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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2005
Qingying HU, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kevin George Harding, Nishkayuna, NY (US);
Joseph Benjamin Ross, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Donald Wagner Hamilton, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Qingying Hu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Kevin George Harding, Nishkayuna, NY (US);
Joseph Benjamin Ross, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Donald Wagner Hamilton, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for generating a mask for use with a light measurement system that includes a light source for projecting light onto an object, and an imaging sensor for receiving light reflected from the object. The method includes determining a profile of the object to be inspected, and generating an electronic mask based on the determined object profile. The electronic mask has an electronic opening having a profile defined to substantially match the determined object profile as viewed from one of the light source and the imaging sensor.