Abstract
A multispectral image analysis system includes a carrier, a power controller, a stroboscope, a spectrum transducer, a multispectral light control system, a whiteboard calibrator, an environmental control system, a man-machine interface controller, at least an optical photography system and an image capturing and analyzing system. By the present invention, a plurality of target samples can be cultivated simultaneously under the control of a stable environmental condition. In addition, using the multispectral light of the present invention to observe all kinds of physiologic and pathologic features of the target samples, the differences in the phenotype and spectrum for a plurality of the target samples are accessed for comparison, which can be used as a reference for analysis and determination.
Claims
1. A multispectral image analysis system comprising: a carrier, which provides a holding space for placement and cultivation of target samples, and is a containment opened and closed by a cover, accommodating part or all of a power controller, a stroboscope, a spectrum transducer, a multispectral light control system, a whiteboard calibrator, an environmental control system, a man-machine interface controller and an optical photography system; the power controller, which is connected with the stroboscope, the spectrum transducer, the multispectral light control system, the whiteboard calibrator, the environmental control system, the man-machine interface controller and the optical photography system to provide power for operation; the stroboscope, which provides a flashlight to irradiate on the target samples, with reflection light from the target samples aiding the optical photography system to shoot images; the spectrum transducer, which is disposed in an irradiation range of the stroboscope and the multispectral light control system to monitor wavelength and illuminance, followed by sending back these data to the man-machine interface controller; the multispectral light control system, which is disposed above or beside the target samples to provide a multispectral light source of 16-20 kinds of wavebands in an interval of 25-45 nm, with a power switch being controlled or a light intensity being adjusted by the man-machine interface controller; the whiteboard calibrator, which is disposed in a shooting range of lens of the optical photography system to measure the target samples, followed by sending back measured data to the man-machine interface controller to calibrate gray level and focus in height, thereby improving quality of images to be shot by the optical photography system; the environmental control system, a part of which is disposed inside and outside the carrier to provide heat exchange between an inner space and an outer space of the carrier, providing the inner space of the carrier with a stable environmental condition and monitoring the environmental condition, and sending back monitored data to the man-machine interface controller; the man-machine interface controller, which links bi-directionally with the power controller, the stroboscope, the spectrum transducer, the multispectral light control system, the whiteboard calibrator, the environmental control system and the optical photography system to control operation of all parts and receive real monitored data of all parts; the optical photography system, which is disposed above or beside the target samples to shoot the target samples, followed by sending back images to the man-machine interface controller; and an image capturing and analyzing system, which links bi-directionally with the man-machine interface controller to receive real monitored data of all parts from the man-machine interface controller for analysis, followed by sending back the data after analysis to the man-machine interface controller for compensation or operation of environmental control parameters.
2. The multispectral image analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the holding space of the carrier provides for placement and cultivation of a plurality of target samples for comparison and analysis.
3. The multispectral image analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength of the spectrum of the multispectral light control system is in the range of 330-1100 nm.
4. The multispectral image analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the multispectral light control system adjusts and controls the switch of a single light source and an intensity of the single light source.
5. The multispectral image analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the environmental control system includes a temperature controller and a humidity controller to control the environmental condition, such as temperature, humidity or salinity.
6. The multispectral image analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the man-machine interface controller includes a display unit, a touch control unit and a press-key unit disposed on the outer surface of the carrier, allowing a user to monitor and input the control condition.
7. The multispectral image analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the optical photography system is capable of shooting 2-D (2-dimensional) pictures, films, time-lapse photography, 3-D (3-dimensional) pictures and images for a user to determine.
8. The multispectral image analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the optical photography system further includes a mechanical arm or a slide rail, allowing the lens of the optical photography system to move the target samples to be shot.
9. The multispectral image analysis system according to claim 8, wherein the mechanical arm or the slide rail moves front and back, left and right, or up and down, and provides for setting up and moving the lens and the stroboscope.
10. The multispectral image analysis system according to claim 1, wherein features of plants analyzed by the image capturing and analyzing system include the features of spectrum, the growth rate, the pathological analysis, the observation of cultivation phenotype, the diffusion rate, the diffusion and covering area, and the proportion and distribution of phenotype for a plurality of target samples, with the collected images, coordinates and spectrum features providing multi-dimensional data for further data analysis.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] FIG. 1 shows a structural diagram of a multispectral image analysis system, according to the present invention.
