METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING OBJECTS USING MULTIPLE IMAGES HAVING VARYING OPTICAL PROPERTIES
First Claim
1. An automated inspection system for automatically inspecting an object, said automated inspection system comprising:
- (i) an imaging system arranged to produce at least two images of said object having different optical properties; and
(ii) an analyzer coupled to said imaging system via an electronic link to receive the images of step (i), combine said images into one image, and to perform a variety of inspection operations on the combined image.
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Abstract
An automated object inspection system is presented. The inspection system includes an imaging system to produce at least two images of said object having different optical properties and an analyzer coupled to the imaging system to receive the images and to perform a variety of inspection operations on said images. The imaging system may produce images of the object under inspection in the visible range having varying exposure values. A vision engine included in the analyzer may combine said images through an algorithmic process into one image having high light dynamic range. Alternatively, the imaging system may produce images of the object in the visible or non-visible electromagnetic range. The analyzer may perform inspection routines on said images. An imaging system capable of producing digital video is presented, wherein each frame of video produced by said camera is composed of multiple images having different optical properties.
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39 Claims
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1. An automated inspection system for automatically inspecting an object, said automated inspection system comprising:
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(i) an imaging system arranged to produce at least two images of said object having different optical properties; and (ii) an analyzer coupled to said imaging system via an electronic link to receive the images of step (i), combine said images into one image, and to perform a variety of inspection operations on the combined image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An automated inspection system for automatically inspecting an object, said automated inspection system comprising:
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(i) an imaging system arranged to produce at least two images of said object wherein at least one image is in the non-visible electromagnetic range; and (ii) an analyzer coupled to said imaging system via an electronic link to receive the images of step (i) and to perform a variety of inspection operations said images. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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