Optical fiber inspection system
Abstract
A remote optical inspection system including an inspection head. The inspection head has a passageway through which pellets or other objects are passed. A window is provided along the passageway through which light is beamed against the objects being inspected. A plurality of lens assemblies are arranged about the window so that reflected light can be gathered and transferred to a plurality of coherent optical fiber light guides. The light guides transfer the light images to a television or other image transducer which converts the optical images into a representative electronic signal. The electronic signal can then be displayed on a signal viewer such as a television monitor for inspection by a person. A staging means can be used to support the objects for viewing through the window. Routing means can be used to direct inspected objects into appropriate exit passages for accepted or rejected objects. The inspected objects are advantageously fed in a singular manner to the staging means and routing means. The inspection system is advantageously used in an enclosure when toxic or hazardous materials are being inspected.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD CO
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866106
- Patent Number(s):
- 4635111
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC14-76FF02170
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- optical; fiber; inspection; remote; including; head; passageway; pellets; passed; window; provided; light; beamed; inspected; plurality; lens; assemblies; arranged; reflected; gathered; transferred; coherent; guides; transfer; images; television; image; transducer; converts; representative; electronic; signal; displayed; viewer; monitor; person; staging; means; support; viewing; routing; direct; appropriate; exit; passages; accepted; rejected; advantageously; fed; singular; manner; enclosure; toxic; hazardous; materials; hazardous material; optical fiber; hazardous materials; light guide; reflected light; fiber light; electronic signal; remote optical; staging means; optical inspection; optical image; optical images; television monitor; coherent optical; light guides; inspection head; light image; /348/209/
Citation Formats
Moore, Francis W. Optical fiber inspection system. United States: N. p., 1987.
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Moore, Francis W. Optical fiber inspection system. United States.
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"Optical fiber inspection system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866106.
@article{osti_866106,
title = {Optical fiber inspection system},
author = {Moore, Francis W},
abstractNote = {A remote optical inspection system including an inspection head. The inspection head has a passageway through which pellets or other objects are passed. A window is provided along the passageway through which light is beamed against the objects being inspected. A plurality of lens assemblies are arranged about the window so that reflected light can be gathered and transferred to a plurality of coherent optical fiber light guides. The light guides transfer the light images to a television or other image transducer which converts the optical images into a representative electronic signal. The electronic signal can then be displayed on a signal viewer such as a television monitor for inspection by a person. A staging means can be used to support the objects for viewing through the window. Routing means can be used to direct inspected objects into appropriate exit passages for accepted or rejected objects. The inspected objects are advantageously fed in a singular manner to the staging means and routing means. The inspection system is advantageously used in an enclosure when toxic or hazardous materials are being inspected.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1987},
month = {1}
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