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ScanMultipleStripes_Direct

Header:	AVL.h
Namespace:	avl
Module:	MetrologyBasic

Locates multiple pairs of edges across a given path (without a scan map).

Applications: Very fast detection of multiple pairs of opposite edges - usually for counting or width measurements.

Syntax

void avl::ScanMultipleStripes_Direct
(
	const avl::Image& inImage,
	const avl::Path& inScanPath,
	atl::Optional<const avl::CoordinateSystem2D&> inScanPathAlignment,
	int inScanWidth,
	const avl::SamplingParams& inSamplingParams,
	const avl::StripeScanParams& inStripeScanParams,
	float inMinGapWidth,
	atl::Optional<float> inMaxGapWidth,
	atl::Optional<const avl::LocalBlindness&> inLocalBlindness,
	atl::Array<avl::Stripe1D>& outStripes,
	atl::Array<avl::Gap1D>& outGaps,
	atl::Optional<avl::Path&> outAlignedScanPath = atl::NIL,
	atl::Optional<avl::Profile&> outBrightnessProfile = atl::NIL,
	atl::Optional<avl::Profile&> outResponseProfile = atl::NIL,
	atl::Array<avl::Path>& diagSamplingPoints,
	float& diagSamplingStep
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Range	Default	Description
inImage	const Image&			Input image
inScanPath	const Path&			Path along which the scan is performed
inScanPathAlignment	Optional<const CoordinateSystem2D&>		NIL	Adjusts the scan path to the position of the inspected object
inScanWidth	int	1 -	5	Width of the scan field in pixels
inSamplingParams	const SamplingParams&		SamplingParams ( Interpolation: Bilinear SamplingStep: 1.0f SampleCount: Nil )	Parameters controlling the sampling process
inStripeScanParams	const StripeScanParams&		StripeScanParams ( ProfileInterpolation: Quadratic4 SmoothingStdDev: 0.6f MinMagnitude: 5.0f MaxInnerEdgeMagnitude: Nil StripePolarity: Dark MinStripeWidth: 0.0f MaxStripeWidth: Nil )	Parameters controlling the stripe extraction process
inMinGapWidth	float	0.0 -	0.0f	Minimal distance between consecutive stripes
inMaxGapWidth	Optional<float>	0.0 -	NIL	Maximal distance between consecutive stripes
inLocalBlindness	Optional<const LocalBlindness&>		NIL	Defines conditions in which weaker edges can be detected in the vicinity of stronger edges
outStripes	Array<Stripe1D>&			Found stripes
outGaps	Array<Gap1D>&			Distances between consecutive stripes
outAlignedScanPath	Optional<Path&>		NIL	Transformed input path
outBrightnessProfile	Optional<Profile&>		NIL	Extracted image profile
outResponseProfile	Optional<Profile&>		NIL	Profile of the edge (derivative) operator response
diagSamplingPoints	Array<Path>&			Array of paths each one containing the sampling points that contributes to a single value of the extracted profile
diagSamplingStep	float&			Used distance between consecutive sampling points on the scan path

Optional Outputs

The computation of following outputs can be switched off by passing value atl::NIL to these parameters: outAlignedScanPath, outBrightnessProfile, outResponseProfile.

Description

The operation scans the image along inScanPath and detects consecutive stripes (i.e. pairs of opposite-polarity edges running across the path). Depending on the inStripeScanParams.stripePolarity parameter, dark or bright stripes will be taken into account.

When the number of edge pairs to be measured is known, one can use the ScanExactlyNStripes_Direct filter.

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

Define inStripeScanParams.StripePolarity to detect a particular edge type, and only that type.
If too few stripes are found, try decreasing inStripeScanParams.MinMagnitude. Verify this with the values on the outResponseProfile output.
If consecutive edges are closer than 6 pixels apart, change inStripeScanParams.ProfileInterpolation to Quadratic3.
Adjust inMinGapWidth (in pixels) to filter out false stripes that appear in proximity to other edges.
Adjust inStripeScanParams.inMinStripeWidth and inStripeScanParams.inMaxStripeWidth (in pixels) to increase reliability.

Examples

ScanMultipleStripes_Direct locates the edge pairs across inScanPath (inStripeScanParams.stripePolarity = Dark, inStripeScanParams.minStripeWidth = 45).

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.