TY - JOUR T1 - GUI-based Autofocusing System for AOI of FPDs AU - Chun, Kyunghan AU - Kim, Bonghwan AU - Lee, Dongsu AU - Lu, Sun JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 14 IS - 16 SP - 5955 EP - 5961 PY - 2019 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2019.5955.5961 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.5955.5961 KW - Autofocus KW -AOI KW -LCD KW -ACF KW -Z-axis KW -GUI AB - In the Flat Panel Display (FPD) industry, Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) is one of the most essential processes for inspection of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panels. For this purpose, autofocusing is an important function for which precise moving distance control in μm is required, considering the unit of focal length of autofocusing equipment. A Z-axis test bench using a step motor was built for autofocusing of the AOI camera and the moving distance was controlled by a Micro Controller Unit (MCU). A user-friendly Graphic User Interface (GUI) platform was implemented as the supervising system. The validation test confirmed the controllable minimum moving distance and verified the equipment reliability through iterative experiments. The test results can also be used to find the appropriate application range. ER -