[0010] FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of the structure of the multispectral image analysis system, according to the present invention.
[0011] FIG. 3 shows a first diagram of time phenotype analysis in the structure diagram of the multispectral image analysis system, according to the present invention.
[0012] FIG. 4 shows a second diagram of time phenotype analysis in the structure diagram of the multispectral image analysis system, according to the present invention.
[0013] FIG. 5 shows a diagram of spectrum analysis for a plurality of target samples in the structure diagram of the multispectral image analysis system, according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0014] Referring to FIG. 1 first, it shows a structure diagram of a multispectral image analysis system, according to the present invention. In addition, FIG. 2 discloses a structure of the multispectral image analysis system of the present invention. The multispectral image analysis system comprises a carrier 101, which provides a holding space for the placement and cultivation of target samples 1101, and is a containment opened and closed by a cover, accommodating part or all of a power controller 201, a stroboscope 301, a spectrum transducer 401, a multispectral light control system 501, a whiteboard calibrator 601, an environmental control system 701, a man-machine interface controller 801 and an optical photography system 901; the power controller 201, which is connected with the stroboscope 301, the spectrum transducer 401, the multispectral light control system 501, the whiteboard calibrator 601, the environmental control system 701, the man-machine interface controller 801 and the optical photography system 901 to provide the power for operation; the stroboscope 301, which provides a flashlight to irradiate on the target samples 1101, with the reflection light from the target samples 1101 aiding the optical photography system 901 to shoot images; the spectrum transducer 401, which is disposed in an irradiation range of the stroboscope 301 and the multispectral light control system 501 to monitor the wavelength and the illuminance, followed by sending back these data to the man-machine interface controller 801; the multispectral light control system 501, which is disposed above or beside the target samples 1101 to provide a multispectral light source of 16-20 kinds of wavebands in an interval of 25-45 nm, with a power switch being controlled or a light intensity being adjusted by the man-machine interface controller 801; the whiteboard calibrator 601, which is disposed in a shooting range of the lens of the optical photography system 901 to measure the coordinates of the target samples 1101, followed by sending back the measured data to the man-machine interface controller 801 to calibrate the gray level and the focus in height, so as to improve the quality of images to be shot by the optical photography system 901; the environmental control system 701, a part of which is disposed inside and outside the carrier 101 to provide heat exchange between the inner space and the outer space of the carrier 101, providing the inner space of the carrier 101 with a stable environmental condition and monitoring the environmental condition, and sending back the monitoring data to the man-machine interface controller 801; the man-machine interface controller 801, which links bi-directionally with the power controller 201, the stroboscope 301, the spectrum transducer 401, the multispectral light control system 501, the whiteboard calibrator 601, the environmental control system 701 and the optical photography system 901 to control the operation of all parts and receive the real monitoring data of all parts; at least one optical photography system 901, which is disposed above or beside the target samples 1101 to shoot the target samples 1101, followed by sending back the images to the man-machine interface controller 801; and an image capturing and analyzing system 1001, which links bi-directionally with the man-machine interface controller 801 to receive the real monitoring data of all parts from the man-machine interface controller 801 for analysis, followed by sending back the data after analysis to the man-machine interface controller 801 for the compensation or operation of the environmental control parameters. The holding space of the carrier 101 provides for the placement and cultivation of a plurality of target samples 1101 for comparison and analysis. The wavelength of the spectrum of the multispectral light control system 501 is in the range of 330-1100 nm, and the multispectral light control system 501 can adjust and control the switch of a single light source and an intensity of the single light source. The environmental control system 701 includes a temperature controller and a humidity controller to control the environmental condition, such as temperature, humidity or salinity. The man-machine interface controller 801 includes a display unit, a touch control unit and a press-key unit disposed on the outer surface of the carrier, allowing a user to monitor and input the control condition. The optical photography system 901 is capable of shooting 2-D pictures, films, time-lapse photography, 3-D pictures and images for a user to determine, and a plurality of the optical photography system 901 is provided, using hardware with dual lenses to shoot a difference in the depth of field of the target samples 1101 for making a 3-D image at the back end. Furthermore, the optical photography system 901 includes a mechanical arm or a slide rail, allowing the lens of the optical photography system 901 to move the target samples 1101 to be shot, wherein the mechanical arm or the slide rail moves front and back, left and right, or up and down, and provides for setting up and moving the lens and the stroboscope 301. The image capturing and analyzing system 1001 includes a computer host 10011 to compute and control the system, and a screen 10012 which provides for the user to determine the image and access the data. The features of plants analyzed by the image capturing and analyzing system 1001 include the features of spectrum, the growth rate, the pathological analysis, the observation of cultivation phenotype, the diffusion rate, the diffusion and covering area, and the proportion and distribution of phenotype for a plurality of target samples 1101, with the collected images, coordinates and spectrum features providing multi-dimensional data for further data analysis.
