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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
May. 25, 2023
Matrox Electronics Systems, Ltd., Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Arnaud Lina, Montreal, CA;
Matrox Electronics Systems, Ltd., Quebec, CA;
Abstract
A method includes capturing a first image of a surface illuminated from a first direction along an axis by a first light at a first elevation angle with other lights of the illumination system off, and capturing a second image of the surface illuminated from a second direction along the axis by a second light at a second elevation angle with the other lights off, the second direction being opposite the first direction, the second elevation angle being substantially identical to the first elevation angle. The images are processed by taking a derivative of a reflected light intensity at each of a plurality of pixel locations in the images, respectively. The respective derivatives are employed to identify a set of invalid pixels where a photometric stereo condition is not satisfied. A photometric stereo reconstruction is generated based on a set of images and the identified set of invalid pixels.