Portable Light System for Performing Quality Control
OwnerWilliam R. Butlerinventor
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Abstract
A mobile surface inspection system having a base, at least one extendable arm coupled to the base, a hollow tubular member coupled to the base, and a processor, and a method of using the same. The base has at least one front leg, at least one back leg, and at least one wheel. The extendable arm has four extension members and there is a pivotable joint connected to the fourth extension member. A light fixture is removably connected to the pivotable joint. The processor is configured to receive an image of the surface when illuminated by the light fixture, apply a high-pass filter to the image, identify surface imperfections from the filtered image. and output a position for each of the surface imperfections.
Claims20
A mobile surface inspection system comprising:
- a base comprising a plurality of wheels;
- at least one extendable arm comprising a proximal end coupled to the base and a distal end;
- a pivotable joint connected to the distal end of the extendable arm;
- a light fixture connected to the pivotable joint, wherein the light fixture is configured to illuminate a surface from within three inches of the surface;
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- a processor configured to:
- i) receive at least one image of the surface when illuminated by the light fixture;
- ii) apply a high-pass filter to the at least one image;
- iii) identify surface imperfections from the at least one filtered image;
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- iv) output a position for each of the surface imperfections.
A mobile surface inspection system comprising:
- a base comprising a plurality of wheels;
- at least one extendable arm coupled to the base;
- a pivotable joint connected to the extendable arm;
- a light fixture connected to the pivotable joint, wherein the light fixture is configured to illuminate a surface from within three inches of the surface;
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- a camera configured to capture at least one image;
- a processor configured to:
- i) receive the at least one image of the surface when illuminated by the light fixture;
- ii) apply a high-pass filter to the at least one image;
- iii) identify surface imperfections from the at least one filtered image;
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- iv) output a position for each of the surface imperfections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.