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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Roger K. Tyler, Norman, OK (US);
Ronald D. Fowler, Yukon, OK (US);
Inventors:
Roger K. Tyler, Norman, OK (US);
Ronald D. Fowler, Yukon, OK (US);
Assignee:
Arinc Incorporated, Annapolis, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and mark verification systems for evaluating the quality of a two-dimensional matrix dot peen mark on an object are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the methods includes scanning a two-dimensional matrix dot peen mark disposed on a surface of an object with a laser displacement sensor to generate three-dimensional scanned data for the mark, the mark including a plurality of dots disposed in a plurality of rows and columns on the surface; and determining whether the mark passes a verification test based on the scanned data.