Abstract:
A spectral colorimetric apparatus includes a concave surface reflection type diffraction element configured to disperse an incident light beam; a sensor including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, wherein the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements is arranged in a direction parallel to a tangential line of a Rowland circle of the concave surface reflection type diffraction element, each photoelectric conversion elements being configured to receive the light beam dispersed by the concave surface reflection type diffraction element; a housing configured to support the concave surface reflection type diffraction element and the sensor; and a bonding portion provided on the housing, wherein the sensor is fixed to the housing with an adhesive provided between the bonding portion and the sensor. The bonding portion is provided only at a position corresponding to a center of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements of the sensor in the direction in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements is arranged.
Abstract:
A lighting device 10 that emits illumination light from two or more angular directions onto a sample surface 2 to be measured, an imaging optical lens 8, and a monochrome two-dimensional image sensor 4 are provided. This configuration provides a method and an apparatus that take a two-dimensional image of the sample surface 2 to be measured at each measurement wavelength and accurately measure multi-angle and spectral information on each of all pixels in the two-dimensional image in a short time. In particular, a multi-angle spectral imaging measurement method and apparatus that have improved accuracy and usefulness are provided.
Abstract:
A spectral colorimetric apparatus includes a housing which includes a side wall. An outer surface of the side wall is an adjustment surface capable of adjusting a position of a light receiving member by moving in a state in which the light receiving member abuts on the adjustment surface. The light receiving member is supported by the side wall of the housing in a state in which the light receiving member abuts on the adjustment surface and receives a light beam that is dispersed by a concave surface reflection type diffraction element and passes through an opening portion. The adjustment surface is parallel to a tangential line at a part of a Rowland circle of the concave surface reflection type diffraction element, through which a light beam received by the light receiving member passes.
Abstract:
An image processing apparatus and method for measuring spatial and spectral information from an image of a printed substrate. The image processing apparatus processes the spatial and spectral information from the same acquired image using first and second processors. One of the first or second processors includes a large format sensor and the other of the first or second processors includes a small format sensor. Both the first and second processors are capable of processing both the spatial and spectral information and neither the first or second processor is necessarily dedicated to processing only the spatial or spectral information.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to spectral analysis systems and methods for determining physical and chemical properties of a sample by measuring the optical characteristics of light emitted from the sample. In one embodiment, a probe head (100) for use with a spectrometer includes a reflector (118) for illuminating a sample volume (150) disposed circumferentially about the light source (140) of the probe head. In another embodiment, a probe head includes an optical blocking element for forcing the optical path between the light source and an optical pick-up optically connected to the spectrometer into the sample. The probe head also includes a reference shutter for selectively blocking light emitted from the sample from reaching the optical pick-up facilitate calibration of the spectrometer.
Abstract:
Percentage concentrations of constituents of a sample of cereal grain or other agricultural product in a flowing stream are determined while harvesting or processing using a short wave near infrared analyzer. The analyzer irradiates the sample, picks up diffuse reflectance of individual wavelengths from the sample and spatially separates the diffuse reflectance into a response at individual wavelengths. The result is to simultaneously detect the intensities of the individual wavelengths in parallel from the same portion of the product being analyzed. Percentage constituents of the composite substance may then be compared with known percentage constituents to determine the constituents in the sample product. The inventive wavelength analyzer is suitable for attaching to the agricultural combine to perform real time measurements in the field.
Abstract:
A produce recognition system and method which use an internal reference to calibrate a produce data collector. The produce data collector collects first data from an external reference, collects second and third data from an internal reference, and collects fourth data from a produce item. A computer determines a first calibration value from the first and second data and a second calibration value from the third data and applies the first and second calibration values to the fourth data to produce fifth data. The computer further obtains sixth data from reference produce data and compares the fifth and sixth data to identify the produce item.
Abstract:
A color detecting apparatus comprises a mechanism (20) for decomposing light from an inspection target object into a plurality of kinds of wavelength components and for inputting the wavelength components as spectrum data, a memory (24) for storing the spectrum data, a mechanism (25) for calculating out a physical characteristic amount of the spectrum data, a memory (13) for storing reference data to be used as reference for the characteristic amount, and a mechanism (11, 14) for comparing the characteristic amount with the reference data, thereby to determine whether or not a color of the inspection target object is a reference color.