Methods and apparatus for measuring the flapping deformation of insect wings
US7773797B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/2545
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a high-performance computer vision system and method for measuring the wings deformation of insects with high flapping-frequency, large stroke-amplitude and excellent mobility during free-flight. A geometrical optic unit composed of a polyhedral reflector with four reflection-planes and four planar reflectors is used to image one high-speed CMOS camera to four virtual cameras, combined with double laser-sheet sources, multiple virtual stereo and structured-light sensors are available to observe the free-flight of insect at different viewpoints simultaneously. In addition, an optoelectronic guiding equipment is included to lead the free-flight of insect and trigger the camera to capture the image sequences of insect-flight automatically. The deformation of insect-wings can be reconstructed by the spatial coordinates of wing-edges and the distorted light-lines projected on the surface of wings.
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