Abstract:
A sensor (10) for measuring reflective, transmissive, or self-luminous samples, comprises a plurality of light sources (18), where each of the light sources emit light of a substantially different wavelength band spaced in the visible spectrum; a reference channel photodetector (20); a sample channel photodectector (22); an optical cap (26) adapted to direct a first portion of the light emitted by each of the light sources to the reference channel photodetector (20); a reflector cone for directing a second portion of the light emitted by each of the light sources to the sample; and a receptor piece (36) for directing the diffuse portion of the light reflected from the sample to the sample channel photodetector (22). The sensor (10) is preferably incorporated into a hand-held 'mouse' device, which includes an area on its top surface for seating an index finger of the human hand.
Abstract:
A sensor (10) for measuring reflective, transmissive, or self-luminous samples, comprises a plurality of light sources (18), where each of the light sources emit light of a substantially different wavelength band spaced in the visible spectrum; a reference channel photodetector (20); a sample channel photodectector (22); an optical cap (26) adapted to direct a first portion of the light emitted by each of the light sources to the reference channel photodetector (20); a reflector cone for directing a second portion of the light emitted by each of the light sources to the sample; and a receptor piece (36) for directing the diffuse portion of the light reflected from the sample to the sample channel photodetector (22). The sensor (10) is preferably incorporated into a hand-held 'mouse' device, which includes an area on its top surface for seating an index finger of the human hand.
Abstract:
A color measuring system (10) includes a portable spectrophotometer (100) connectable to a general-purpose computer (130). The portable unit (100) includes a microprocessor with a read-only program memory for storing machine executable instructions and input/output functions. A random-access data memory is used to temporarily store process data for later transfer to the general-purpose computer (130) or to store in a command buffer area transferred high-level, generalized commands from the general-purpose computer (130). The microprocessor also includes a command interpreter which reads a generalized command from data memory and executes the predefined sequence of machine executable functions.
Abstract:
A portable colorimeter for characterizing the optical properties of a colored surface and in particular a colored surface containing metallic or pearlescent particles, which employs three multiangular spectrophotometric measurements to derive color constants for the surface. The colorimeter is a compact integrated unit housing irradiation, detection, control, analysis and display means and employs three illumination angles, preferably -30°, O°, and 65°, and one detection angle, preferably 45°, all measured from the sample normal. The method includes determining the tristimulus values of the color of the sample surface from low resolution spectral reflectance data preferably using twelve detector elements.
Abstract:
The invention makes it possible to determine the colour to be given particularly to a dental prosthesis from the measurement of the colour of adjacent teeth in the mouth of the patient. An optical fiber instrument (44) senses the light reflected by a tooth (50) and transmits the light to the input of a spectrocolorimeter (12, 14) associated with a microprocessor (10) in order to determine the spectral reflectance diffused by the tooth and to calculate the trichromatic components of its apparent colours for various types of lighting. The invention applies particularly to the determination of colours of dental prostheses.
Abstract:
Dispositif pour déterminer exactement la couleur d'une prothèse dentaire à poser, ou bien du matériau à utiliser dans les obturations de cavités dentaires, de manière à les rendre parfaitement identiques à la couleur des dents du patient. Il comporte une source lumineuse (1) émettant des rayons lumineux sur un monochromateur (2), lequel, à l'aide d'un commutateur ou d'un hacheur optiques (3), sépare lea rayons lumineux monochromatiques en au moins deux circuits parallèles (4, 4a, 5, 5a), l'un (4, 4a) comprenant un logement ou cellule (6) pour au moins une des dents du patient (9), l'autre (5, 5a) comprenant une cellule témoin (7) renfermant un échantillon témoin (28) de couleur blanche. Lesdits circuits aboutissent à un dispositif (8) qui détecte et compare les rayons provenant de la cellule (7) et ceux qui sont passés à travers la cellule (6) et la ou les dent(s) (9), fournissant une séquence de signaux qui sont appliqués à un détecteur (8), puis dûment amplifiés et appliqués à un convertisseur analogique-numérique (12) connecté à un processeur de données ou un ordinateur (10), lequel fournit les données d'identification codée relatives à la couleur identifiée.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a colorimeter and a reflectivity measuring method based on a multichannel spectrum. The colorimeter includes a main unit and a calibration box, wherein the main unit includes an integrating sphere, a light source and a main sensor, a detection hole is formed in one side of a top of the integrating sphere, a light-through hole is formed in a side of the integrating sphere, and a measuring port is formed in a bottom of the integrating sphere, the light source is arranged outside the light-through hole, and the main sensor is arranged outside the detection hole; the calibration box includes a housing and a white board arranged at a top of the housing, the white board is correspondingly matched with the measuring port, and the calibration box is connected with the main unit; the sensor is a multichannel spectral sensor.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a measuring arrangement for detecting an absolute reflection spectrum of a sample in a process for producing the sample. It comprises a light source for generating measurement light, a homogenizer for generating a uniform spatial illuminance distribution of the measurement light; a movable reflector and a receiver for collecting the measurement light reflected from the sample and/or the reflector. According to the invention, the reflector both for a reference measurement and for a sample measurement is positioned in an observation beam path and arranged on the same side of the sample as the light source in order to feed the reflected measurement light to the receiver.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a measuring arrangement for detecting an absolute reflection spectrum of a sample in a process for producing the sample. It comprises a light source for generating measurement light, a homogenizer for generating a uniform spatial illuminance distribution of the measurement light; a movable reflector and a receiver for collecting the measurement light reflected from the sample and/or the reflector. According to the invention, the reflector both for a reference measurement and for a sample measurement is positioned in an observation beam path and arranged on the same side of the sample as the light source in order to feed the reflected measurement light to the receiver.