Title: A six-line ternary barcode detection system with a dual threshold method

Authors: Hiroo Wakaumi

Addresses: Division of Electronics and Information Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology, 1-10-40, Higashi-Ooi, Shinagawa, Tokyo 140-0011, Japan

Abstract: A six-line ternary barcode detection system with a dual threshold detection method has been developed to investigate the possibility of multi-line scanners. This system, characterising the subtraction of an attenuated enveloped line of a detected barcode signal from the original signal, enables detection over a larger range and at higher scanning speeds while including a great amount of information. Through a demonstration of the system with a six-line ternary barcode and a six-mirror-facet raster scanner, the possibility of high-speed detection with a sufficient detection range determined by the raster scanner configuration was confirmed, even with increased scanning lines.

Keywords: optical detection systems; laser diodes; ternary barcodes; dual threshold detection; multi-line scanners; scanning speeds; barcoding; raster scanners; detection range.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMMS.2010.033187

International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, 2010 Vol.3 No.3/4, pp.261 - 273

Published online: 10 May 2010 *

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