Strobed image acquisition guided by range sensor
AssigneeQuality Vision International, Inc.
InventorsEdward T. Polidor, Robert Lea Jackson, Richard DeKlotz
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Abstract
Apparatus for sequentially imaging an object while maintaining focus includes a camera having a selectable image capture mode, an objective lens optically coupled to the camera, an optical range sensor operating through the objective lens, a strobe illuminator, and a controller coupled to the camera, the illuminator and the range sensor sequentially activating and deactivating the range sensor, selecting and deselecting the image capture mode only when the range sensor is deactivated, and activating and deactivating the strobe illuminator only when the image capture mode is active.
Claims31
Apparatus for sequentially imaging an object while maintaining focus comprising:
- a camera having a selectable image capture mode;
- an objective lens optically coupled to the camera;
- an optical range sensor operating through the objective lens;
- a strobe illuminator;
- and
- a controller coupled to the camera, the illuminator, and the range sensor sequentially activating and deactivating the range sensor, selecting and deselecting the image capture mode only when the range sensor is deactivated, and activating and deactivating the strobe illuminator only when the image capture mode is active.
A method for sequentially imaging an object while maintaining focus comprising:
- providing a camera having a selectable image capture mode;
- providing an objective lens optically coupled to the camera;
- providing an optical range sensor operating through the objective lens;
- providing a strobe illuminator;
- and
- sequentially activating and deactivating the range sensor, selecting and deselecting the image capture mode only when the range sensor is deactivated, and activating and deactivating the strobe illuminator only when the image capture mode is active.
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