<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper deals with the possibilities of using Data Matrix codes in production engineering. We designed and tested the computationally efficient method for locating the Data Matrix code in the images. The location search procedure consists of identification of candidate regions using image binarization, then joining adjacent points into continuous regions and also examining outer boundaries of the regions. Afterwards we verify the presence of the Finder Pattern (as two perpendicular line segments) and Timing Pattern (as alternating sequence of black and white modules) in these candidate regions. Such procedure is invariant to shift rotation and scale change of Data Matrix codes. The method we have proposed has been verified on a set of real industrial images and compared to other commercial algorithms. We are also convinced that such technique is also suitable for real-time processing and has achieved better results than comparable commercial algorithms.</p></abstract>

The paper deals with the possibilities of using Data Matrix codes in production engineering. We designed and tested the computationally efficient method for locating the Data Matrix code in the images. The location search procedure consists of identification of candidate regions using image binarization, then joining adjacent points into continuous regions and also examining outer boundaries of the regions. Afterwards we verify the presence of the Finder Pattern (as two perpendicular line segments) and Timing Pattern (as alternating sequence of black and white modules) in these candidate regions. Such procedure is invariant to shift rotation and scale change of Data Matrix codes. The method we have proposed has been verified on a set of real industrial images and compared to other commercial algorithms. We are also convinced that such technique is also suitable for real-time processing and has achieved better results than comparable commercial algorithms.

Options to Use Data Matrix Codes in Production Engineering

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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The paper deals with the possibilities of using Data Matrix codes in production engineering. We designed and tested the computationally efficient method for...

Options to Use Data Matrix Codes in Production Engineering

Published Online: Nov 16, 2018

Page range: 231 - 236

Received: Apr 01, 2018

Accepted: Aug 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2018-0038

Keywords
adaptive thresholding, Data Matrix, Finder Pattern, Timing Pattern

© 2018 Ladislav Karrach, Elena Pivarčiová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Options to Use Data Matrix Codes in Production Engineering

Published Online: Nov 16, 2018

Page range: 231 - 236

Received: Apr 01, 2018

Accepted: Aug 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2018-0038

Keywordsadaptive thresholding, Data Matrix, Finder Pattern, Timing Pattern

© 2018 Ladislav Karrach, Elena Pivarčiová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
adaptive thresholding, Data Matrix, Finder Pattern, Timing Pattern