System and method for three dimensional image acquisition and processing of a borehole wall
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1. A method for producing a three dimensional image of a borehole wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first visual image from a portion of a borehole wall through a cylindrical prism device, wherein the cylindrical prism device is located in the interior of the borehole, said cylindrical prism device comprising a transparent cylinder which includes a plurality of triangular columns and a plurality of grooves along a circumference of the cylinder, wherein each of the plurality of grooves is between a corresponding pair of the plurality of triangular columns;
receiving a second visual image from the portion of the borehole wall through said cylindrical prism device, wherein the second visual image is from a different orientation of the borehole wall than the first visual image;
reflecting the first visual image on a conical mirror that is located inside the cylindrical prism device to create a first ring-shaped image of the borehole wall;
reflecting the second visual image on the conical mirror to create a second ring-shaped image of the borehole wall that is located adjacent to the fast ring shaped image; and
processing the first and second ring shaped images by dividing the images into sections in order to create a left eye viewing image and a right eye viewing image.
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Abstract
This invention provides a three dimensional image acquisition and processing method and system that enable three dimensional viewing of an underground borehole wall. Also provided are a cylindrical straight prism and a counter cylindrical straight prism that are used in this method and system of three dimensional viewing of a borehole wall.
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1. A method for producing a three dimensional image of a borehole wall, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first visual image from a portion of a borehole wall through a cylindrical prism device, wherein the cylindrical prism device is located in the interior of the borehole, said cylindrical prism device comprising a transparent cylinder which includes a plurality of triangular columns and a plurality of grooves along a circumference of the cylinder, wherein each of the plurality of grooves is between a corresponding pair of the plurality of triangular columns; receiving a second visual image from the portion of the borehole wall through said cylindrical prism device, wherein the second visual image is from a different orientation of the borehole wall than the first visual image; reflecting the first visual image on a conical mirror that is located inside the cylindrical prism device to create a first ring-shaped image of the borehole wall; reflecting the second visual image on the conical mirror to create a second ring-shaped image of the borehole wall that is located adjacent to the fast ring shaped image; and processing the first and second ring shaped images by dividing the images into sections in order to create a left eye viewing image and a right eye viewing image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. A system for producing a three dimensional image of a borehole wall, the system comprising:
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a surveying body device; a cylindrical prism device having a central axis, wherein the cylindrical prism device is connected to the surveying body device, said cylindrical prism device comprising a transparent cylinder which includes a plurality of triangular columns and a plurality of grooves along a circumference of the cylinder, wherein each of the plurality of grooves is between a corresponding pair of the plurality of triangular columns; wherein a first and a second image of a portion of the borehole wall pass through the cylindrical prism device, said first and second images being images of the borehole wall from different orientations; a camera device connected to the surveying body device; a conical mirror device connected to the surveying body device, wherein the conical mirror device is located in the interior of and aligned along the center axis of the cylindrical prism device, wherein the first image of the borehole wall is received from the cylindrical prism device and reflected by the conical mirror device to the camera device, wherein the second image of the borehole wall is received from the cylindrical prism device and reflected by the conical mirror device to the camera device; and an image processing device connected to the camera device, wherein the first and second images of the borehole wall from the camera device are received by the image processing device, wherein the image processing device converts the first and second images of the borehole wall into a a left eye image and a right eye image. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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