Field curvature model for confocal imaging apparatus with curved focal surface
US10327872B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/0025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computing device comprises a processor that uses a field curvature model that is calibrated to a confocal imaging apparatus. The processor receives intensity measurements generated by pixels of a detector of the confocal imaging apparatus. The processor determines, for each pixel, a focusing setting of the confocal imaging apparatus that provides a maximum measured intensity. The processor determines, for each pixel, a depth of a point of a 3D object associated with the pixel that corresponds to the determined focusing setting. The processor adjusts the depth of at least one point of the 3D object based on applying the determined focusing setting for the pixel associated with the at least one point to the field curvature model to compensate for a non-flat focal surface of the confocal imaging apparatus. The processor determines a shape of the 3D object based at least in part on the adjusted depth.
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