Software-driven intelligence

Once the sensors capture the object's response to the energy source, image
processing takes over to manipulate the raw data to extract and categorize
information about specific features. As raw data flows from the sensors, the
definitions of good and bad flow from the user who sets the accept/reject
thresholds. The art and science of image processing lies in developing algorithms
that maximize the effectiveness of the sorter while presenting a simple user-
interface to the operator.

Object-based recognition is a classic example of software-driven intelligence. It

allows the user to define a defective product based on where a defect lies on the
product and/or the total defective surface area of an object. It offers more
control in defining a wider range of defective products, and if used to control the
sorter's ejection system, it improves the accuracy of ejecting defective products,
which improves product quality and increases yields.

New software-driven capabilities are constantly being developed to address the

specific needs of various applications. As computing hardware becomes more
powerful, new software-driven advancements become possible. Some of these
advancements enhance the effectiveness of sorters to achieve better results while
others enable completely new sorting decisions to be made.