US 4,305,095 AGranted

Method of making planigrams of a three-dimensional object

AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation

InventorWilliam J. Dallas

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Abstract

In order to make planigrams of a three-dimensional object, the object is irradiated from different directions in order to form a superposition image which consists of separate perspective images. Multiple imaging of the superposition image is realized by means of an imaging matrix, the individual perspective images being superposed in a zone which is situated behind the imaging matrix and in which, for example, a ground glass plate can be arbitrarily positioned for the imaging of layer images. During the superposition of the individual perspective images by means of the associated imaging elements of the imaging matrix, however, artefact images are caused by the transmission of perspective images by inappropriate imaging elements. These artefact images are suppressed in that on each artefact image a correction perspective image, derived from a perspective image, is superposed via an additional imaging element in order to compensate for the artefact image.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for decoding a recording of a coded superposition image which is composed of a large number of separate primary perspective images of an object and was formed by irradiating the object with radiation from a pluarlity of radiation sources which were distributed in a geometric configuration in a plane comprising:

a white light source disposed to irradiate the recording;
a lens matrix, disposed parallel to the recording, for transmitting light received from the recording, the lens matrix including primary lenses which are distributed in the matrix in a geometric configuration which corresponds to the configuration of the radiation sources and correction lenses which are distributed in the matrix to produce compensating images over artefact images produced by the primary lenses;
first color filters disposed to filter light transmitted through each of the primary lenses;
second color filters, having light transmission characteristics which differ from the first color filters, disposed to filter light transmitted through each of the correction lenses;
beam splitter means disposed to receive light from the recording which is transmitted through the lens matrix for splitting that light into a first beam and a second beam;
a first input filter, having the same light transmission characteristics as the first color filters, disposed to filter the first beam;
a second input filter, having the same light transmission characteristics as the second color filters, disposed to filter the second beam;
first image pick-up tube means for receiving the filtered first beam and producing a first electrical signal corresponding thereto;
second image pick-up tube means for receiving the filtered second beam and producing a second electrical signal corresponding thereto;
and
subtractor means for subtracting the second electrical signal from the first electrical signal to produce an output electrical signal which corresponds to a corrected decoded image.

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In an apparatus for decoding a recording of a coded superposition image which was formed by irradiating an object with radiation from a plurality of radiation sources distributed in a geometric configuration in a plane and recording the superposed separate primary perspective images thus produced, of the type which comprises:

p1 a light source disposed to illuminate the recording;
a matrix of a like plurality of primary imaging elements which are disposed in a plane in a geometric configuration which corresponds to the configuration of the radiation sources;
and image detecting means for recording and/or visualizing a primary decoded image formed by light which is transmitted from the recording, through the matrix;
the improvement, for reducing artefacts produced by the primary imaging elements, in at least a central portion of the decoded image, which comprises:
an additional matrix of compensating imaging elements for projecting a correction perspective image derived from the recording onto each artefact in at least in the central portion of the decoded image, whereby those artefacts are at least partially cancelled.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.