Image Acquisition and Processing with LabVIEW

Image Acquisition and Processing With LabVIEWä combines the general theory of image acquisition and processing, the underpinnings of LabVIEW and the NI Vision toolkit, examples of their applications, and real-world case studies in a clear, systematic, and richly illustrated presentation. Designed for LabVIEW programmers, it fills a significant gap in the technical literature by providing a general training manual for those new to National Instruments (NI) Vision application development and a reference for more experienced vision programmers.The downloadable resources contain libraries of the example images and code referenced in the text, additional technical white papers, a demonstration version of LabVIEW 6.0, and an NI IMAQ demonstration that guides you through its features. System Requirements: Using the code provided on the downloadable resources requires LabVIEW 6.1 or higher and LabVIEW Vision Toolkit 6.1 or higher. Some of the examples also require IMAQ Vision Builder 6.1 or higher, the IMAQ OCR toolkit, and IMAQ 1394 drivers.

IMAGE TYPES AND FILE MANAGEMENTTypes of Images File Types Working with Image Files SETTING UP Cameras Image Acquisition Hardware From Object to Camera Lighting IMAGE ACQUISITION Configuring Your Camera Acquisition Types NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394User Solution: Webcam Image Acquisition Other Third-Party Image Acquisition Software Acquiring A VGA Signal TWAIN Image Acquisition User Solution: Combining High-Speed Imaging and Sensors for Fast Event Measurement DISPLAYING IMAGES Simple Display Techniques Displaying Images within Your Front Panel The Image Browser Overlay Tools The Vision Window Tools Palette IMAGE PROCESSING The ROI (Region of Interest) User Solution: Dynamic Microscopy in Brain Research Connectivity Basic Operators User Solution: Image Averaging with LabVIEW Other Tools User Solution: QuickTime for LabVIEW Filters MORPHOLOGYSimple Morphology Theory Practical Morphology The Structuring Element Specific Morphological FunctionsCase Study: Find and Classify Irregular Objects User Solution: Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) for LabVIEW IMAGE ANALYSIS Searching and Identifying (Pattern Matching)User Solution: Connector Pin Inspection Using VisionMathematical Manipulation of Images User Solution: Image Processing with Mathematica Link for LabVIEWHistograms and HistographsUser Solution: Automated Instrumentation for the Assessment of Peripheral Vascular FunctionIntensity Profiles Particle Measurements User Solution: Sisson-Ammons Video Analysis (SAVA) of CBFs Analytical Geometry MACHINE VISIONOptical Character Recognition Parsing Human-Machine Information GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX