Method and arrangement in a measuring system
First Claim
1. A method for determining imaging characteristics of an object, the method comprising:
- casting incident light in a linear shape from one light source onto a specific location on an object;
capturing detected light with one image sensor while casting the incident light, the detected light including at least (i) light from reflection of the incident light, and (ii) light from scattering of the incident light;
generating a record associated with the specific location from the detected light, the record including at least (i) first information about the reflection of the incident light, and (ii) second information about the scattering of the incident light; and
determining an object profile for the specific location and an object scattering property for the specific location by reading the first and second information in the record associated with the specific location.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for representing the characteristics of an object with a measuring system, in which either the measuring system or the object is designed to move in relation to one another in a predefined direction of movement. The object preferably is designed to move in relation to the measuring system. At least one light source is designed to illuminate the object with a light which is incident upon the object and has a limited extension in the direction of movement. An imaging sensor, which is arranged on the same side of the object as the light source is designed to pick up light reflected from the object and to convert this into electrical charges. An image-processing unit is furthermore designed to create a digital representation of the object from said electrical charges. The light source is arranged at a predetermined distance from the imaging sensor viewed in the direction of movement, and the image-processing unit is designed to simultaneously read out information on the geometric profile of the object and information on the light scatter in a predetermined area around said profile.
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1. A method for determining imaging characteristics of an object, the method comprising:
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casting incident light in a linear shape from one light source onto a specific location on an object; capturing detected light with one image sensor while casting the incident light, the detected light including at least (i) light from reflection of the incident light, and (ii) light from scattering of the incident light; generating a record associated with the specific location from the detected light, the record including at least (i) first information about the reflection of the incident light, and (ii) second information about the scattering of the incident light; and determining an object profile for the specific location and an object scattering property for the specific location by reading the first and second information in the record associated with the specific location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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one light source casting incident light in a linear shape onto a specific location on an object; one image sensor capturing detected light while the incident light is being cast, the detected light including at least (i) light from reflection of the incident light, and (ii) light from scattering of the incident light; and an image-processing unit generating a record associated with the specific location from the detected light, the record including at least (i) first information about the reflection of the incident light, and (ii) second information about the scattering of the incident light; wherein the image-processing unit determines an object profile for the specific location and an object scattering property for the specific location by reading the first and second information in the record associated with the specific location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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