Telegraphy – Systems – Printing
Patent
1979-05-24
1981-10-20
Kamm, William E.
Telegraphy
Systems
Printing
D61N 500
Patent
active
042954738
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method in which the amount of movement of a boundary in one or more dimensions on a dynamically movable structure or a series of sequential visual representations of said structure is measured. The boundary movement is measured by the degree of shiftable movement between light and dark areas. The motion may be analyzed and quantified in terms of linear motion or area change and an electrical analog of such motion is generated in format suitable for recordation by conventional reproducing or display mechanisms, as for example, a conventional chart recorder. In one embodiment, movement in one dimension, e.g. a linear dimension, is detected but not necessarily quantified. In another embodiment, the movement in the linear dimension is detected and measured so as to provide a quantification thereof. In a further embodiment the movement is measured in at least two dimensions to provide quantification of area changes. With suitable mathematical calculation, the area change with respect to an object of generally known shape can be converted for volume analysis. The apparatus comprises an electro-optical system including a plurality of photocells such as silicon photocells, and appropriate analog computation circuitry produces an electrical signal, as an analog of such dynamic motion, which when applied to a display screen, as for example a television tube, may display an ultrasonogram or a videofluoroscopic image.
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Diamond George
Forrester James
Hirsch Michael
Vas Ran
Kamm William E.
Schaap Robert J.
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