Locating an image of an object having a concentric profile
First Claim
1. A method for finding an image of an object having a concentric profile, the concentric profile having an inner profile and an outer profile, the inner profile being in concentric relationship with the outer profile, the method including:
- creating a single model of the object using the inner profile and the outer profile;
creating a compound model of the object having an inner sub-model based on the inner profile, and an outer sub-model based on the outer profile;
in a coarse search phase, searching for the object using the single model to provide coarse location information;
in a fine search phase, searching for the object using the coarse location information and the compound model to provide fine object location and object scale information.
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Abstract
A method is provided for finding an image of an object having a concentric profile, wherein the concentric profile has an inner profile and an outer profile, and wherein the inner profile is in concentric relationship with the outer profile. In another general aspect of the invention, a method is provided for finding an image of an object having a concentric profile, the concentric profile having a plurality of constituent profiles, where each profiles of the plurality of constituent profiles scales independently in a fine search phase. The methods of the invention can find circular profiles of a nozzle that scale non-uniformly as well as that scale uniformly, and therefore can be used to find one or more rings or profiles of the image of a nozzle. Further, the methods of the invention can provide superior accuracy regarding the position of the nozzle for many applications. Moreover, certain aspects of the relationship between the inner and outer profiles of the image of the nozzle, such as a bent nozzle condition, can be effectively inspected by the methods of the invention.
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1. A method for finding an image of an object having a concentric profile, the concentric profile having an inner profile and an outer profile, the inner profile being in concentric relationship with the outer profile, the method including:
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creating a single model of the object using the inner profile and the outer profile;
creating a compound model of the object having an inner sub-model based on the inner profile, and an outer sub-model based on the outer profile;
in a coarse search phase, searching for the object using the single model to provide coarse location information;
in a fine search phase, searching for the object using the coarse location information and the compound model to provide fine object location and object scale information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for finding an image of an object having a concentric profile, the concentric profile having a plurality of constituent profiles, the profiles being in concentric relationship with each other, the method including:
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creating a single model of the object using the plurality of constituent profiles;
creating a compound model of the object having a sub-model for each profile of the plurality of constitutent profiles;
in a coarse search phase, searching for the object using the single model to provide coarse location information;
in a fine search phase, searching for the object using the coarse location information and the compound model to provide fine object location and object scale information. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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