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Computer Vision Inspection Capacity at 68% camera and inference uptime: a worked example

Suppose camera and inference uptime falls to 68%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate usable computer vision inspection capacity from inspections per cycle, available cycles, camera uptime, and first-pass model decision yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Inspections per vision cycle: 120 inspections/cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available inspection cycles: 480 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Camera and inference uptime: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 94)
  • First-pass model decision yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross vision capacity = inspections per cycle × available inspection cycles.
  • Usable vision inspection capacity works out to 37,993 inspections at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross vision inspection capacity works out to 57,600 inspections at these inputs.
  • Capacity lost to camera or inference downtime works out to 18,432 inspections at these inputs.
  • Capacity lost to uncertain decisions works out to 1,175 inspections at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where camera and inference uptime sits at 94% and the headline result is 52,520 inspections, this scenario comes in 27.66% below the baseline at 37,993 inspections.
  • It computes usable inspection capacity by derating gross cycle throughput for camera/inference uptime and first-pass decision yield. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Usable vision inspection capacity: 37,993 inspections (headline result)
  • Gross vision inspection capacity: 57,600 inspections
  • Capacity lost to camera or inference downtime: 18,432 inspections
  • Capacity lost to uncertain decisions: 1,175 inspections

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Computer Vision Inspection Capacity calculator, set camera and inference uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.