Computer Vision for quality control

Turn a visual inspection into a measurable process.

I design Computer Vision systems to detect defects, classify objects, segment regions and analyze images or video when manual inspection is slow, variable or difficult to scale.

Applications

Detection, segmentation and classification are means. The outcome is the process.

01

Defect detection

Identify anomalies, missing parts, deformations or non-conforming features in production images.

02

Classification

Assign categories, states or quality levels consistently and repeatedly.

03

Segmentation

Measure areas, contours and regions for more precise analysis than simple presence or absence.

Data

The bottleneck is often not the model. It is the data and the definition of the defect.

Before training, we need to understand image variability, annotation quality, case distribution and what “correct” actually means in the process.

Dataset

Representative samples, edge cases, consistent annotations and a proper split between training, validation and test.

Operational metrics

Precision and recall must be translated into the real cost of errors, scrap, rework and remaining manual checks.

Deployment

Edge or cloud depending on latency, connectivity, privacy, available hardware and required throughput.

Monitoring

Performance, drift and new cases should be monitored to understand when new images or retraining are needed.

Method

Prove the signal exists first. Build the system second.

Samples

Collect and review real images.

Baseline

Run a fast test to understand whether the problem is learnable.

Validation

Compare technical metrics with operational cost.

Deployment

Integrate into the line, application or workflow.

Technical assessment

Do you already have images of defects, products or manual inspections?

An initial sample is enough to understand which questions to ask and whether a technical validation makes sense.

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