Dr. Ralph M. Ford Profile

Dr. Ralph M. Ford

Director and Professor at Penn State Erie The Behrend College

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Publications (6)

Proceedings Article | 24 February 2005 Paper

Automated image analysis of microstructure changes in metal alloys

Mohammed Hoque, Ralph Ford, John Roth

Proceedings Volume 5679, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.592504

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Tungsten, Metals, Cryogenics, Image analysis, Image processing, Veins, Particles, Analytical research, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 22 May 2003 Paper

Machine vision technique for measuring glass container thickness

Ralph Ford, Jeffrey Mercier

Proceedings Volume 5011, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474071

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Inspection, Machine vision, Reflection, Manufacturing, Radium, Refraction, Optics manufacturing, Visualization, Atmospheric particles

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 1998 Paper

Quantitative comparison of shot boundary detection metrics

Ralph Ford

Proceedings Volume 3656, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.333887

KEYWORDS: Video, Databases, Palladium, Video processing, Error analysis, Aluminum, Light sources and illumination, Detection and tracking algorithms, Statistical methods, Image retrieval

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Proceedings Article | 23 December 1997 Paper

Fuzzy-logic approach to digital video segmentation

Ralph Ford

Proceedings Volume 3312, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.298445

KEYWORDS: Video, Fuzzy logic, Databases, Mathematical modeling, Light sources and illumination, Fuzzy systems, Image segmentation, Motion models, Error analysis, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 1993 Paper

Image compression for flow visualization and analysis

Ralph Ford, Robin Strickland

Proceedings Volume 2028, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158642

KEYWORDS: Image compression, Visualization, Superposition, Data modeling, Digital image processing, Visual process modeling, Visual compression, Differential equations, Visual analytics, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 1992 Paper

CCD photoresponse calibration and contrast adjustment for reliable material discrimination in the inspection of electronic packages

Ralph Ford, Pieter Kerstens, Alan Dorundo

Proceedings Volume 1661, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130303

KEYWORDS: Analog electronics, Amplifiers, Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Error analysis, Inspection, Quantization, Digital signal processing, CCD cameras, Optical amplifiers

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