Machine Vision System for Evaluating Performance Measure of Laser Beam on Leather 
Karen Vanessa Pennefather1, Rajesh Masilamani A2, S. Vasanth3
1Karen Vanessa Pennefather, Department of Mechatronics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Rajesh Masilamani A, Department of Mechatronics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu), India.
3S.Vasanth, Department of Mechatronics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 25 August 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 01 September 2019 | Manuscript Published on 14 September 2019 | PP: 92-96 | Volume-8 Issue-5S3, July 2019 | Retrieval Number: E10240785S319/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.E1024.0785S319
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Abstract: The manual inspection of leather is sluggish and labor-intensive tasks, they can become precarious in the entire production process. In the present study an attempt has been made to investigate the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) of leather during the laser cutting process due to the thermal effect caused by a laser at the cut contour edges. To inspect this, a machine vision system is used to capture images of the laser cut edges and then process it using MATLAB to acquire the required information for assessing the quality of leather. The leather can be categorized as good, average or poor quality based on the acquired information for the respective application. As a result, the degree of burn of the leather was determined.
Keywords: HAZ (Heat Affected Zone), Laser, Leather, Machine Vision, MATLAB, Quality.
Scope of the Article: Machine Design