EMBEDDED OPTICAL INSPECTION

OPTICAL BASED MEASUREMENT DEVICES FOR USE IN ASCERTAINING THE SURFACE FEATURES, CONTOUR, OR SHAPE OF AN OBJECT; OPTICAL SENSORS FOR HIGH SPEED DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENTS OF PRECISION PARTS; OPTICAL SENSORS FOR USE IN THE ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRONICS; NON-CONTACT OPTICAL SENSORS FOR USE IN THE ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRONICS; SOLDER PASTE INSPECTION SYSTEMS FOR INSPECTING AND MEASURING SOLDER PASTE ON CIRCUIT BOARDS AND SOFTWARE THEREFOR, NAMELY, OPTICAL SENSORS AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; NON-CONTACT INSPECTION SYSTEM COMPRISED OF A SENSOR WITH A LIGHT SOURCE, LENSES AND OPTICAL DETECTORS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT USED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF PRECISION PARTS; MACHINE VISION SYSTEM COMPRISING COMPONENT OPTICAL SENSORS AND COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; SENSORS FOR USE IN COMPONENT PLACEMENT AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL WAFER MAPPING SENSORS FOR DETECTING WAFERS IN WAFER PROCESSING SYSTEMS