Velocity matching imaging of a target element
AssigneesGeneral Electric Company, Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited
InventorsVamshi Krishna Reddy Kommareddy, Andrew Crispin Graham
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Abstract
A system may include an image sensor. A system may include an actuator configured to cause a controlled movement of the image sensor relative to a target element, the controlled movement being based on an operating velocity of the target element relative to an initial position of the image sensor. A system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the image sensor, the controller configured to: identify the operating velocity, determine an activation time to activate the image sensor for a designated exposure time based on the operating velocity and the controlled movement; and activate the image sensor at the activation time.
Claims20
A part inspection imaging system comprising:
- an image sensor;
- an actuator comprising a mechanical member to transfer movement from a moving target object to the image sensor to cause a controlled movement from an initial position of the image sensor such that an angular and/or linear velocity of the image sensor at least approximately matches an angular and/or linear velocity of the moving target object;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to the image sensor, the controller configured to activate the image sensor for a designated exposure time to capture one or more images of the moving target object during the controlled movement of the image sensor.
A method for inspecting a part, comprising:
- positioning an image sensor proximate a moving target object in an initial position, wherein the image sensor is coupled to an actuator comprising a mechanical member and is initially stationary;
- engaging the mechanical member with the moving target object, whereby movement is transferred from the moving target object to the image sensor via the mechanical member to cause a controlled movement of the image sensor from the initial position, such that an angular and/or linear velocity of the image sensor at least approximately matches an angular and/or linear velocity of the moving target object;
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- activating the image sensor for a designated exposure time to capture one or more images of the moving target object during the controlled movement of the image sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.