Abstract:
The invention relates to an acquisition kit, including: a mouthpiece (10) intended for being placed into the mouth of a patient and including a reference mark (12); and an image-acquisition apparatus including a screen for viewing an image that can be acquired, computer memory containing information on target acquisition conditions, and a computer program comprising program code instructions for displaying on said screen a reference in a position such that, when the reference mark matches the reference on the screen, the acquisition apparatus complies with the target acquisition conditions.
Abstract:
Systems for measuring optical properties of a specimen are disclosed. The systems are configured to sample signals related to the measurement of the properties of a specimen, and perform software-based coherent detection of the signals to generate resulting measurements are based on the signals acquired at substantially the same time instance. This facilitates the displaying or generating of the desired measurements in real time. In one configuration, the system is configured to direct a modulated light signal at a selected wavelength incident upon a specimen. In another configuration, the system is configured to direct a combined light signal, derived from a plurality of light signals at different wavelengths and modulated with different frequencies, incident upon a specimen. In yet another configuration, the system is configured to direct a plurality of light signals modulated with different frequencies incident upon different regions of a specimen.
Abstract:
Disclosed is the detection of emulsions and microdispersions with an optical computing device. One disclosed method includes emitting electromagnetic radiation from an electromagnetic radiation source, optically interacting the electromagnetic radiation with a fluid and thereby generating fluid interacted radiation, detecting a portion of the fluid interacted radiation with a reference detector arranged within an optical channel of an optical computing device, generating a reference signal with the reference detector, and determining an emulsive state of the fluid based on the reference signal.
Abstract:
A system and method for detecting an endpoint during a chemical mechanical polishing process is disclosed that includes illuminating a first portion of a surface of a wafer (300) with a first broad beam of light (132). A first reflected spectrum data is received. The first reflected spectrum of data (308) corresponds to a first spectra of light reflected from the first illuminated portion of the surface of the wafer. The second reflected spectrum of data corresponds to a second spectra of light reflected from the second illuminated portion of the surface of the wafer. Endpoint is determined based on a difference between the normalized first spectrum data and the normalized second spectrum data.
Abstract:
A system and method are described for performing tear film structure measurement. A broadband light source illuminates the tear film. A spectrometer measures respective spectra of reflected light from at least one point of the tear film. A color camera performs large field of view imaging of the tear film, so as to obtain color information for all points of the tear film imaged by the color camera. A processing unit calibrates the camera at the point measured by the spectrometer so that the color obtained by the camera at the point matches the color of the spectrometer at the same point. The processing unit determines, from the color of respective points of the calibrated camera, thicknesses of one or more layers of the tear film at the respective points. Other applications are also described.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for monitoring a property of the appearance of the teeth of a patient, said method including the following consecutive steps: A) acquiring, by means of a first acquisition apparatus, at least one first two-dimensional image of said teeth and of a first reference gauge, referred to as "initial image"; B) acquiring, by means of a second acquisition apparatus, at least one second two-dimensional image of said teeth and of a second reference gauge having the same appearance as the first reference gauge, referred to as "updated image"; C) standardising the initial and updated images such that the representations of the first and second reference gauges on the standardised initial and updated images have the same appearance; D) before or after step C, marking the same region of the teeth on the initial and updated images; and E) comparing the appearance of said region in the standardised initial and updated images.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for optimising initial discriminating information extracted from a two-dimensional image of the dental arches of a patient, referred to as "acquired image", by means of a three-dimensional digital reference model of at least one portion of an arch of the patient, said method including the following steps: C1. assessing the quality of the initial discriminating information and a quality threshold, filtering so as to keep only the initial discriminating information that has quality higher than the quality threshold, and defining "the discriminating information to be tested" as being the initial discriminating information selected; C2. testing a consistency between the discriminating information to be tested and said reference model; C3. assessing the result of the test and, in accordance with said assessment: adding discriminating information that was not kept to the discriminating information to be tested and/or deleting discriminating information from the discriminating information to be tested, and then returning to step C2. or; defining the optimal discriminating information as being the discriminating information to be tested.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for monitoring the shape of the teeth of a patient, including the following steps: a) producing a three-dimensional digital model of at least one portion of an arch of the patient, preferably of the arches of the patient, or "initial reference model"; b) acquiring at least one two-dimensional image of the arches of the patient, referred to as "updated image", under actual acquisition conditions; c) analysing each updated image and producing, for each updated image, an updated map relating to a piece of discriminating information; d) optionally determining, for each updated image, rough virtual acquisition conditions that approximate said actual acquisition conditions; e) searching each updated image for a final reference model corresponding to the shape of the teeth, and optionally to the positioning of the teeth, during the acquisition of the updated image; and f) comparing the shapes of the initial reference model and of the reference model obtained at the end of the preceding steps, referred to as "final reference model", in order to determine the deformation and/or the movement of the teeth between steps a) and b).
Abstract:
A disclosed remote work system (100) includes a light source (102) and a nonlinear converter (108A-N) optically coupled to and remote from the light source. The nonlinear light converter converts a narrowband light pulse received from the light source to a converted spectrum light pulse. The system also includes a work element (110A-N) coupled to the nonlinear light converter. The work element performs a work operation using the converted spectrum light pulse. A related remote work method includes generating a narrowband light pulse and conveying the narrowband light pulse to a remote location (114). The method also includes converting the narrowband light pulse to a converted spectrum light pulse at the remote location. The method also includes performing a sense operation or work operation at the remote location using the converted spectrum light pulse.