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Inspection cycle time is imaging plus handling. Imaging is exposure plus processing multiplied by the number of views, and handling is usually the larger term — which is why pipelining, processing one image while the next is captured, is where most throughput gains come from.
Inspection cycle
cycle = (exposure + processing) x images + handling; rate = 60000 / cycle
Yes, and they should. Capturing during motion with a strobe and processing during the next transfer can nearly halve the cycle.
Each view repeats both capture and processing. Multi-camera systems capture simultaneously and process in parallel to avoid the multiplication.