SYSTEM FOR DETECTING STRUCTURAL DEFECTS AND FEATURES UTILIZING BLACKBODY SELF-ILLUMINATION

16 - SYSTEM FOR DETECTING STRUCTURAL DEFECTS AND FEATURES UTILIZING BLACKBODY SELF-ILLUMINATION ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE 5 A SYSTEM IS DISCLOSED WHICH UTILIZES THE SUBSTANTIALLY STEADY-STATE TEMPERATURE OF A COATED OBJECT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM, TO SELECTIVELY VIEW DEFECT...

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Hauptverfasser: DONALD DIMARZIO, JOHN DOUGLAS WEIR, STEVEN CHU, ROBERT P. SILBERSTEIN
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Zusammenfassung:16 - SYSTEM FOR DETECTING STRUCTURAL DEFECTS AND FEATURES UTILIZING BLACKBODY SELF-ILLUMINATION ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE 5 A SYSTEM IS DISCLOSED WHICH UTILIZES THE SUBSTANTIALLY STEADY-STATE TEMPERATURE OF A COATED OBJECT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM, TO SELECTIVELY VIEW DEFECTS AND FEATURES OF THE OBJECT BELOW THE COATING WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF TRANSIENT HEATING OR IR ILLUMINATION AND REFLECTANCE IMAGING. -FBE OPTICAL DETECTOR, SUCH AS AN FR CARNERA, MAY BE TAILORED FOR THE WAVELENGTHS AT WHICH THE COATING MATERIAL IS SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT, THEREBY MAXIMIZING THE I 0 VIEWING CLARITY OF THE DEFECTS AND FEATURES UNDER THE COATING, AND DISTINGUISHING THEM FROM ANY SPURIOUS FEATURES ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE COATING. NE PRESENT SYSTEM ENABLES THE INSPECTION OF SMALL OR LARGE AREAS IN REAL TIME, WITHOUT REQTDRING COMPLEX IMAGE ACQUISITION, STORAGE AND IMAGE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE. 1 5