Inspection method and inspection apparatus
AssigneeWilcox Associates, Inc.
InventorsMarc Philip Stalker, Stevan Clee
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Abstract
The application relates to a method of inspecting an object and an inspection apparatus. The object has a plurality of features and the method includes the step of identifying a current primary feature on the object. Once the current primary feature has been selected, one or more additional features are selected, each of the one or more additional features selected having at least one common attribute with the current primary feature. The method also includes the step of capturing an image of the selected features on an image capture module.
Claims13
A method of inspecting an object, the object having a plurality of features, each of the features having one or more attributes associated therewith, the method including the steps of:
- identifying a current primary feature of the object;
- selecting one or more additional features, each of the one or more additional features selected having at least one common attribute with the current primary feature;
- and
- capturing an image of the selected features on an image capture module.
An inspection apparatus comprising:
- an image capture module adapted to capture a digital image of at least a portion of an object under inspection;
- a data store having stored therein a parts list identifying a set of features on the object under inspection, each feature having one or more attributes associated therewith;
- an operating system containing computer readable instructions for:
- identifying a current primary feature on the object under inspection;
- selecting one or more additional features from the parts list, each of the one or more additional features selected having at least one common attribute with the current primary feature;
- and
- capturing an image of the selected features using the image capture module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.