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US 10,277,790 · App. 14/978,482 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Full-range image detecting system and method thereof

Inventors: Hau-Wei Wang (Taipei, TW); Chun-Hsien Chen (Jhubei, TW); Chung-Ning Huang (Hsinchu, TW); Po-Yi Chang (Taichung, TW)
Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
H04N5/2256G01C3/32G02B7/285G06T7/521G06T2207/10056G06T2207/30148
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Patent No.
US 10,277,790
App. No.
14/978,482
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A full-range image detecting system including a planar light source, an image capturing device, a light sensing device, a processing unit and a measuring module is provided. The planar light source projects a photo image with periodical variations onto an object. The image capturing device captures a reflective photo image reflected from the object. The light sensing device detects the coordinates of at least three measuring points on the object for fitting a plane. The processing unit calculates a phase variation of the reflective photo image after phase shift, a relative altitude of the surface profile of the object according to the phase variation, and an absolute altitude of the surface profile of the object with respect to the plane to obtain an information of absolute coordinate. The measuring module detects the surface of the object according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object.

Claims (25)

1. A full-range image detecting system, comprising:

a flat display providing a source of planar light projecting a photo image with periodical variations onto an object, wherein the photo image includes at least three photo images that are phase-shifted relative to each other;

an image capturing device capturing a reflective photo image reflected from the object;

a light sensing device detecting coordinates of at least three points on the object for fitting a plane;

a processing unit calculating a phase variation of the reflective photo image after phase shift, a relative altitude of the surface profile of the object according to the phase variation, and an absolute altitude of the surface profile of the object with respect to the plane to obtain an information of absolute coordinate of the object; and

a measuring module detecting the surface of the object according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object wherein a phase variation of each coordinate point of each of the at least three photo images is positively proportional to an offset representing a slope of a surface of the object, the offset being calculated based on a distance between the flat display and the object, an angle at which the image capturing device captures the reflective photo image, and a slope change of the surface of the object.

2. The full-range image detecting system according to claim 1 , further comprising a positioning platform which carries the object, and further moves the object to a coordinate position according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object.

3. The full-range image detecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the planar light source projects a uniform photo image to the object, and the processing unit obtains a coordinate information in a plane coordinate system according to the fitted plane.

4. The full-range image detecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the measuring module comprises an optical microscope or an optical interferometer.

5. The full-range image detecting system according to claim 4 , wherein the optical microscope or the optical interferometer adjusts a focal length between the optical microscope or the optical interferometer and the object through the adjusting in altitude according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object.

6. The full-range image detecting system according to claim 1 , wherein the measuring module comprises a probe card electrical testing device.

7. The full-range image detecting system according to claim 6 , wherein the measuring module adjusts an altitude of the probe card according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object for enabling the probe card electrical testing device to electrically contact the object.

8. The full-range image detecting system according to claim 1 , wherein a phase value of each coordinate point of a photo image among the at least three photo images is based on an intensity of ambient light and an amplitude of a wave of a respective one of the at least three photo images.

9. A full-range image detecting method, comprising:

projecting from a flat display as a source of planar light, a photo image with periodical variations onto an object, wherein the photo image includes at least three photo images that are phase-shifted relative to each other;

capturing a reflective photo image reflected from the object;

calculating a phase variation of the reflective photo image after phase shift and a relative altitude of the surface profile of the object according to the phase variation;

detecting the coordinates of at least three points on the object for fitting a plane;

calculating an absolute altitude of the surface profile of the object with respect to the plane to obtain an information of absolute coordinate; and

detecting the surface of the object according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object wherein a phase variation of each coordinate point of each of the at least three photo images is positively proportional to an offset representing a slope of a surface of the object, the offset being calculated based on a distance between the flat display and the object, an angle at which the image capturing device captures the reflective photo image, and a slope change of the surface of the object.

10. The full-range image detecting method according to claim 9 , further comprising carrying the object by a positioning platform, and controlling the positioning platform to move the object to a coordinate position according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object.

11. The full-range image detecting method according to claim 9 , further comprising projecting a uniform photo image to the object by the planar light source and obtaining a coordinate information of the object in a plane coordinate system according to the fitted plane.

12. The full-range image detecting method according to claim 9 , wherein when the object is detected by using an optical microscope or an optical interferometer, further comprises adjusting a focal length between the optical microscope or the optical interferometer and the object through the adjusting in altitude according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object.

13. The full-range image detecting method according to claim 9 , wherein when the object is detected by using a probe card electrical testing device, further comprises adjusting an altitude of the probe card according to the information of absolute coordinate of the object for enabling the probe card electrical testing device to electrically contact the object.

14. The full-range image detecting method according to claim 9 , wherein a phase value of each coordinate point of a photo image among the at least three photo images is based on an intensity of ambient light and an amplitude of a wave of a respective one of the at least three photo images.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2015
From: WANG, HAU-WEI; CHEN, CHUN-HSIEN; HUANG, CHUNG-NING; CHANG, PO-YI
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 037388/0652 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 104133182 A · Oct 8, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62164671 · May 21, 2015
Related Publication 20160344911A1 · Nov 24, 2016