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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Moon S. Kim, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Kuanglin Chao, Ellicott, MD (US);
Byoung-Kwan Cho, Daejeon, KR;
Kangjin Lee, Hwasung-si, KR;
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The single-camera multi-mirror imaging method and apparatus is an inspection system configured to examine a whole surface of a rotating object, preferably a spheroidal object such as a fruit or vegetable. The system includes a plurality of mirrors that direct an image of the inspected object into a digital line scan camera with an associated processor. The processor produces an image of the inspected object showing any detected surface defects and selected contamination on the outer surface of the object.