OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001436

Robotic inspection system with non-planar optical element

Published: 2026-09-15T19:05:49.851719Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001436
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides a robotic inspection system including a
robotic platform, a non-planar optical element mounted via a
multi-degree-of-freedom actuator system configured to controllably position
and orient the optical element, wherein the optical element introduces
non-linear distortion into reflected images. The system further includes an
imaging system with a camera mounted to the robotic platform and configured to
capture images reflected from the optical element at different orientations.
The system also includes a processing system configured to receive the
captured images from the imaging system, receive positional information
corresponding to the different orientations of the optical element and imaging
system, and process the images with the positional information to compensate
for non-linear distortion and generate three-dimensional depth information of
a target object within the imaging system's field of view.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001436
Published 2026-09-15T19:05:49.851719Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001436