METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF A COMPONENT OF AN AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230011982A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-12

    申请号:US17779652

    申请日:2020-11-11

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optical analysis of a component of an aerosol generating article, the method comprising:—providing a component of an aerosol generating article defining a first end and a second end, the component comprising: o an aerosol forming substrate; o a susceptor in thermal contact with the aerosol forming substrate;—providing a first polarized camera including a sensor to detect polarization information of electromagnetic radiation;—illuminating the component by electromagnetic radiation;—detecting transmitted, infected or refracted electromagnetic radiation from the component by the first polarized camera; —generating a first image of the first end of the component by the first polarized camera, the first image being formed by a plurality of pixels, each pixel of the plurality of pixels containing polarization information about the detected electromagnetic radiation; and—detecting in the first image a position of the susceptor.

    METHOD FOR CHECKING AN AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240188622A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-13

    申请号:US18286155

    申请日:2022-04-07

    CPC classification number: A24C5/3412 A24C5/322

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for checking an aerosol-generating article for manufacturing defects, comprising: —recording several 2-dimensional surface profiles of the aerosol-generating article while rotating the aerosol-generating article, —combining several surface profiles recorded at different rotation angles to obtain a 3-dimensional surface profile, calculating a maximum height difference of the 3-dimensional surface profile, and —rejecting the aerosol-generating article if the maximum height difference of its 3-dimensional surface profile is above a threshold value.

    Method and system for optical analysis of a component of an aerosol generating article

    公开(公告)号:US12121051B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17779652

    申请日:2020-11-11

    CPC classification number: A24C5/3412 G01N21/952 H05B6/105 G01N2021/8848

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for optical analysis of a component of an aerosol generating article, the method comprising: —providing a component of an aerosol generating article defining a first end and a second end, the component comprising: o an aerosol forming substrate; o a susceptor in thermal contact with the aerosol forming substrate; —providing a first polarized camera including a sensor to detect polarization information of electromagnetic radiation; —illuminating the component by electromagnetic radiation; —detecting transmitted, infected or refracted electromagnetic radiation from the component by the first polarized camera; —generating a first image of the first end of the component by the first polarized camera, the first image being formed by a plurality of pixels, each pixel of the plurality of pixels containing polarization information about the detected electromagnetic radiation; and—detecting in the first image a position of the susceptor.

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