Patent ID: 11946876
Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A method of inspecting an outer circumferential surface of a honeycomb body, comprising:
continuously rotating the honeycomb body via an actuator engaged with the outer circumferential surface of the honeycomb body;
measuring circumferential travel along a circumference of the outer circumferential surface of the honeycomb body;
triggering, based at least in part on direct measurement of the circumferential travel of the outer circumferential surface, a camera to collect a plurality of images of the outer circumferential surface of the honeycomb body, the plurality of images collected at predetermined distances of the circumferential travel of the outer circumferential surface over a single rotation of the honeycomb body;
combining the plurality of images into a composite image; and
analyzing the composite image to identify one or more surface defects on the outer circumferential surface of the honeycomb body.