FIBER OPTIC IMAGING SYSTEM

摘要

A fiber optic imaging system employs a coherent fiber optic bundle (54) comprising a two dimensional array of fibers. A one dimensional linear light detector array (60), fixed relative to the fiber optic bundle (54) receives an image of a target (12) and detects light through only a slice of the image to provide dimensional information with respect to the edges of the target. Electronics (22) provide for detection of target edges by means of a curve fitting technique, computation of dimensions and control of light source intensity and exposure time. Illumination is by a noncoherent light source (24) and a collimator (30) positioned behind the target (12).