Vehicle inspection controlled using image information

An inspection system configured to inspect at least one vehicle, the inspection system and the vehicle being configured to move relative to one another during an inspection of the vehicle, the system comprising:

• a radiation source configured to generate inspection radiation at an inspection dose enabling inspection of at least one part of the vehicle by the inspection radiation, the radiation source powered by an electrical power source and including a pulsed source that generates the inspection radiation at a frequency f;
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• a controller configured to control the inspection dose of the inspection radiation generated by the radiation source, based on information comprising:
• image information obtained from an image processor configured to determine, from an image of the vehicle, information representative of a location of the at least one part of the vehicle in the vehicle, and
• location information representative of a location of the at least one part of the vehicle with respect to the radiation source,
• the inspection dose being controlled such that, during the inspection of the at least one part of the vehicle by the inspection radiation, the inspection dose remains substantially equal to a predetermined inspection dose associated with a nominal radiation source frequency f0,
• wherein controlling the inspection dose comprises controlling the radiation source by controlling the frequency f of the radiation source, based on the obtained information, the frequency controlled according to f=βi·f0, where βi is a coefficient corresponding to the at least one part pi of the vehicle to be irradiated and selected based on the obtained information.

An inspection system configured to inspect at least one vehicle, the inspection system and the vehicle being configured to move relative to one another during an inspection of the vehicle, the system comprising:

• a radiation source configured to generate inspection radiation at an inspection dose enabling inspection of at least one part of the vehicle by the inspection radiation, the radiation source powered by an electrical power source and generating the inspection radiation at a radiation energy E;
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• a controller configured to control the inspection dose of the inspection radiation generated by the radiation source, based on information comprising:
• image information obtained from an image processor configured to determine, from an image of the vehicle, information representative of a location of the at least one part of the vehicle in the vehicle, and
• location information representative of a location of the at least one part of the vehicle with respect to the radiation source,
• the inspection dose being controlled such that, during the inspection of the at least one part of the vehicle by the inspection radiation, the inspection dose remains substantially equal to a predetermined inspection dose associated with a nominal radiation energy E0,
• wherein controlling the inspection dose comprises controlling the radiation source by controlling the energy E of the radiation source, based on the obtained information, the energy controlled according to E=γi·E0, where γi is a coefficient corresponding to the at least one part pi of the vehicle to be irradiated and selected based on the obtained information.