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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Republic of Korea, As Represented BY the Administrator of Rural Development Administration, Jeollabuk-do, KR;
Moon S. Kim, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Kuanglin Chao, Ellicott, MD (US);
Alan M. Lefcourt, Elkridge, MD (US);
Kangjin Lee, Hwasung-si, KR;
Sukwon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Diane E. Chan, Odenton, MD (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Republic of Korea, as represented by the Administrator of Rural Development Administration, Jeollabuk-do, KR;
Abstract
The single-camera angled conveyance inspection method and apparatus includes upwardly and downwardly angled conveyance mechanisms positioned within an instantaneous field of view of a digital line scan camera. As a rotating object is moved over the conveyances by a helical guide, the camera obtains images of the object and communicates the images to a processor. The processor assembles a reflectance and fluorescence image of the object including detected defects and/or contamination on the outer surface of the object.