Patent ID: 6219437
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: F42B,G06Q,G06T

Abstract:
A method for processing images of a fired bullet to obtain a composite image suitable for analysis of the fired bullet, comrprisinig the steps of:a) mounting said bullet to turn substantially about a longitudinal axis of said bullet;b) illuminating a surface portion of said bullet;c) obtaining and storing a frame image at a given position of said surface portion using microscope optics, said frame image having a transverse extent substantially transverse to said longitudinal axis;d) advancing said position by an amount less than a transverse extent of said frame image;e) repeating said steps (c) and (d) a plurality of times to obtain a plurality of overlapping frame images; andf) combining said frame images to form a continuous composite image having a transverse extent much greater than said transverse extent of said frame images.