Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 33, Issue 5, 763(2025)

Machine vision-based method for measuring micro-volume liquid in transparent tubes

Hao WANG, Xinghui LI*, Wei XIAO, Xiang QIANG, and Xiaohao WANG
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  • Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen518005, China
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    Scheme of experimental setup for measuring micro-liquid volumes in transparent tubing based on machine vision
    Experimental setup for measuring micro-liquid volumes in transparent tubing based on machine vision
    Illustration of metrology image data
    Steps of transparent pipeline trajectory fitting method
    K-Means clustering process
    Illustration of neighborhood extraction of trajectory points
    Design of weight function
    Example of weighted neighborhood brightness extraction results for trajectory points
    Example of liquid segment segmentation results in transparent pipeline
    Linear fitting result of calibration metrology
    Grouped error bar chart for calibration measurement method
    Calibration circle extraction in homography matrix measurement method
    Grouped error bar chart for homography matrix measurement method
    • Table 1. Accuracy verification of measurement system

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      Table 1. Accuracy verification of measurement system

      测量次数参考真值/mL标定测量法MAPE/%单应矩阵测量法MAPE/%
      10.5700.5630.990.5591.77
      20.5170.5180.260.5150.34
      30.4530.4581.110.4480.92
      40.4220.4271.150.4200.44
      50.3530.3530.210.3481.21
      60.3040.3010.920.2942.98
      70.2630.2610.520.2562.49
      80.2090.2111.200.2060.92
      90.1410.1363.150.1335.46
    • Table 2. Comparison of existing micro-liquid volume measurement methods

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      Table 2. Comparison of existing micro-liquid volume measurement methods

      方 法量程测量精度平均检测时间/s设备复杂度在线监测能力
      静力称重法1 μL~10 mL0.5%~1%20+
      质量流量计法1~10 mL2%~5%3~10中等
      光学检测法(激光)1 nL~100 μL0.1%~0.5%<0.1极高
      机器视觉测量法0.1~0.6 mL1.6%<0.2
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    Hao WANG, Xinghui LI, Wei XIAO, Xiang QIANG, Xiaohao WANG. Machine vision-based method for measuring micro-volume liquid in transparent tubes[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2025, 33(5): 763

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    Received: Dec. 26, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 20, 2025

    The Author Email: Xinghui LI (li.xinghui@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20253305.0763

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