
Secondly parallel pseudo and slip-through reduction were carried out (Table IX, Fig. 11, Fig.
12).
Real failures
(
Quasi-tombstone
)
[pieces]
Real failures
(
Quasi-tombstone
)
[pieces]
After optimization (30 days testing period)
Inspected components
(solder joints)
[pieces]
Detected failures [pieces]
Before optimization (30 days testing period)
Detected failures [pieces]
Inspected components
(solder joints)
[pieces]
Table 13. Results of macro optimization
Another very serious question is about the parameter optimization process, namely how can
the AOI engineers validate the new parameter values determined by the optimization process?
Certainly a correction of a bad classification cannot be validated only by examination of the
specified image, but it is necessary to check several other instances. Therefore, to execute a
reliable validation process, the engineers have to collect a large image database (“image base”)
covering all cases as they occur in the best possible way. Unfortunately, creating a good and
usable image base is a long and sometimes impossible task because of several – often contra‐
dicting – criteria. A manual image collection by the engineers is very time-consuming and in
case of automatic systems (like AOIs) there is only a limited possibility because of the high
number and varied type of data. Automatic methods are faster but during the collection, some
falsely classified images can be put in the image base which makes the parameter optimization
impossible. For example, if an image containing a faulty component is placed into the “good”
part of the image base, the optimization process will try to adjust to the parameters that the
AOI algorithm has classified the image as “good”. As a result, the optimized macro cannot
recognize this specified error which can indicate slippages causing the greatest type of
inspection catastrophe.
The number of stored images is also a very important factor. If the image base contains too
many images, the resources (processor, hard drive, network etc.) become overloaded and the
optimization process can only be executed slowly. On the other hand in case of a small image
base the algorithm validation is neither reliable nor accurate enough.
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