METHOD OF INSPECTING AN OBJECT WITH A CAMERA PROBE
First Claim
1. A method of inspecting an object with a camera probe for capturing an image of an object, the camera probe and object being movable relative to each other by a measurement apparatus, at least a part of the camera probe being rotatable about at least one axis, the method comprising:
- a) the measurement apparatus moving the camera probe and the object relative to each other; and
b) for at least one period during said relative movement turning at least a part of the camera probe about the at least one axis thereby slowing the passage of a feature of interest on the object across the camera probe'"'"'s field of view, and capturing at least one image of the feature of interest during at least a portion of said turning.
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Abstract
A method of inspecting an object with a camera probe for capturing an image of an object, the camera probe being movable along a path by a measurement apparatus, at least a part of the camera probe being rotatable about at least one axis. The method includes: a) the measurement apparatus moving the camera probe relative to the object along an inspection path and b) for at least one period as the camera probe moves along the inspection path: turning at least a part of the camera probe about the at least one axis thereby slowing the passage of a feature of interest on the object across the camera probe'"'"'s field of view; and capturing at least one image of the feature of interest during at least a portion of the turning.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of inspecting an object with a camera probe for capturing an image of an object, the camera probe and object being movable relative to each other by a measurement apparatus, at least a part of the camera probe being rotatable about at least one axis, the method comprising:
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a) the measurement apparatus moving the camera probe and the object relative to each other; and b) for at least one period during said relative movement turning at least a part of the camera probe about the at least one axis thereby slowing the passage of a feature of interest on the object across the camera probe'"'"'s field of view, and capturing at least one image of the feature of interest during at least a portion of said turning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18)
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- 3. A method as claimed in 1, comprising capturing at least one image of the feature of interest at a predetermined relative position between the camera and feature of interest.
- 6. A method as claimed in 1, in which during such turning the feature of interest is kept within the camera probe'"'"'s field of view.
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15. A method of inspecting an object with a camera probe which move relative to each other during the capturing of an image of a feature of interest of the object, the method comprising turning at least a part of the camera probe so as to counter the relative motion and so that the camera probe tracks the feature of interest during the capturing of the image of the feature of interest.
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16. A method of capturing at least one image of each of a plurality of features of interest on an object with a camera probe which move relative to each other during image capture, comprising for each of said plurality of features of interest on the object the measurement apparatus turning at least a part of the camera probe during image capture, thereby slowing the passage of the feature of interest being captured past the camera probe'"'"'s field of view.
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19. An apparatus for inspecting an object comprising a camera probe mounted on a measurement apparatus, at least a part of the camera probe being rotatable about at least one axis, the apparatus comprising a controller which is configured to control the measurement apparatus so as to move the camera probe and object relative to each other, and, for at least one period during said relative movement turn said at least a part of the camera probe about the at least one axis thereby slowing the passage of the feature of interest across the camera probe'"'"'s field of view, and configured to control the camera probe so as to capture at least one image of the feature of interest during at least a portion of such turning.
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