Method and system for testing the performance of at least one electro-optical test device
First Claim
1. A method for testing the performance of at least one electro-optical test device, comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting a plurality of electro-optical devices including a light source, a test target, a lens and an imaging means to construct an electro-optical system which consists of the plurality of electro-optical devices;
(b) selecting at least one electro-optical device of the electro-optical system to be an electro-optical test device;
(c) defining all the other electro-optical devices of the electro-optical system that have not been selected as electro-optical test devices as pro-calibrated devices of the system;
(d) creating a database for storing a respective identity code of a plurality of different types of pro-calibrated devices including said pre-calibrated devices of the system together with corresponding electro-optical performances,(e) aligning the imaging means to the test target so as to produce a focused image thereof,(f) digitizing and storing the focussed image so as to produce a digitized image,(g) analyzing the digitized image so as to determine an electro-optical performance representative of the performance of the electro-optical system and being equal to the product of component electro-optical performances of each of said at least one electro-optical test device and each of said pre-calibbrated devices,(h) accessing the database in order to extract the electro-optical performances of each of the electro-optical devices in the electro-optical system, and(i) determining the product of component electro-optical performances of each of said at least one electro-optical test device.
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Abstract
A method and system for testing the performance of at least one electro-optical test device, comprising constructing an electro-optical system having a light source, a test target, a lens and an imaging device as required in combination with the test devices. A respective identity code of a plurality of precalibrated devices together with corresponding electro-optical performances are stored in a database and the imaging device is aligned to the test target so as to produce a focused image thereof. Pre-calibbrated devices are selected from the database and the focussed image is digitized and stored so as to produce a digitized image which is analyzed so as to determine an electro-optical performance representative of the performance of the electro-optical system which is equal to the product of component electro-optical performances of each of the electro-optical test devices and each of the additional pre-calibrated devices. This permits determination of the product of component electro-optical performances of each of the electro-optical test devices.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for testing the performance of at least one electro-optical test device, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a plurality of electro-optical devices including a light source, a test target, a lens and an imaging means to construct an electro-optical system which consists of the plurality of electro-optical devices; (b) selecting at least one electro-optical device of the electro-optical system to be an electro-optical test device; (c) defining all the other electro-optical devices of the electro-optical system that have not been selected as electro-optical test devices as pro-calibrated devices of the system; (d) creating a database for storing a respective identity code of a plurality of different types of pro-calibrated devices including said pre-calibrated devices of the system together with corresponding electro-optical performances, (e) aligning the imaging means to the test target so as to produce a focused image thereof, (f) digitizing and storing the focussed image so as to produce a digitized image, (g) analyzing the digitized image so as to determine an electro-optical performance representative of the performance of the electro-optical system and being equal to the product of component electro-optical performances of each of said at least one electro-optical test device and each of said pre-calibbrated devices, (h) accessing the database in order to extract the electro-optical performances of each of the electro-optical devices in the electro-optical system, and (i) determining the product of component electro-optical performances of each of said at least one electro-optical test device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for testing the performance of at least one electro-optical test device, the system comprising:
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an electro-optical system including said at least one electro-optical test device coupled to pre-calibrated devices, said electro-optical system comprising a light source, a target, a lens and an imaging means, a computer coupled to the electro-optical system and including a memory for storing therein a database of pre-calibrated device identity codes and corresponding electro-optical performances thereof in respect of a plurality of different types of pre-calibrated electro-optical device including said pre-calibrated devices, optical alignment means coupled to the electro-optical system and to the computer for permitting alignment of the electro-optical system and producing an indication signal when the electro-optical system is correctly aligned, a setup means for specifying the identity codes of each of the pre-calibbrated devices in said electro-optical system, a digitizing means coupled to the electro-optical system for digitizing an image produced by the electro-optical system and being coupled to said memory for storing therein a corresponding digitized image, an analysis means coupled to the memory for determining an electro-optical performance representative of the performance of the electro-optical system and being equal to the product of component electro-optical performances of each of said at least one electro-optical test device and each of said pre-calibrated devices, said analysis means further for extracting from the database the electro-optical performances of each of the pre-calibrated devices and for determining the product of component electro-optical performances of each of said at least one electro-optical test device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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