Automatic device for the statistical analysis of an object

Claim 1

Automatic system for statistical analysis of an object (1), comprising (a) optical means (4) for projecting on a photoelectric receiver (5) images of elementary parts (12) of said object (1), said images themselves consisting of a predetermined number of elementary parts (12), with means of continuous, constant-speed, relative movement between said object (1) and said receiver (5), so that said images of said elementary parts (12) of said object (1) are projected continuously on said photoelectric receiver (5); (b) electronic means (7) for continuously digitizing each of said images (12), said image having a plurality of elementary points each of which is coded as a bit; (c) a computer (8) for continuously storing said images (12), a number of images (12) equal to the number of elementary points of each image (12) forming a set image (11) called a square, and for successive processing of each square (11) consisting in dividing said square (11) into smaller and smaller equal squares the number of which increases, at each division, until a number of squares equal to the number of elementary points in the initial square (11) is obtained, and, at each division, in calculating the percentage of squares containing at least one point equal to 1 relative to the total number of squares, these percentages constituting the parameters for characterizing said square (11); and (d) electronic means (10) for continuously storing said parameters in a memory followed by statistical calculations by means of the set of parameters stored in memory for an average characterization of the object (1) under study.