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I'm trying to put together an automated system for an optical assembly process. The base unit consists of a set of three-axis Thorlabs translation stages and manual micrometer handles for adjustment in X Y and Z. I need to control the Z axis motion with a linear actuator instead of the manual...

This is not the actual bottle, but the shape is simmilar to a typical "fifth" of alcohol. See: http://img0127.popscreencdn.com/181451910_vtg-1962-seagrams-crown-royal-fifth-empty-bottle.jpg There are four sides to the bottle, so vision inspection will require multiple cameras, or rotating the...

I'm working on a project for a bottling plant that is trying to make a vision-based machine to detect cracked glass bottles before they attempt to fill them. It seems that the vision & backlight approach is the standard way to do this in the industry, but the shape of the bottle in this...