Research on the Calibration Method for Analog Measuring Instrument

Abstract

This paper presents a pointer instrument calibration method based on template matching, which segments the image that area closest to the pointer by setting the width on the basis of the meter needle positioning, scans the region from top to bottom line by line, determines smaller rectangular area containing calibration digital only, uses template matching to identify numbers theory to identify the calibration digital in the region. Experiments show that this method can identify the calibration digital quickly and efficiently in analog measuring instruments.