Abstract: A portable image analysis system including a hand held head assembly with an imaging window in the bottom of a housing, at least one light source in the housing directed at the imaging window, and an imaging device in the housing optically coupled to the imaging window. A computer, coupled to the hand held head assembly includes an imaging quality analysis program and a monitor for displaying images in the imaging window of the housing captured by the imaging device of the hand held head assembly for performing in situ image quality measurements.

Abstract: A non-contact vision based inspection system and method for flat specular parts in which an imaging camera defining an image plane is aimed at a part to be inspected for taking a single image of the part. A staging apparatus is used to move the part relative to the camera until the single image of the part is obtained. The image plane is fixed to remain parallel to the object plane defined by the part as the part moves relative to the imaging camera.