Holographic imaging of natural-fiber-containing materials
Abstract
The present invention includes methods and apparatuses for imaging material properties in natural-fiber-containing materials. In particular, the images can provide quantified measures of localized moisture content. Embodiments of the invention utilize an array of antennas and at least one transceiver to collect amplitude and phase data from radiation interacting with the natural-fiber-containing materials. The antennas and the transceivers are configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation at one or more frequencies, which are between 50 MHz and 1 THz. A conveyance system passes the natural-fiber-containing materials through a field of view of the array of antennas. A computing device is configured to apply a synthetic imaging algorithm to construct a three-dimensional image of the natural-fiber-containing materials that provides a quantified measure of localized moisture content. The image and the quantified measure are both based on the amplitude data, the phase data, or both.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Pasco, WA
- Kennewick, WA
- West Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1009427
- Patent Number(s):
- 7855673
- Application Number:
- 12/170,944
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Bunch, Kyle J, Tucker, Brian J, Severtsen, Ronald H, Hall, Thomas E, McMakin, Douglas L, Lechelt, Wayne M, Griffin, Jeffrey W, and Sheen, David M. Holographic imaging of natural-fiber-containing materials. United States: N. p., 2010.
Web.
Bunch, Kyle J, Tucker, Brian J, Severtsen, Ronald H, Hall, Thomas E, McMakin, Douglas L, Lechelt, Wayne M, Griffin, Jeffrey W, & Sheen, David M. Holographic imaging of natural-fiber-containing materials. United States.
Bunch, Kyle J, Tucker, Brian J, Severtsen, Ronald H, Hall, Thomas E, McMakin, Douglas L, Lechelt, Wayne M, Griffin, Jeffrey W, and Sheen, David M. Tue .
"Holographic imaging of natural-fiber-containing materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1009427.
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title = {Holographic imaging of natural-fiber-containing materials},
author = {Bunch, Kyle J and Tucker, Brian J and Severtsen, Ronald H and Hall, Thomas E and McMakin, Douglas L and Lechelt, Wayne M and Griffin, Jeffrey W and Sheen, David M},
abstractNote = {The present invention includes methods and apparatuses for imaging material properties in natural-fiber-containing materials. In particular, the images can provide quantified measures of localized moisture content. Embodiments of the invention utilize an array of antennas and at least one transceiver to collect amplitude and phase data from radiation interacting with the natural-fiber-containing materials. The antennas and the transceivers are configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation at one or more frequencies, which are between 50 MHz and 1 THz. A conveyance system passes the natural-fiber-containing materials through a field of view of the array of antennas. A computing device is configured to apply a synthetic imaging algorithm to construct a three-dimensional image of the natural-fiber-containing materials that provides a quantified measure of localized moisture content. The image and the quantified measure are both based on the amplitude data, the phase data, or both.},
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year = {Tue Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2010},
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