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Title: Fluorescence strobo-stereoscopy for specular reflection-suppressed full field of view imaging

Journal Article · · Measurement
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  1. Texas A & M University, College Station, TX (United States)

This report introduces fluorescence strobo-stereoscopy (FSS) to suppress strong specular reflection and enable the full field of view (FFOV) 3D surface imaging while the part is rotating. Specular reflection off the target surface significantly degrades the image quality and becomes critical for highly reflective surface measurements. In FSS, the fluorescent dye-doped fluid applied on the machined surface is excited upon incident ultra-violet light and becomes a new light source by Stokes' Law. Thus, specular reflection off of smooth surface can be suppressed by separating the fluorescent light from the excitation light. The developed FSS comprises a pair of imaging cameras, spatial filters, and an excitation light source. As a result, FSS effectively rejected the specular reflection and improved the FFOV 3D surface image quality of the machined part by enhancing contrast in the rotating target surface. Such enhancements in 3D imaging allowed to identify manufacturing tolerance of the part and to detect the surface features. The axial and lateral accuracy errors of FSS were 2.3% and 1.4% with the target size of 4.07 mm and 0.215 mm, respectively. A whole view reconstruction of the cylindrical target sample was performed, and the corresponding cylindricity and diameter deviation were assessed. The fluid media effect and the target surface quality effect were discussed.

Research Organization:
Kansas City Nuclear Security Campus (KCNSC), Kansas City, MO (United States); Texas A & M University, College Station, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0002839
OSTI ID:
1969176
Report Number(s):
NSC-614-4050
Journal Information:
Measurement, Journal Name: Measurement Vol. 192; ISSN 0263-2241
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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