  This paper presents the design of an artificial vision system prototype for
automatic inspection and monitoring of objects over a conveyor belt and using a
Smart camera 2D BOA-INS. The prototype consists of a conveyor belt and an
embedded system based on an Arduino Mega card for system control, and it has as
main peripherals the smart camera, a direct current motor, a photoelectric
sensor, LED illumination and LEDs indicating the status (good or defect) of
each evaluated object. The application of the prototype is for educational
purposes, so that undergraduate, master and diploma students can simulate a
continuous production line, controlled by an embedded system, and perform
quality control by monitoring through a visual system and a personal computer.
This allows implementing the topics of embedded systems, artificial vision,
artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, automatic control, as well as
automation of real processes.
