Apparatus and method for estimating background tilt and offset

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PATENT NO 6385335
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09654278

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A computer implemented software device for estimating background tilt and offset is disclosed to preferably be adaptable to an optical measurement instrument wherein the estimated parameters are resolved to generate a reference plane to be subtracted from a height map of a phase profile. A set of histograms of heights is used to develop a merit function. A two-dimensional high speed iterative search is used to optimize the merit function to generate a reference plane coincident with the spatial tilt of the phase profile. The invention enables real-time measurement of substrate height for preferred use in high-speed image processing operations relating to circuit-board production lines.

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  • CYBEROPTICS CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fishbaine, David Minnetonka, MN 23 464
Rudd, Eric P Hopkins, MN 36 406

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