[0015] The solid arrows in FIG. 2 represent the direction of light transmission, meaning that when the multispectral light control system 501 generates a light source in a specific wavelength to irradiate on the target samples 1101, the spectral transducer 401 and the whiteboard calibrator 601, the target samples 1101 will reflect a reflective light in the specific wavelength to transmit to the lens of the optical photography system 901, allowing the optical photography system 901 to capture the spectra image to act as a reference for the backend image capturing and analyzing system 1001 to analyze the image coordinates and the spectra wavelength. The dashed arrows, on the other hand, represent the flash light released from the stroboscope 301 to irradiate on the target samples 1101, aiding the optical photography system 901 to shoot the images, such as an auxiliary light source for the fluorescence spectrum or an auxiliary light source for the strobe in a specific waveband.
[0016] To facilitate further understanding of the scenario in the practical application of the present invention, the analysis and application in the area of plant cultivation are taken as an example. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 illustrate a first time phenotype analysis diagram and a second time phenotype analysis diagram in the structure diagram of the multispectral image analysis system of the present invention, wherein the plant phenotypes are clearly shot at two different times to determine the cultivation phenotypes under a specific environmental condition. In addition, the waveband information of a specific spectrum on the upper right corner can be used associatively to determine what kind of germ the plant is attacked by during the cultivation. As shown in the drawings, the white dots on the leaves are the areas attacked by the germ; whereas, by these areas, the trend of change in the attacked areas can be observed, so that the pathological analysis, the diffusion rate, and the diffusion and covering area of the plant can be collected for the basis of the determination in the next step. In addition, the present invention can also act as a cultivation space for new drugs or new breeds of creatures, and as there is the environmental control function inside the space, these new drugs or new breeds of creatures can grow rapidly, with a large amount of sample data being able to be accessed rapidly and accurately.
[0017] FIG. 5 illustrates a diagram of spectrum analysis for a plurality of target samples in the structure diagram of the multispectral image analysis system according to the present invention, wherein the image analysis can be performed in accordance with the spectral wavebands, so that the physiological or pathological behaviors of a plurality of target samples can be compared in response to the reflection or absorption of the spectra in a certain shooting range. The spectral transducer can detect and send back the wavebands and the illuminance. The images of all kinds of specific germs under a specific multi-spectrum can be entered into a database following a long time of observation, and the images are combined with the spectral data for a large data analysis based upon the multidimensional data, which facilitates a user to observe the growth and damage of the organisms under a variety of conditions. In the present invention, as the plant samples are cultivated in fixed positions for the multispectral analysis, there is no need to move the plant samples and the coordinates of the plant samples will not be changed, which facilitates observing the leaves and the height of the plants at fixed points. In addition, the shooting function can be executed to do time-lapse photography for a single or plurality of plant sample, which enables the user to observe the growth and the change of the plant in the cultivation period in the carrier. Furthermore, for the organisms that are sensitive to light, the organism samples will not be exposed in other spectrum due to the necessity of moving the organism samples, causing the error in the test data. As heat will be generated when the organism samples are irradiated by the spectrum, the present invention is provided with the environmental control system to reduce the error in the environmental condition caused by the radiation heat of the spectrum, so that the organisms can be cultivated and photographed in the carrier for a long time, such as one week, one month or even three months.
[0018] The present invention provides the function of cultivating the plural target samples 1101 simultaneously under the environmental control, and provides the light source in a specific waveband using the multispectral light control system 501 to irradiate the target samples. The features of a reflected spectrum in the specific waveband of each coordinate in the image that is shot and marked by the optical photography system are used to determine the physiological and pathological features of each coordinate and to compare the phenotypes and the spectra for the plural target samples, acting as a reference for determining the timing of medication. The environmental control system and the features of multispectral of the present invention are different from that in the prior arts, manifesting the benefits in novelty, advancement and practicality. Therefore, the shortcomings in the prior arts can be improved effectively and there is significant practicality in the application of the present invention.
[0019] It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
