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AssigneeRosewood Research Pty Ltd
InventorsJohn Kalitsis, Ian John Wesley, William Carpenter
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A field use optical grain characterizing system (101) includes a generally rectangular prismatic composite body (102) that defines a component cavity (103). A substantially vertical elongate channel (104) extends within cavity (103) for housing a grain sample (not shown). An electromagnetic radiation source, in the form of a 12 Volt halogen lamp (105), is disposed within cavity (103.) for directing NIR light into channel (104). An optical detection system (107) is disposed within cavity (103) for sensing selected light emerging from channel (104) and for providing a sensor signal. A processor, which is included within detection system (107), is also disposed within cavity (103) and is responsive to the sensor signal for providing data indicative of a characteristic parameter of the grain sample. A display device, in the form of a 5.7-inch touch screen LCD display (108), is connected with body (102) for selectively presenting the data.
A rigid base plate including a sequence of formations F1, F2, . . . , Fn for receiving respective optical components C1, C2, . . . , Cn to define an optical path, wherein n≧2 and at least the first formation F1 sealingly receives its respective component C1, wherein at least one of the optical components is a reflection diffraction grating, wherein at least one of the optical component is an optical barrel.
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