Linear imager rescaling method
First Claim
1. A method of correcting an image of an object moving along a transport device having a top surface, the method comprising:
- scanning at least a portion of the object using a line scanner to create a plurality of scan lines, each of the plurality of scan lines having a resolution; and
rescaling each of the plurality of scan lines, so that the resolution of each of the plurality of scan lines is equal to the resolution of every other of the plurality of scan lines.
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Abstract
A system and method for removing perspective distortion from an image of an object (112) moving along a transport device (114) having a top surface (124) is disclosed. A line scanner (110) to create a first image of an object. The first image is composed of a plurality of scan lines, each having a resolution. Each of the scan lines is then rescaled, so that the resolution of each scan line is equal to the resolution of every other scan line. Each of the scan lines is processed in two halves so that the center lines of the scan lines are co-linear after rescaling. The line scanner is optionally configured to vary its field of view as a function of the distance between the line scanner and the portion of the object being scanned.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of correcting an image of an object moving along a transport device having a top surface, the method comprising:
- scanning at least a portion of the object using a line scanner to create a plurality of scan lines, each of the plurality of scan lines having a resolution; and
rescaling each of the plurality of scan lines, so that the resolution of each of the plurality of scan lines is equal to the resolution of every other of the plurality of scan lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- scanning at least a portion of the object using a line scanner to create a plurality of scan lines, each of the plurality of scan lines having a resolution; and
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13. A method for removing perspective distortion from an image of at least a portion of an object moving along a transport device, the image comprising a plurality of scan lines taken by an electronic imaging device, each of the plurality of scan lines having a resolution and the electronic imaging device including an optical sensor, a lens having a nodal plane, a focal length, and a pixel pitch, the method comprising:
- determining a target resolution, wherein the target resolution is less than or equal to 1/((D1/LFL-1)*SPS) where;
D1=the distance between the nodal plane of the lens and the transport device LFL=the focal length of the optical sensor SPS=the pixel pitch of the optical sensor; and
rescaling each of the plurality of scan lines so that the resolution of each of the plurality of scan lines is equal to the target resolution.
- determining a target resolution, wherein the target resolution is less than or equal to 1/((D1/LFL-1)*SPS) where;
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14. A system for capturing perspective-corrected images of an object moving along a transport device comprising:
- a line scanner having a focal length and a field of view, the line scanner being adapted to capture a plurality of scan lines, each of the plurality of scan lines having a resolution; and
a controller that determines a target resolution that is less than or equal to the lowest resolution of any of the plurality of scan lines and rescales each of the plurality of scan lines so that the resolution of each of the plurality of scan lines is equal to the target resolution. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
- a line scanner having a focal length and a field of view, the line scanner being adapted to capture a plurality of scan lines, each of the plurality of scan lines having a resolution; and
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