APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING MATTER AND USE THEREOF FOR SORTING RECYCLABLE MATTER

摘要

An apparatus and a method for inspecting matter and the use thereof for sorting recyclable material including transparent material are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a lighting unit for projecting a concentrated diffused lighting onto the matter to generate a specular reflected light beam representative of the inspected matter. The apparatus comprises an imaging unit mounted according to a given imaging angle with respect to the projected concentrated diffused lighting for imaging the specular reflected light beam to provide image data representative of the inspected matter. The apparatus comprises an analyzing unit for analyzing the image data and providing matter characterization data based on the specular reflected light beam representative of the inspected matter.

主权项

1. An apparatus for inspecting matter, said apparatus comprising:
a lighting unit for projecting a concentrated diffused lighting onto at least a portion of said matter to generate a specular reflected light beam representative of the inspected matter; an imaging unit mounted according to a given imaging angle with respect to the projected concentrated diffused lighting for imaging at least a portion of the specular reflected light beam to provide image data representative of the inspected matter; and an analyzing unit operatively connected to the imaging unit for analyzing the image data and providing matter characterization data based on the at least a portion of the specular reflected light beam representative of the inspected matter.