Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for inspecting objects (2) moving in a flow (F) on a surface (3) moving in a direction (D), this device (1) comprising a lighting means (4) providing an illuminated strip (6) at the surface (3), a detection means (7) having an optical axis (AO) and, finally, a means (8) for processing and evaluating the signals supplied by the detection means (7) in order to detect the presence of the moving objects (2), map their height and/or determine their volume.

Abstract: A machine for automatically inspecting a flow (F) of individual objects (2) on a conveying plane (3) includes at least one illumination station (4) and at least one detection station (4?) below which the flow (F) of objects to be inspected passes. The at least one illumination station (4) has means (6) for applying and focusing inspecting beams (R) defining a transverse focused illuminated region (ZEF) The at least one detection station (4?) has a means (9) defining a detection region (ZD) in the form of a transverse strip of size (L) as well as means (9,1) for capturing and transmitting the signal contained in a pixel (10) scanning the detection region (ZD). The focused illuminated region (ZEF) fits along the entire width (L) of the detection region (ZD) within this detection region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine for automatically inspecting a flow (F) of individual objects (2) on a conveying plane (3), comprising at least one illumination station (4) and at least one detection station (4?) below which the flow (F) of objects to be inspected passes; the at least one illumination station (4) comprises means (6) for applying and focusing inspecting beams (R) defining a transverse focused illuminated region (ZEF), and the at least one detection station (4?) comprises a means (9) defining a detection region (ZD) in the form of a transverse strip of size (L) as well as means (9,1) for capturing and transmitting the signal contained in a pixel (10) scanning the detection region (ZD). Said machine is characterized in that the focused illuminated region (ZEF) fits within the entire width (L) of the detection region (ZD).

Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic method for characterizing and/or sorting packages, in particular bottle-type containers or similar, moving in a substantially planar flow and substantially without overlapping or mutual superpositioning, the flow including monolayer and multilayer packages (1). The method involves introducing a liquid fluid, in particular water or a liquid made from water, between the non-integral layers of the multilayer packages, detecting the presence of this interstitial liquid fluid in the multilayer packages using a contact-free detection system, and using the resulting information to characterize and/or sort the two types of packages (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a portable and self-contained optical spectrometer for analyzing a light spectrum backscattered by an illuminated sample, in order to deduce the content of at least one compound constituting the sample, said spectrometer being arranged about an optical axis and including: a target area centered on said optical axis; a plurality of optical sensors trained on the target area; an opaque measurement chamber including: an opening centered on said optical axis; at least one diffusing filter blocking said opening; and an inner bottom capable of housing the plurality of optical sensors and a main illumination device capable of illuminating the sample. The invention further relates to a method for using such a spectrometer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a portable and self-contained optical spectrometer for analyzing a light spectrum backscattered by an illuminated sample, in order to deduce the content of at least one compound constituting the sample, said spectrometer being arranged about an optical axis and including: a target area centered on said optical axis; a plurality of optical sensors trained on the target area; an opaque measurement chamber including: an opening centered on said optical axis; at least one diffusing filter blocking said opening; and an inner bottom capable of housing the plurality of optical sensors and a main illumination device capable of illuminating the sample. The invention further relates to a method for using such a spectrometer.

Abstract: This invention has as its object an automatic process and machine for inspecting and sorting non-metallic objects.

Abstract: This invention has as its object an automatic process and machine for inspecting and sorting non-metallic objects.

Abstract: A device and a method for automatically inspecting objects traveling in an essentially monolayer flow. The device comprises a detection unit through which the object flow passes, consisting of the following: elements for applying electromagnetic radiation in the direction of the plane of conveyance of the objects and defining a lighting plane, the intersection of the lighting plane and plane of conveyance defining a detection line; a receiver device periodically scanning each point on the detection line and receiving radiation reflected by an elementary measuring zone, the plane defined by the detection line and the optical input center being known as the scanning plane; elements for transmitting the reflected radiation. The radiation emitted is concentrated in the region of the lighting plane and the lighting plane and the scanning plane merge, whereupon the joint plane is inclined in relation to the normal of the plane of conveyance.

Abstract: An automatic analysis or inspection system for objects traveling on a support which includes at least one illumination element (4), preferably with a large spectrum and at least one detection element or a detector (5), the two elements being arranged above a flow of objects (2). The objects are selected such that at least a part thereof is transparent. The inventive system is characterized in that the support (3) reflects in a diffused manner at least 50% of light received within the interested spectral range.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for automatically inspecting objects traveling in an essentially mono-layer flow. Said device comprises a detection unit (4) through which the object flow (2) passes, consisting of the following: means (6) for applying electromagnetic radiation in the direction of the plane of conveyance of said objects (2) and defining a lighting plane, the intersection of the lighting plane and plane of conveyance defining a detection line; a receiver device (8) periodically scanning each point on said detection line and receiving radiation reflected by an elementary measuring zone, the plane defined by said detection line and the optical input center being known as the scanning plane; means (10) for transmitting said reflected radiation.

Abstract: A process for using localized agricultural data to optimize the cultivation of perennial plants, the process including: passage through a parcel of perennial plants by a farm machine; automatic production of positioning signals at several points in the parcel, by means of an absolute positioning sensor, for example, of the differential GPS type installed on board the farm machine; automatic measurement by means of appropriate sensors of one or more pieces of agricultural data at each of these points; recording of the positioning signals and the data measured at these points by a data processing unit; processing of the positioning signals by means of a computer and an appropriate algorithm so as to organize them according to the rows of the parcel, so that the same row can be found again unambiguously during different passes; real-time or deferred representation of the positions passed through and/or the agricultural data in the form of a computer-generated map.

Abstract: Device and method of on-board weighing of harvested materials on a harvesting machine having a path for the harvested material. The device includes first and second weighing devices disposed near each other on a common support and being connected to an electronic computer. The first and second weighing devices are one of an electronic balance or scale. The second weighing device is equipped with a weighing platform which is installed in the path of the harvested material. A feed system is included which is independent of the weighing platform The method includes supporting a known fixed mass on the first weighing device, successively weighing the known fixed mass on the first weighing device, feeding, with the feeding system, the harvested material continuously and in successive lots onto the weighing platform of the second weighing device, weighing the harvested material on the second weighing device, and processing signals from the first and second weighing devices using the computer.