公开(公告)号：US20150177157A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：US14566561

申请日：2014-12-10

Applicant: Compac Technologies Limited

Inventor： Michael Charles Edmondson ,  Kenneth Barry Moynihan

IPC: G01N21/88 ,  G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G01N21/8803 ,  B07C5/342 ,  B07C2501/009 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N21/8806 ,  G01N33/025 ,  G06T7/0004

Abstract: A method and apparatus for inspecting the surface of articles and subsequent grading of fruit. The apparatus includes conveying means for conveying an article through an inspection site and rotating the article about a lateral axis of the conveying means as it passes through the inspection site. The conveying means is arranged to convey the article with its longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the conveying means, the total angle of rotation about the lateral axis being limited to substantially 180 degrees. An imaging system has at least one image capture means and image directing means arranged to provide to the image capture means a plurality of different views of the inspection site about the lateral axis of the conveying means. The image capture means is arranged to capture a plurality of images of the article at different rotational angles as it passes through the inspection site.

Abstract translation: 用于检查物品表面和随后的水果分级的方法和装置。 该装置包括用于通过检查部位输送物品的输送装置，并且当物品通过检查部位时，绕着输送装置的横向轴线旋转物品。 输送装置被布置成输送物品，其纵向轴线与输送装置的纵向轴线对准，围绕横向轴线的总旋转角度被限制在大致180度。 成像系统具有至少一个图像捕获装置和图像引导装置，图像引导装置布置成向图像捕获装置提供围绕输送装置的横向轴线的检查部位的多个不同视图。 图像捕获装置被布置成当其通过检查部位时以不同的旋转角捕获物品的多个图像。