Abstract:
A scanning densitometer is disclosed for obtaining color density measurements from colored samples, such as color bars and the like. The scanning densitometer includes a densitometer head (100) and a densitometer head transport system (101) having transport bars (102, 103). A sample sheet is positioned under the transport bars (102, 103) and the self-propelled head (100) moves over the sheet along the bars (102, 103) toward an end limit stop (105). During a return movement from the end limit stop (105) to a docking end housing (110), color measurement data is obtained. Upon docking at the docking end housing (110), an optical communications interface is provided so that data from the densitometer head (100) can be transmitted to a host computer.
Abstract:
A spectrophotometer apparatus (200) is adapted to provide spectral reflectance measurements of object samples. The apparatus (200) comprises a source light (254) and a reflection optics assembly (264, 268). Signals representative of reflected light are analyzed and data provided to an operator representative of the spectral response characteristics of the object sample (252). The apparatus (200) further comprises a side sensor (276) having a fixed spectral response characteristic for compensating the reflectance measurements in accordance with the light intensity emanating from the lamp. For purposes of calibration, a series of time-sequenced measurements are made of a reference sample. Utilizing these measurements, the apparatus (200) provides computations of compensation coefficients for each spectral segment. The compensation coefficients are utilized, with the side sensor measurements, to provide normalization of the reflectance measurements for each segment and for each measurement within the timed sequence. For each segment, a scale factor is then determined. The scale factors, compensation coefficients and side sensor measurements are employed to compensate actual reflectance measurements, with further compensation provided by a determination of temperature coefficients.
Abstract:
A scanning densitometer is disclosed for obtaining color density measurements from colored samples, such as color bars and the like. The scanning densitometer includes a densitometer head (100) and a densitometer head transport system (101) having transport bars (102, 103). A sample sheet is positioned under the transport bars (102, 103) and the self-propelled head (100) moves over the sheet along the bars (102, 103) toward an end limit stop (105). During a return movement from the end limit stop (105) to a docking end housing (110), color measurement data is obtained. Upon docking at the docking end housing (110), an optical communications interface is provided so that data from the densitometer head (100) can be transmitted to a host computer.
Abstract:
A colour detection and/or recognition apparatus comprises a twin row array (16) of detector elements, each element being arranged to produce an electrical signal on detection of a given colour. The two rows (21, 22) each comprise a plurality of groups of detector elements, with the elements in each group of at least one of the arrays being sensitive to a respective different colour, with corresponding elements in the two rows being sensitive to different colours, and with the four elements of adjacent corresponding pairs of elements in the two rows being sensitive to at least three different colours. The electrical signals are processed to provide a determination of the detection of colour or the recognition of a colour. The two rows of detector elements, typically photosensitive sites in CCD arrays, may be formed closely adjacent one another on the same semiconductor substrate, together with CCD shift registers (23, 24) along the outide edges of the two rows. A line buffer delay circuit (25) may be provided for the outputs of one of the rows.
Abstract:
An apparatus for determining displacement of an object, comprises a light source (10) which propagates a polychromatic light signal along a path to a detector (22), the detector (22) being capable of detecting the intensity of incident radiation at a plurality of different wavelengths, and a radiation modulation means (16) mechanically coupled to said object for movement therewith, displacement of the object being arranged to cause displacement of the radiation modulating means (16) in said path such as to vary the distributed spectral content of the light reaching the detector (22). In one embodiment the radiation modulation means comprises a filter (16) which attenuates the intensity of transmitted wavelengths to different degrees and which is mechanically coupled to said object such that movement of the object displaces the filter (16) so as to vary the extent to which the filter intercepts the radiation signal propagated by said light source (10).
Abstract:
Procédé de présélection spectrale analogique en temps réel, applicable à un système de vision artificielle équipant une machine robotisée, par exemple destinée à la récolte des fruits et adapté à la détection des fruits dans les arbres, caractérisé en ce que l'on utilise les 3 signaux vidéo synchrones (V₁, V₂, V₃ ) provenant de 3 caméras miniatures ou microcaméras (1, 2, 3), équipées de filtres différents et calées sur la même scène, et en ce qu'un module de présélection analogique constitué par un montage électronique approprié, extrait, à partir de ces trois signaux, une image simplifiée (binaire) sur laquelle les fruits apparaissent en noir sur fond blanc ; cette image binaire étant alors analysée par un module de traitement à microprocesseur qui recherche les tâches noires dans l'image, vérifie leurs propriétés géométriques (dimensions et rondeurs) et indique leurs coordonées (x,y) dans l'image, à un ordinateur principal de commande qui, par l'intermédiaire d'actionneurs appropriés, actionne le bras cueilleur de la machine robotisée de récolte (ou autre organe de préhension ou outil de travail équipant le manipulateur de la machine, dans le cas d'une machine robotisée destinée à accomplir d'autres tâches).
Abstract:
A color monitoring system (32, 33) is disclosed which is capable of distinguishing between colors used in color-coding schemes or between colors that indicate acceptable and unacceptable quality in products to be sorted or toleranced as part of a manufacturing process. The system utilizes parallel measurements (10-18) in a number of spectral bands of the reflectance from samples (7) being tested. Simultaneous complete referencing (22-30) for each spectral band of reflectance is provided to compensate for variations in the intensity and spectral output of the light source (1) used for illumination of samples (7).
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Schaltungsanordnung zur partiellen Nachkorrekturvon Farberkennungsräumen bei der Farberkennung. Vor der Farberkennung werden die Farbkoordination (Farborte) charakteristischer Probenpunkte in den zu erkennenden Farben bestimmt und diesen Proben-Farbnummern zugeordnet, die in einem Farberkennungs-Speicher abgelegt werden. Aus den Proben-Farbnummern werden alle Farbnummern der übrigen Farborte des Farbraumes ermittelt und ebenfalls gespeichert. Jeweils die mit derselben Farbnummern belegten Farborte bzw. Speicherplätze bilden einen Farberkennungsraum innerhalb des Farbraumes. Zur nachträglichen Begrenzungskorrektur eines Farberkennungsraumes wird im Bereich der gewünschten Änderung mindestens eine Zusatzfarbprobe aus einer zu erkennenden Farbe entnommen und dieser die erforderliche Proben-Farbnummer zugeordnet. Die Farbnummern innerhalb eines räumlichen Löschbereichs um den Farbort der Zusatzfarbprobe werden gelöscht und hierfür ) unter Einbeziehung sämtlicher Proben-Farborte und Proben-Farbnummern neue Farbnummern für den Löschbereich berechnet und gespeichert. I
Abstract:
A method comprising: transmitting, by a multispectral sensor device, a beam toward a volume for spectroscopic measurement; receiving, by the multispectral sensor device, a reflection of the beam based on transmitting the beam toward the volume for spectroscopic measurement; determining, by the multispectral sensor device, a spectroscopic measurement of particulate matter in the volume for spectroscopic measurement; classifying, by the multispectral sensor device, the spectroscopic measurement into a particular classification using a spectroscopic classification model; determining, by the multispectral sensor device, that the spectroscopic measurement indicates that an alert condition is satisfied based on classifying the spectroscopic measurement into the particular classification; and performing, by the multispectral sensor device, an alert action to indicate the alert condition.