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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Vijay Kumar Baikampady Gopalkrishna, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Raja Bala, Pittsford, NY (US);
Palghat Ramesh, Pittsford, NY (US);
David Allen Mantell, Rochester, NY (US);
Peter Michael Gulvin, Webster, NY (US);
Mark A. Cellura, Webster, NY (US);
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method includes illuminating a drop with a pulse of light from a light source. A duration of the pulse of light is from about 0.0001 seconds to about 0.1 seconds. The method also includes capturing an image, video, or both of the drop. The method also includes detecting the drop in the image, the video, or both. The method also includes characterizing the drop after the drop is detected. Characterizing the drop includes determining a size of the drop, a location of the drop, or both in the image, the video, or both.