Spectroscopic Camera for Real-Time Spectral Reflectance Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging technologies struggle to visualize and present invisible information, such as vegetation indexes and environmental stress responses, requiring offline processing, which makes it difficult to capture images of imaging targets in desired states.
Innovation Solution
An imaging device and program that utilize spectral units to separate incident light, generate spectral data, calculate spectral reflectance, and form visualized images in real time, enabling live-view display of invisible information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If offline processing is used to calculate spectral reflectance and generate visualized images, then measurement precision of invisible information is improved, but loss of time increases due to delayed visualization
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging device performs preliminary spectral separation and data generation during the imaging process itself, preparing the spectral Raw data in real-time rather than waiting for offline processing. This allows the visualization to be generated immediately without time delay while maintaining calculation accuracy through the pre-prepared spectral data structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the traditional offline mechanical processing system with an integrated real-time computational system within the imaging device. The spectral unit and processing sections work together to calculate spectral reflectance and generate visualized images immediately during capture, eliminating the time delay of separate offline processing while preserving measurement precision
2Loss of time
If real-time spectral processing is implemented, then loss of time is reduced through immediate visualization, but device complexity increases due to additional processing components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the spectral processing functions directly into the imaging device structure, combining the spectral unit, spectral Raw data generation section, and visualized image formation section into an integrated system. This consolidation enables real-time processing without requiring separate offline equipment, thus reducing time loss while managing device complexity through functional integration
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging device is designed with multi-functionality, where the same device performs both conventional imaging and spectral analysis with real-time visualization. The spectral unit and processing sections serve multiple purposes: capturing spectral data, calculating spectral reflectance, and generating visualized images, thereby achieving real-time processing without proportionally increasing overall device complexity
3Ease of operation
If spectral separation and real-time visualization are implemented, then ease of operation is improved by enabling identification of desired imaging states, but device complexity increases due to spectral processing components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color mapping to represent spectral reflectance values in the visualized image, transforming invisible spectral information into visible color-coded imagery. This allows operators to easily identify desired imaging states such as photosynthesis activity and environmental stress responses through color variations, significantly improving ease of operation despite the added spectral processing components
Solution Approach 2:
The visualized image acts as an intermediary between the spectral data and the operator. The spectral unit and processing sections transform complex spectral measurements into intuitive visual representations that clearly indicate the state of the imaging target, making it easy to identify desired states without requiring the operator to interpret raw spectral data, thus improving ease of operation relative to the device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables real-time visualization and presentation of invisible imaging targets, allowing selective capture of images in appropriate states, enhancing the identification and focus of desired imaging targets.
Implementation Method 1
a spectral unit that separates incident light coming from a measurement target
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an imaging device, an operation method of an imaging device, and a program for enabling visualization and presentation of an invisible imaging target.Incident light coming from a measurement target is separated. Spectral Raw data is generated on the basis of a spectral result. Spectral reflectance of the measurement target is calculated on the basis of the spectral Raw data. A visualized image is formed on the basis of the spectral reflectance. The visualized image is displayed in real time. The present disclosure is applicable to a spectroscopic camera.