Feedback control mechanism for adjustment of imaging parameters in a dental imaging system
AssigneeOrmco Corporation
InventorsCraig A. ANDREIKO, Robert F. DILLON, Andrew F. VESPER
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Abstract
Provided are a system, method, and computer readable storage medium in which data is received from a dental imaging system. The received data is analyzed to adjust one or more imaging parameters of the dental imaging system.
Claims26
A method for using a dental imaging system, the method comprising
- receiving data from the dental imaging system;
- and
- analyzing, via a processor, the received data to adjust one or more imaging parameters of the dental imaging system.
A control system for controlling a scanning wand, the control system comprising:
- a measurement component that measures an output variable;
- a manipulated variable adjustment component that adjusts one or more imaging parameters based on a tracking error between a measured value of the output variable and a targeted value of the output variable;
- and
- a tracking error adjustment component that determines the tracking error.
A computer readable storage medium for using a dental imaging system, wherein code stored in the computer readable storage medium when executed by a processor causes operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving data from the dental imaging system;
- and
- analyzing the received data to adjust one or more imaging parameters of the dental imaging system.
An imaging system, comprising:
- an illumination source that illuminates one or more teeth at an illumination level:
- an illumination source adjustment mechanism to adjust the illumination level, based on analyzing at least one of reflectivity and distribution of pixels corresponding to grayscales, in one or more images of one or more teeth.
A dental imaging system, comprising:
- a mirror;
- and
- a heating element, wherein the heating element is adjusted to raise or lower a temperature of the mirror, based on a measurement of an extent of fogging.
A dental imaging system, comprising:
- an illumination source that illuminates one or more teeth at an illumination level;
- an integration time adjustment mechanism to adjust integration time, wherein an exposure parameter of the dental imaging system is a function of the illumination level and the integration time, and wherein the integration time of the dental imaging system is adjusted based on analyzing one or more images of one or more teeth acquired by the dental imaging system.
A dental imaging system, comprising:
- an imaging sensor to acquire images at a frame rate;
- and
- a frame rate adjustment mechanism to adjust the frame rate, based on an analysis of movements during acquisition of the images by the imaging sensor.
A dental imaging system, comprising:
- a signal generator that generates signal at a frequency;
- an imaging sensor to acquire one or more images of one or more teeth using the signal;
- and
- a signal frequency adjustment mechanism to adjust the frequency of the signal, based on analyzing the one or more images of the one or more teeth.
A dental imaging system, comprising:
- an imaging sensor to acquire one or more images of one or more teeth;
- and
- a gain adjustment mechanism to adjust a gain of the imaging sensor, based on determining whether the one or more images of one of more teeth acquired by the imaging sensor lie within a dynamic range of the imaging sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.