METHOD FOR PERFORMING COLOR MEASUREMENT USING STANDARD LIGHT SOURCE COLOR MATCHING OBSERVATION BOX

• US 20180120162A1
• Filed: 04/15/2016
• Published: 05/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wenzhou Jiayi Instruments Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Wenzhou Jiayi Instruments Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: QIU, Jiayi, LI, Changjun, LEI, Guolin, SHI, Jianda, ZHAN, Yingsheng
• Granted Patent: US 10,215,640 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 2003/102 Plural sources
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/027 Control of working procedures of a spectrometer; Failure detection; Bandwidth calculation
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/10 Arrangements of light sources specially adapted for spectrometry or colorimetry
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/463 Colour matching
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/50 using electric radiation detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/501 Colorimeters using spectrally-selective light sources, e.g. LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/51 using colour filters
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/524 Calibration of colorimeters

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box. The method comprises: arranging a halogen tungsten lamp and a light filter in the color matching observation box for cooperation, wherein the light ray of the halogen tungsten lamp emits a main body radiation light ray through the light filter; arranging a plurality of narrow-wave LED light sources of different light-emitting wavelengths to emit a compensation light ray; mixing the main body radiation light ray and the compensation light ray in the color matching observation box into a mixed light ray that uniformly simulates a standard D illuminant; and performing a color measurement on a measured object in the color matching observation box by the mixed light ray.

Claims

1. A method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box, wherein a halogen tungsten lamp and a light filter are arranged in the color matching observation box for cooperation, the light ray of the halogen tungsten lamp emits a main body radiation light ray through the light filter;

a plurality of narrow-wave LED light sources of different light-emitting wavelengths are arranged to emit a compensation light ray;

the main body radiation light ray and the compensation light ray are mixed in the color matching observation box into a mixed light ray that uniformly simulates a standard D illuminant; and

the mixed light ray performs a color measurement on a measured object in the color matching observation box.

2. The method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box according to claim 1, wherein when the tungsten halogen tungsten lamp and the narrow-wave LED light source are in operation, the tungsten halogen tungsten lamp is an illumination main body which provides main illumination energy, and the illumination energy of the narrow-wave LED light source occupies 20% or less of the total radiation energy.

3. The method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box according to claim 2, wherein a UV ultraviolet lamp is arranged in the color matching observation box, which compensates for UV energy when working together with the halogen tungsten lamp and the narrow-wave LED light source.

4. The method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box according to claim 1, wherein the color matching observation box adjusts the brightness of the narrow-wave LED light sources of different light-emitting wavelengths by measuring a change in color temperature data during the color measurement, so that the color temperature data of the mixed light ray meets the requirement.

5. The method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box according to claim 4, wherein:

the color matching observation box is calibrated before leaving the factory by the following steps;

[1] measuring the spectral power distribution curve of the main body radiation light ray by an externally connected spectrum analyzer;

[2] comparing the spectral power distribution curve measured in [1] with the relative spectral power distribution curve of a CIE standard D illuminant, and initially adjusting the brightness of each narrow-wave LED light source;

[3] measuring the color temperature data and the metamerism index data of the mixed light ray by the externally connected spectrum analyzer;

[4] determining whether the color temperature data and the metamerism index data measured in [3] meet the requirement;

[5] finely adjusting the brightness of each narrow-wave LED light source and repeating steps [3], [4], and [5] when the color temperature data or the metamerism index data does not meet the requirement; and

completing the calibration and saving the calibration data when the color temperature data and the metamerism index data meet the requirement at the same time.

6. The method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box according to claim 4, wherein the color matching observation box is calibrated before leaving the factory:

that is, sampling the color temperature data by the externally connected spectrum analyzer, sampling the RGB data by a color sensor arranged in the color matching observation box, calculating a matrix coefficient between the RGB data and the color temperature data, and sending the matrix coefficient to a main control module of the color matching observation box to be saved; and

obtaining the color temperature data by calculating the RGB data and the matrix coefficient sampled by the color sensor after the color matching observation box leaves the factory.

7. The method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box according to claim 6, wherein the RGB is converted to XYZ by a polynomial regression algorithm with the formula:

8. The method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box according to claim 1, wherein

the color collection is performed by arranging a light source above the color matching observation box to be matched with the upper digital camera;

the image color data of a standard color card under the light source in the color matching observation box is collected through the digital camera, the image color data is combined with the XYZ spectral tristimulus value of the standard color card to obtain the conversion relationship therebetween; and

the image color data of a standard sample and a batch sample under the light source in the color matching observation box is measured using the digital camera, the XYZ spectral tristimulus value of the standard sample and the batch sample is calculated by the conversion relationship obtained by the standard color card, the relevant chromatic aberration is calculated based on the XYZ spectral tristimulus value thereof, and it is determined whether the color meets the requirement according to the requirement of the quality of the measured object.

9. The method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box according to claim 8, wherein the conversion relationship from the image color data to the XYZ spectral tristimulus value is calculated as follows:

obtaining the image color data of N color blocks on the standard color card, obtaining the XYZ spectral tristimulus value of N color cards on the standard color card, establishing a polynomial regression model therebetween, and calculating the conversion matrix therebetween;

wherein the polynomial regression model is as follows;

10. The method for performing color measurement using a standard light source color matching observation box according to claim 9, wherein the digital camera may be arranged in the middle of the upper part of the color matching observation box or at the opening on the side surface of the upper part of the color matching observation box;

when the digital camera is arranged in the middle of the upper part of the color matching observation box, the measured object is placed directly on the bottom plate of the color matching observation box;

when the digital camera is arranged at the opening on the side surface of the upper part of the color matching observation box, the digital camera and the bottom plate form an included angle of 45 degrees, a substrate directly facing the digital camera is arranged on the bottom plate, the substrate and the bottom plate form an included angle of 45 degrees, and the measured object is placed on the substrate.