Automotive Camera MES

CanLab Manufacturing Engineering Services (MES) is a service that helps customers
Optimise the manufacturing process of products from development to mass production (small to large quantities).
This reduces and prevents manufacturing issues and helps customers realise their goals.

Automotive Camera MES (Manufacturing Engineering Service) Concept & Proposal

Canlab MES scope

  • Manufacturing Process Planning
  • Prototype Support
  • Should-Cost Analysis
  • Tool Design and Development
  • Vendor Management
  • Assembly & FIRST ARTICLE
    INSPECTION Engineering
  • CALIBRATON Engineering
  • EOL (END OF LINE) Engineering

Canlab MES Advantages and Competitiveness

  • Front Camera

  • Rear Camera

  • Surround view

  • Driving video recorders

  • Monitoring driver status

  • Camera monitoring system

  • Side and rear cameras

  • Sensing camera

Automotive camera MES core processes and process-specific equipment

  • Active Alignment Type Automotive Camera Assembly & Test
    • Camera Assembly with Active Alignment (Lens & Image Sensor) Calibration
    • Adhesive application and UV curing (welding)
    • Camera assembly inspection
    • MES integration of inspection results
  • Heating Curing Equipment
    (Exclude critical process equipment)
  • Active Alignment Type Automotive Camera Final Test After Heating Curing
    • Assembled camera position correction with active alignment (AA equipment condition matching)
    • Camera after thermal curing (bonding) Assembly status inspection
    • MES integration of inspection results
  • Automotive Camera Intrinsic Parameter Calibration
    • Extracting camera internal parameters  (focal length, main point, distortion factor)
    • Saving internal parameters to EEPROM
    • MES integration of inspection results
  • Automotive Camera EOL
    (End Of Line)
    • Final Inspection (performance & image quality characteristics, etc.)
    • MES integration of inspection results

Equipment retrofit scope by core process

Process name Action type Equipment name Modification range Duration (Modification & Verfication)
Assembling and testing in-vehicle cameras Semi- auto ActiveAlignment Type
Automotive Camera
Assembly & Test Equipment
  • Chart Units
  • Collimator Units
  • Automotive Camera Mount Unit (Lens & Sensor PCB)
  • Adhesive Application & UV Curing Units
  • Motion & Active Alignment Units (with control area)
  • Active Alignment & Image Evaluation Algorithms
4~5 month
Automotive Camera Testing (after heat curing) Semi- auto ActiveAlignment Type
Automotive Camera
Final Test Equipment After Heating Curing
  • Chart Units
  • Collimator Units
  • Automotive Camera Mount Unit (Lens & Sensor PCB)
  • Motion & Active Alignment Units (with control area)
  • Active Alignment & Image Evaluation Algorithms
Extracting and saving camera internal parameters Semi- auto Automotive Camera
IPC (Intrinsic Parameter Calibration)
  • Chart Units
  • Vehicle Camera Mount Unit
  • Motion unit (with control area)
  • Camera internal parameter extraction algorithms
EOL (End Of Line) Semi- auto Automotive Camera
EOL (End of Line) Equipment
  • Chart Units
  • Collimator Units
  • Vehicle Camera Mount Unit
  • Motion unit (with control area)
  • Image evaluation algorithms

MES Processes

MES Process Discussion content
Step 1 MES scope consultation
  • Engineering Scope Consultation
  • Service scope discussions
  • Validation scope discussions
Step 2 Camera specification consultation
  • Lens specification consultation
  • CIS (CMOS Image Sensor)
    specification consultation
  • Interface specification consultation
  • Interface specifications
  • Bracket Specifications
Step 3 Process Specification Discussion
  • Core fairness consultation
Step 4 Equipment specification consultation
  • Discussion of critical process equipment specifications
Step 5 Price & Schedule Discussion
  • Camera development & production cost and schedule
  • Equipment retrofit costs and schedule
Step 6 Contract Discussion
  • Signing NDAs & MOUs
  • Signing contracts
No Item Duration
1 Step 1 ~ Step 6 Consultation 1~2 month
2 Camera Develop, Build, Validate 3 month
3 Equipment modifications, validation 4~5 month
4 Build reports 1 month

Total duration is subject to change based on MES process-specific arrangements

Lab-based in-car camera performance evaluation and analysis coverage

Classification No Item Standard
/ Chart or Equipment (Commercial)
Criteria Evaluation & Analysis Method Classification
Default Item 1 MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) ISO 12233 / ISO 12233 Chart Depends on Lens Spec & ISP Tune Objective
2 Chromatic Aberration ISO 12233 / ISO 12233 Chart Depends on Lens Spec Objective
3 Shading No Standard / Light Box Depends on Lens Spec & ISP Tune Objective
4 WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) No Standard / Imatest Chart Depends on CIS Spec & ISP Tune Objective
5 OECF (Opto-Electronic Conversion Functions) ISO 14524 / ISO 14524 Chart Depends on CIS Spec & ISP Tune Objective
6 Noise (SNR : Signal to Noise Ratio) ISO 15739 / ISO 15739 Chart Depends on CIS Spec & ISP Tune Objective
7 Auto White Balance No Standard / X-Rite ColorChecker Depends on CIS Spec & ISP Tune (AWB On & Off Classification) Objective
8 Color Reproduction Accuracy No Standard / X-Rite ColorChecker Depends on CIS Spec & ISP Tune Objective
9 Total Y Value in Low Illumination Level No Standard / X-Rite ColorChecker Depends on CIS Spec & ISP Tune Objective
10 Bending No Standard / 50Hz & 60Hz Light Depends on ISP Tune Subjective
11 LFM (LED Flicker Mitigation) No Standard
/ LED Type Speed Limit
Traffic Sign (PWM Control Included)
Depends on ISP Tune Subjective
12 Flare (Veiling Glare) & Ghost ISO 18844 / ISO18844Chart Refer to ISO 18844 Objective
13 FrameRate No Standard
/ Image Engineering LED Panel
Depends on CIS Spec Objective
Custom Item 1 Custom Item - -