Title
Correcting image distortion in the X-ray digital tomosynthesis system for PCB solder joint inspection
Abstract
X-ray digital tomosynthesis (DT), which makes a cross-sectional image of 3D objects, has been researched and implemented in industrial applications nowadays, such as printed circuit board (PCB) inspection and inspection of electronic parts and other industrial parts/products. In this method, a cross-section image is obtained from a synthesis of more than two images projected from different views. However, distortion in X-ray images in practical imaging situation breaks the correspondences between those images and prevents us from acquiring accurate cross-section images. In this research, we propose a series of image correction method, which is composed of a neural network-based feature extraction for the distorted image and building a polynomial mapping function. The distorted raw image is sequentially corrected in terms of shape and intensity by using a reference pattern. To avoid corruption in feature extraction for the distorted image, an edge-filtered image is utilized rather than using a binarized one. Kohonen neural network is then employed to automatically group the edge points and localize the features, the pattern centers, without any pre-knowledge about the characteristics of the distortion. The proposed correction method is implemented to an actual DT system by carrying out a series of experiments on PCB. The results reveal the validity of the proposed image correction method and also verify the usefulness of the developed system for application of solder joint inspection.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1016/S0262-8856(03)00117-3
Image and Vision Computing
Keywords
Field
DocType
X-ray digital tomosynthesis,Image distortion,Polynomial model,Self organizing feature map
Computer vision,Tomosynthesis,Feature detection (computer vision),Pattern recognition,Feature (computer vision),Printed circuit board,Feature extraction,Artificial intelligence,Artificial neural network,Distortion,Polynomial and rational function modeling,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
21
12
0262-8856
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
4
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Young Jun Roh110.36
Won Shik Park210.69
Hyungsuck Cho321324.88