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Patrick Terrier1, Vincent Devlaminck, Jean Michel Charbois

  • 1Laboratoire d'Automatique Génie Informatique et Signal, UMR CNRS 8146, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq cedex, France. patrick.terrier@univ-lille1.fr

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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Materials Science
  • Computer Vision

Background:

  • Surface roughness significantly influences a material's optical properties, particularly its bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF).
  • Traditional methods for roughness estimation often rely on assumptions about the BRDF's diffuse component or require complex specular-diffuse separation.
  • Accurate surface characterization is crucial for quality control in various manufacturing and research applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel polarimetric vision system for robust surface roughness estimation.
  • To enable pixel-wise estimation of refractive indices alongside roughness parameters.
  • To provide a method for surface characterization that bypasses the need for diffuse component modeling or separation.

Main Methods:

  • A polarimetric vision system was designed to capture surface reflectance properties.
  • Polarization measurements were utilized to directly estimate surface roughness parameters.
  • The method was validated by simultaneously estimating refractive indices at each pixel.

Main Results:

  • The system successfully generates roughness-segmentation-based images.
  • Surface roughness can be estimated without prior assumptions on the diffuse BRDF model.
  • Refractive indices are accurately estimated per pixel, enhancing material characterization.
  • The proposed technique demonstrated efficacy in quality control scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • Polarimetric vision offers a powerful, model-independent approach to surface roughness and refractive index estimation.
  • This method simplifies surface characterization, making it suitable for real-time quality control.
  • The system advances non-contact optical metrology for material analysis.