Spectral imaging method and system
First Claim
1. A hyperspectral imaging system for use in reconstructing spectral data of an object, the system comprising:
- a pixel matrix of a detector;
a dispersive unit in front of the pixel matrix, wherein the dispersive unit comprises a spectral filter; and
a control system comprising;
a controller for tuning the dispersive unit during n image acquisition sessions to provide n different spectral transmission profiles of the dispersive unit;
wherein n is an integer that exceeds one;
wherein the different spectral transmission profiles partially overlap; and
a control unit in data communication with the detector and beingconfigured and operable for processing n image data pieces generated by the pixel matrix in said n image acquisition sessions respectively, each being indicative of a spectral image detected by the pixel matrix and corresponding to the different spectral transmission profiles of the dispersive unit, and determining, based on the different spectral transmission profiles of the dispersive unit, a reconstructed spectral data of the object.
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Abstract
A hyperspectral imaging system and method are presented for use in reconstruction of spectral data of an object. The system comprises: a pixel matrix of a detector; a tunable dispersive unit in front of the pixel matrix; and a control system. The control system comprises: a controller for tuning the dispersive unit during n image acquisition sessions to provide n different partially overlapping spectral transmission profiles of the dispersive unit; and a control unit which is in data communication with the detector and is configured and operable for processing n image data pieces generated by the pixel matrix in said n image acquisition sessions respectively, each being indicative of a spectral image detected by the pixel matrix and corresponding to the different spectral transmission profile of the dispersive unit, and determining the reconstructed spectral data of the object.
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16 Claims
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1. A hyperspectral imaging system for use in reconstructing spectral data of an object, the system comprising:
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a pixel matrix of a detector; a dispersive unit in front of the pixel matrix, wherein the dispersive unit comprises a spectral filter; and a control system comprising; a controller for tuning the dispersive unit during n image acquisition sessions to provide n different spectral transmission profiles of the dispersive unit;
wherein n is an integer that exceeds one;
wherein the different spectral transmission profiles partially overlap; anda control unit in data communication with the detector and being configured and operable for processing n image data pieces generated by the pixel matrix in said n image acquisition sessions respectively, each being indicative of a spectral image detected by the pixel matrix and corresponding to the different spectral transmission profiles of the dispersive unit, and determining, based on the different spectral transmission profiles of the dispersive unit, a reconstructed spectral data of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A hyperspectral imaging method for use in reconstructing spectral data of an object, the method comprising:
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sequentially acquiring a plurality of n image frames, by performing n imaging sessions of the object onto a pixel matrix of a detector, while sequentially applying, by a dispersive unit that comprises a spectral filter, to light being imaged on the dispersive unit, n different dispersion profiles that are different from one another and partially overlap, thereby obtaining n image data pieces indicative of n different spectral images of the object, wherein n is an integer that exceeds one; and processing said n image data pieces utilizing data about the n different n dispersion profiles, and reconstructing n spectral bands of the object being imaged. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control unit for reconstructing spectral data of an object,
the control unit being configured for receiving input data comprising data indicative of n image data pieces corresponding to n spectral images obtained by a pixel matrix, each of said n spectral images being coded by a dispersive unit that comprises a tunable filter while applying a different dispersive profile out of n different dispersive profiles, wherein n is an integer that exceeds one; - and
wherein the control unit comprising an analyzer configured and operable for utilizing data indicative of the n different dispersive profiles in association with the respective n image data pieces and determining the spectral data of the object. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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