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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
John Oluseun Dabiri, Pasadena, CA (US);
Kakani Katija Young, Pasadena, CA (US);
John H. Costello, Providence, RI (US);
Sean P. Colin, Kingston, MA (US);
John Oluseun Dabiri, Pasadena, CA (US);
Kakani Katija Young, Pasadena, CA (US);
John H. Costello, Providence, RI (US);
Sean P. Colin, Kingston, MA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Roger Williams University, Kingston, MA (US);
Providence College, Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A velocimetry apparatus and method for the collection of target-specific images of fluid motions are disclosed. The apparatus includes a camera and a light source. The camera collects and provides images of the fluid showing instantaneous positions of particles in the fluid. The light source provides a light sheet (two-dimensional) or volume (three-dimensional) to illuminate the particles. The camera and the light source are powered by portable energy sources and measure instantaenous velocity of the fluid in a field of view. Shape and distance between first camera, the light source and the portable energy sources are so configured that the apparatus is a self-contained apparatus portable by a diver during operation thereof.