Method and apparatus for determining a characteristic of a construction material
First Claim
1. An apparatus for optically interacting with a cylindrically-shaped construction material sample defining a longitudinal axis that extends from a central point of an end of the construction material sample, the apparatus comprising:
- a mechanism configured for rotating the construction material sample about the longitudinal axis;
at least one material-interacting device spaced-apart from the mechanism and configured for an optical interaction with the construction material sample to generate multi-dimensional image data of an opaque surface of the construction material sample; and
a computer device configured to generate one of surface data and bulk volumetric data of the construction material sample based on the multi-dimensional optical image data of the opaque surface of the construction material sample.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided. The apparatus is provided for interacting with a cylindrically-shaped construction material sample that defines a longitudinal axis extending from a central point of an end of the construction material sample. The apparatus includes a translation mechanism configured for rotating the construction material sample about the longitudinal axis and at least one material-interacting device spaced-apart from the translation mechanism and configured for interacting with the construction material sample.
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1. An apparatus for optically interacting with a cylindrically-shaped construction material sample defining a longitudinal axis that extends from a central point of an end of the construction material sample, the apparatus comprising:
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a mechanism configured for rotating the construction material sample about the longitudinal axis; at least one material-interacting device spaced-apart from the mechanism and configured for an optical interaction with the construction material sample to generate multi-dimensional image data of an opaque surface of the construction material sample; and a computer device configured to generate one of surface data and bulk volumetric data of the construction material sample based on the multi-dimensional optical image data of the opaque surface of the construction material sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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rotating a cylindrically-shaped construction material sample along a longitudinal axis of the construction material sample; interacting, using at least one material-interacting device, with the construction sample material by optical illumination interaction to generate multi-dimensional image data of an opaque surface of the construction material sample; and generating, using a computer device, one of surface data and bulk volumetric data of the construction material sample based on the multi-dimensional optical image data of the opaque surface of the construction material sample. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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