公开(公告)号：US10572786B1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US16140694

申请日：2018-09-25

申请人： National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC ,  Keith Tolk

发明人： Heidi A. Smartt ,  William C. Sweatt ,  Michael B. Sinclair ,  Michael McDaniel ,  Juan A. Romero ,  Keith Tolk

IPC分类号： G06K19/06 ,  G21K1/00

摘要： A reflective particle tag reader system includes a read head assembly having a camera, illuminators, and a rigid frame portion for supporting the camera and the illuminators. The illuminators illuminate a focal point located opposite the camera where a reflective particle tag is placed. A computer in data communication with the camera receives and store images of the reflective particle tag that are acquired by the camera. The computer is programmed to process video images and to quantify a positional alignment parameter and an angular alignment parameter of the reader with respect to the reflective particle tag. A rapid burst of image frames is obtained in response to the positional alignment and the angular alignment parameters being within a predetermined tolerance and identity of the reflective tag is established between a first image set and a second image set.