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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Tomoyuki Kaneko, Kodaira, JP;
Tokuhiro Murayama, Kodaira, JP;
Tsuneo Kobayashi, Kodaira, JP;
Takao Kokubu, Kodaira, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for inspecting appearance and shape of a subject body is provided. Installation cost and installation space are reduced, working efficiency is superior and judgement accuracy is high. A first picture taking structure takes a picture of a linear portion of a subject body lighted by a first slit light to obtain appearance data, and a second picture taking structure takes a picture of the same linear portion lighted by a second slit light to obtain shape data. The quality of appearance and shape of the subject body is judged based on the appearance data and the shape data.