Editing Machine vision (section)

{{short description|Technology and methods used to provide imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis}}
[[File:AutovisionIIatRDT.jpg|thumb|Early [[Automatix]] (now part of [[Omron]]) machine vision system Autovision II from 1983 being demonstrated at a trade show. Camera on tripod is pointing down at a light table to produce backlit image shown on screen, which is then subjected to [[blob extraction]].]]
'''Machine vision''' is the technology and methods used to provide [[image|imaging]]-based [[automation|automatic]] inspection and analysis for such applications as automatic inspection, [[process control]], and robot guidance, usually in industry. Machine vision refers to many technologies, software and hardware products, integrated systems, actions, methods and expertise. Machine vision as a [[systems engineering]] discipline can be considered distinct from [[computer vision]], a form of [[computer science]]. It attempts to integrate existing technologies in new ways and apply them to solve real world problems. The term is the prevalent one for these functions in industrial automation environments but is also used for these functions in other environment vehicle guidance.

The overall machine vision process includes planning the details of the requirements and project, and then creating a solution. During run-time, the process starts with imaging, followed by automated [[image analysis|analysis]] of the image and extraction of the required information.