Patent ID: 8811691

Claim:
An apparatus for capturing images of longitudinal surfaces and sidewalls of cut tubes, said apparatus comprising: a line camera, said line camera being configured to capture images of longitudinal surfaces of the cut tubes; a rotatable, 360 degree area camera joined with said line camera, said area camera being configured to capture images of sidewalls around 360° of the cut tubes; a mandrel and drive adapted to hold and axially rotate the cut tubes about a Y-axis for positioning the cut tubes with respect to said line camera and said area camera; a multi-axis motion stage for moving the mandrel, drive, and cut tubes along an X-axis and along said Y-axis for positioning the mandrel, drive, and cut tubes with respect to said line camera and said area camera; a vertical motion stage for moving said line camera and said area camera along a Z-axis for positioning said line camera and said area camera with respect to the cut tubes; and a rotating motion stage for rotating said line camera and said area camera substantially about an X′-axis for positioning said line camera and said area camera with respect to the cut tubes.