潜在VISION应用程序的第一步是问题说明。在实践中，达成一个定义良好的问题规范是极其困难的。本文讨论的问题包括:开发一种新的计算机化问题规范方法的动机、使用的方法和实现。该项目的成果是一个基于计算机的综合工具。该工具是一个交互式计算机程序，它系统地引导潜在用户逐步询问机器视觉应用程序，并输出完整的问题说明，这将有助于机器视觉系统的开发。

THE FIRST STEP IN A POTENTIAL VISION APPLICATION IS THE PROBLEM SPECIFICATION. IN PRACTICE, ARRIVING AT A WELL-DEFINED PROBLEM SPECIFICATION IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THIS PAPER INCLUDE: THE MOTIVATION FOR DEVELOPING A NEW COMPUTERIZED APPROACH TO PROBLEM SPECIFICATION, THE METHODOLOGY USED, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION. THE RESULT OF THIS PROJECT IS A COMPUTER-BASED COMPREHENSIVE TOOL. THIS TOOL IS AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT TAKES THE POTENTIAL USER SYSTEMATICALLY THROUGH A STEP-BY- STEP INTERROGATION OF THE MACHINE VISION APPLICATION AND OUTPUTS A COMPLETE PROBLEM SPECIFICATION THAT WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM.