Design of the Vision Control System for the Laboratory test rig

The paper deals with the design of the vision control system for the laboratory test rig for spring stiffness measurement and simultaneously is presenting the project-based learning in the study program Mechatronics. The implementation of the machine vision is following two goals. Firstly, to decrease the number of the manual operations done by the operator by the spring testing and to extend the automatic controlled movement of the actuator during the testing, secondly to improve the safety of the operating staff during testing. The presented results were achieved in the frame of the projects which are leading to the master thesis in the study program Mechatronics.