AUTOMATED DETECTION OF LEATHER HIDE AND FLEXIBLE MATERIAL DEFECTS

摘要

An apparatus for detecting defects in a work material includes a combination of inspection technologies in a novel fashion to enable automatic inspection of leather hides and other woven and non-woven flexible goods. The combination of one or more of the inspection technologies in cooperation with a CCD camera allows identification of front and back side defects, internal defects, and visual surface variations such as surface color, color regions and textural changes without operator intervention.