Method and an apparatus for determining the color stimulus specification of an object
First Claim
1. A method for determining the color stimulus specification of objects, particularly of translucent objects, in which the object under test is illuminated, in which the light reflected by said object under test is captured by at least one image sensor means, and in which the colorimetric data of said object under test are arithmetically evaluated by means of a suitable analyzer means, said step of illuminating said object under test comprising the steps of:
- initiating a measuring cycle;
subdividing the light by means of which said object under test is illuminated into a plurality of wave length bandwidth portions;
illuminating said object under test consecutively by means of light comprising wavelengths of one of said plurality of wave length bandwidth portions; and
terminating said measuring cycle.
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Abstract
In order to determine the color stimulus specification of a translucent object under test, it is suggested to illuminate the object under test with light having different wave length bandwidth portions, or, alternatively, to subdivide the light reflected by the object under test into different wave length bandwidth portions before it is captured by an image sensor. To exactly approach a probe head to the object under test, the object under test is visualized with the help of a further image sensor. Preferably, two image sensors are used, whereby the one image sensor is used for visualizing the object under test and the other image sensor is used for determining the colorimetric data of the object under test. In this way, the color stimulus specification of the object under test can be determined very exactly. Moreover, such a method including an apparatus suitable for performing the method can be practically realized very easily.
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1. A method for determining the color stimulus specification of objects, particularly of translucent objects, in which the object under test is illuminated, in which the light reflected by said object under test is captured by at least one image sensor means, and in which the colorimetric data of said object under test are arithmetically evaluated by means of a suitable analyzer means, said step of illuminating said object under test comprising the steps of:
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initiating a measuring cycle; subdividing the light by means of which said object under test is illuminated into a plurality of wave length bandwidth portions; illuminating said object under test consecutively by means of light comprising wavelengths of one of said plurality of wave length bandwidth portions; and terminating said measuring cycle. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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2. A method for determining the color stimulus specification of objects, particularly of translucent objects, in which the object under test is illuminated, in which the light reflected by said object under test is captured by at least one image sensor means, and in which the colorimetric data of said object under test are arithmetically evaluated by means of a suitable analyzer means, said step of capturing said light reflected by said object under test illuminating said object under test by at least one image sensor means comprising the steps of:
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initiating a measuring cycle; subdividing the light reflected by said object under test into a plurality of wave length bandwidth portions; consecutively directing said light reflected by said object under test and comprising wavelengths of one of said plurality of wave length bandwidth portions to said at least one image sensor means; and terminating said measuring cycle. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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31. An apparatus for determining the color stimulus specification of objects, particularly of translucent objects, comprising:
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an illumination assembly means for illuminating the object under test; a detection assembly means for capturing the light emitted by said illumination assembly means and reflected by said object under test, said detection assembly means including a lens assembly means and at least one image sensor means, and being adapted to deliver output signal data in response to the captured light; an analyzer assembly means adapted for evaluating the colorimetric data of said object under test; a probe head means adapted to receive selected parts and elements of said apparatus, said probe head means being adapted to be displaced towards said object under test for taking a measurement; and means for visualizing said output signal data delivered by said detection assembly means; said illumination assembly means further comprising a color separator means adapted to subdivide visible light into a plurality of wave length portions. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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32. An apparatus for determining the color stimulus specification of objects, particularly of translucent objects, comprising:
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an illumination assembly means for illuminating the object under test; a detection assembly means for capturing the light emitted by said illumination assembly means and reflected by said object under test, said detection assembly means including a lens assembly means and at least one image sensor means, and being adapted to deliver output signal data in response to the captured light; an analyzer assembly means adapted for evaluating the colorimetric data of said object under test; a probe head means adapted to receive selected parts and elements of said apparatus, said probe head means being adapted to be displaced towards said object under test for taking a measurement; and means for visualizing said output signal data delivered by said detection assembly means; said detection assembly means further comprising a color separator means adapted to subdivide visible light into a plurality of wave length portions.
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