Inspection system
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1. An inspection system, comprising:
- a machine vision system configured to examine an exterior surface of a tire to generate a vision image of the exterior surface;
a radiation imaging system configured to examine an interior volume of the tire to generate a three-dimensional radiation image of the interior volume;
a correlation component configured to spatially correlate a first region of the vision image with a second region of the three-dimensional radiation image, wherein the correlation component is configured to spatially correlate the first region with the second region based upon a tread pattern of the tire; and
a feature identification component configured to perform an action with respect to the tire upon detecting a defect in the tire using at least one of the vision image or the three-dimensional radiation image.
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Abstract
One or more techniques and/or systems are described for inspecting an object, such as a tire. The system comprises a radiation imaging system configured to examine the object via radiation to generate a radiation image depicting an interior aspect of the object and a machine vision system configured to measure visible light and/or infrared wavelengths to generate a vision image depicting an exterior aspect of the object. The radiation image and the vision image may be correlated to facilitate an inspection of the object which includes an inspection of the exterior aspect as well as the interior aspect.
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20 Claims
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1. An inspection system, comprising:
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a machine vision system configured to examine an exterior surface of a tire to generate a vision image of the exterior surface; a radiation imaging system configured to examine an interior volume of the tire to generate a three-dimensional radiation image of the interior volume; a correlation component configured to spatially correlate a first region of the vision image with a second region of the three-dimensional radiation image, wherein the correlation component is configured to spatially correlate the first region with the second region based upon a tread pattern of the tire; and a feature identification component configured to perform an action with respect to the tire upon detecting a defect in the tire using at least one of the vision image or the three-dimensional radiation image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for object inspection, comprising:
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examining an exterior surface of an object to generate a first image depicting the exterior surface by measuring wavelengths in at least one of a visible light spectrum or an infrared spectrum; examining an interior volume of the object to generate a second image depicting the interior volume using at least one of x-rays or gamma-rays, wherein; the object is rotated about a first axis during at least one of the examining an exterior surface or the examining an interior volume, and at least one of a radiation source configured to emit the at least one of x-rays or gamma-rays or a detector array configured to detect the at least one of x-rays or gamma-rays is rotated about a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis during the examining an exterior surface and the examining an interior volume; fusing a first region of the first image with a second region of the second image to generate a fused image; analyzing the fused image to detect a defect of the object; and performing an action with respect to the object upon detecting the defect. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. An inspection system, comprising:
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a machine vision system configured to examine an exterior surface of an object to generate a vision image of the exterior surface; a radiation imaging system configured to examine an interior volume of the object to generate a radiation image of the interior volume, wherein the radiation imaging system comprises a radiation source and a detector array configured to rotate about a first axis; an object movement component configured to rotate the object about a second axis concurrently with at least one of the machine vision system examining the exterior surface or the radiation imaging system examining the interior volume, wherein the second axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis; and a correlation component configured to spatially correlate a first region of the vision image with a second region of the radiation image.
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