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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Arkady Cherkassky, Rishon-Lezion, IL;
Amotz Weinberg, Tel Aviv, IL;
Arkady Cherkassky, Rishon-Lezion, IL;
Amotz Weinberg, Tel Aviv, IL;
Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat Gan, IL;
Abstract
An electro-optical method and apparatus for evaluating the dimensions of any protrusion from the threshold of the fabric surface is achieved by bending any length of fabric over a rotating roller so that the contoured area of the protrusion body above the surface can be visualized. The image of the silhouette as seen by a digital camera is processed by image processing algorithms then processed statistically and then by a neural network to yield an integrated picture of the fabric protrusions. The grading results of pilling are well correlated to the human visual method of pilling evaluation.