approach or attain the speed requirements for real-time measurements on sequential images. One of the subtasks involved in the object identification process is the grouping of previously classified pixels into objects that can then be identified and located. Significant improvement has been attained in the implementation of a fast connectivity analysis algorithm, using a specially designed run length encoder and a high-speed digital signal processing chip.