Image processor for a digital image of an object having a crack
US6711284B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30132
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processor for a digital image of an object having a crack is disclosed, the digital image being made of a plurality of pixels. The image processor comprises a counter for counting a number of the pixels relating to the crack within a selected portion of the image, the selected portion being of a known area, an investigator for investigating the relationship among the pixels relating to the crack within the selected portion of the image, and a width evaluator for evaluating the width of the crack corresponding to the selected portion of the image on the basis of the number of the pixels and the relationship among the pixels.
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