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As such, it has become an essential step in modern glass production. However, in current automated production lines, chamfer quality inspection still relies heavily on manual visual inspection and contact-based measuring instruments, which are limited by low efficiency, strong subjectivity, and poor compatibility with production-line takt time. To overcome these limitations, this paper proposes a vision-based inspection method for transparent glass chamfers using corner analysis, and a dedicated glass chamfer inspection system is developed for experimental validation. First, machine-vision image processing is applied to enhance chamfer-region features and improve detection robustness. Candidate endpoint generation is then combined with the construction of an endpoint-screening coordinate system to achieve stable localization of chamfer endpoints. In addition, quadrant-based spatial constraints are introduced to further enhance endpoint localization stability, enabling automatic measurement of key geometric parameters, including chamfer length, width, and height. On this basis, multiple defect-discrimination criteria are established by integrating geometric tolerance violations with spatial abnormalities in endpoint distribution, thereby enabling automatic identification of chamfer defects. Experimental results show that the proposed method achieves a mean absolute measurement error of 0.087 mm and an average inspection time of 0.505 s per workpiece. 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