Method for the generation of real-time control parameters for smoke-generating combustion processes by means of a video camera
Patent 4737844 Issued on April 12, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 27, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 27, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesBurner monitoring system Method and apparatus for measuring shape of injected substance Measurement method and apparatus for alignment Patent #: 4641257 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 07/007186 filed on 01/27/1987US Classes:348/83, Furnace (e.g., nuclear reactor, etc.)348/27QuantizerExaminersPrimary: Britton, Howard W.Assistant: Kostak, Victor R. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassF23N 5/08 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1986-01-27 FIAbstractA method for generating real-time control parameters by a video camera for smoke-generating combustion reactions is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a video camera is used for obtaining a video signal, which is digitized and filtered temporally and spatially. The digitized video signal is divided on the basis of its signal level distribution into signal subareas to reduce the quantity of processed information. The picture elements belonging to the same subarea are combined into contiguous image areas representing a certain signal level, the subareas are combined into an integrated image, subsequent images are averaged to eliminate random disturbance, and the averaged image is displayed on a display device. This method facilitates the real-time monitoring of a combustion process. | |
