Scratch Detection Systems Challenge-test checklist
What evidence should be agreed before acceptance testing for scratch detection systems?
In brief
Scratch-inspection acceptance compares results with an agreed reference decision for each sample. Record missed unacceptable scratches and rejected acceptable surfaces separately, along with the tested finish, scratch direction and location, presentation, settings and inspected area.
Repeated results only support the range actually demonstrated. Keep weak or unobserved areas, uncertain references and untested line responses visible in the record. Start with the defect definition so the trial uses a consistent decision.
On the production floor
Turn your production information into clearer decisions — Scratch Detection Systems
Plan scratch detection systems around representative good, bad and marginal samples, line presentation, lighting, reject handling and challenge criteria. Discuss an optical feasibility trial with Oxford Vision Systems. Use this guide to resolve false-accept, false-reject and challenge criteria before it limits the final system.
False-Accept, False-Reject and Challenge Criteria: condition, range and effect on your process
Current condition
Retain the sample identity, agreed decision, marked scratch location and finish, together with the inspection result and setup used. Keep both the image or observation and the resulting part disposition where available, so optical classification and line handling can be reviewed separately.
Realistic range
Include normal good-surface variation, boundary scratches and repeated passes across the agreed position and movement range. Record which directions, edges, curved areas and product finishes were demonstrated and which remain outside the evidence.
Effect on the system
A change to the acceptance rule, surface finish, lighting, view, fixture or recipe can change what the previous trial demonstrates. Record the revision and agree which reference cases and line responses need rechecking before relying on the earlier result.
Before you contact us
Five questions about false-accept, false-reject and challenge criteria for your application
Who can confirm this information?Identify the person responsible for false-accept, false-reject and challenge criteria in production, quality, engineering or operations.
How representative is the sample?Include age, supplier, batch, environment and upstream process state where they affect scratch detection systems.
What is the difficult condition?Include weakly visible boundary scratches and acceptable surface marks that may be confused with them. Keep unresolved reference decisions and coverage gaps explicit.
How will you judge the result?Agree the method, repetitions, acceptable range, result record and the response if the observed result falls outside the agreed range.
What else must be coordinated?Your final scratch detection systems scope must also account for recipe, reject and line-control interfaces, false-accept, false-reject and challenge criteria, current regulations and the conditions at your site.
Connected details
Review false-accept, false-reject and challenge criteria as part of the complete system
Question 1
Visible Defect or Measurement Definition for Automated Surface-Scratch Detection
For Scratch Detection Systems Challenge-test checklist, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for visible defect or measurement definition for automated surface-scratch detection. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.
Question 2
Good, Bad and Marginal Sample Range
For Scratch Detection Systems Challenge-test checklist, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for good, bad and marginal sample range. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.
Question 3
Part Presentation and Production Speed
For Scratch Detection Systems Challenge-test checklist, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for part presentation and production speed. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.
Question 4
Optics, Lighting and Environmental Conditions
For Scratch Detection Systems Challenge-test checklist, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for optics, lighting and environmental conditions. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.
Question 5
Recipe, Reject and Line-Control Interfaces
Agree checks for correct recipe selection, part/result association, rejected-part containment and missing or uncertain image results. Record interruption and restart responses under the agreed test plan, including any external line responsibility that was not demonstrated.
Question 6
False-Accept, False-Reject and Challenge Criteria
Report missed defects and false rejects as separate counts against the agreed sample decisions and repetitions. State the sample mix and conditions behind those counts. A limited trial is not evidence of unrestricted detection or a production-wide error rate.