RT Journal Article T1 Offset printing plate quality sensor on a low-cost processor A1 Poljak, Jelena A1 Botella Juan, Guillermo A1 García Sánchez, Carlos A1 Poljacek, Sanja Mahovic A1 Prieto Matías, Manuel A1 Tirado Fernández, José Francisco AB The aim of this work is to develop a microprocessor-based sensor that measures the quality of the offset printing plate through the introduction of different image analysis applications. The main features of the presented system are the low cost, the low amount of power consumption, its modularity and easy integration with other industrial modules for printing plates, and its robustness against noise environments. For the sake of clarity, a viability analysis of previous software is presented through different strategies, based on dynamic histogram and Hough transform. This paper provides performance and scalability data compared with existing costly commercial devices. Furthermore, a general overview of quality control possibilities for printing plates is presented and could be useful to a system where such controls are regularly conducted. PB MDPI AG SN 1424-8220 YR 2013 FD 2013-11 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34949 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34949 LA eng NO © 2013 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.The authors would like to thank the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the University of Zagreb for providing printing plate templates and technical support. This work was partially supported by Spanish research project, CICYT-TIN 2008/508 and CICYT-TIN 2012-32180 and by Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports Grants, No.: 128-1201785-2228. NO CICYT, Spain NO Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports DS Docta Complutense RD 7 abr 2025