Optical fiber inspection system

Patent · Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6834603

Moore, F W

A remote inspection apparatus is described for optically inspecting exterior surfaces of objects, comprising: an enclosure; at least one inspection head mounted within the enclosure for receiving a supply of objects to be inspected; the inspection head having an object passageway extending downwardly thereinto, through which objects being inspected pass; collimating means for orienting the objects into a desired orientation for passage through the inspection head; transparent window means forming a section of the object passageway; lens means arranged circumferentially about the window means for gathering and transmitting light reflected from surfaces of the objects; light guide means receiving an optical image from the lens means and for conveying the optical images therethrough; a television camera for converting optical image conveyed by the light guide means into electronic signals representative of the optical images; signal processing means for integrating the electronic signals for producing a singular image of an object; a television monitor for converting the electronic signal into a visible image representative of surfaces of the objects; staging means for stationarily positioning an object within the window means so that exterior surfaces of the object can be viewed by the lens means; and light source guides adjacent to the window means for beaming light onto objects positioned upon the staging means.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
• Patent Number(s): US 4635111
• OSTI ID: 6834603
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 5 Apr 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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OPTICAL FILTERS
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IMAGE PROCESSING
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LENSES
OPACITY
ORIENTATION
POSITIONING
ROUTING
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