Optics & Photonics News Magazine
February, 1987 Issue
February, 1987 Issue
Feature Articles
Industrial machine vision: lessons and challenges
A review of critical technologies that have contributed to the success of industrial machine vision applications and potentially significant trends.
by Steven W. Holland and Robert B. TiloveEditor's note: This is the second of 11 monthly installments of lecture demonstrations on radiation exchange, by J. H. Taylor of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. Next month's topic: Kirchhoff's law.
by J. H. TaylorProblems with polished surfaces
In our previous columns we have talked about the organization of ISO/TC 172, for standards for optics and optical instruments. This month we will discuss a very real standards problem and solicit suggestions.
by Robert E. Parks
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