Re: ATM Computerized Foucault Test

[Ken <lowther@att.net>]

Hennecke Marcus wrote:
> 
> With some people attaching video cameras to their Foucault tester, I had an
> idea: Basically, in the classic Foucault test, one has to compare the grey
> level of two areas opposite of one another. This is usually done through a
> Couder mask. Comparing them and making sure that they are the same is not
> always easy. If the video camera were connected to a computer, could one not
> let the computer make the decision which zone we are currently looking at?
> This web cameras are getting cheaper and cheaper and should probably suffice
> for this.
> 

I have gotten another camera and lense since I posted this page.  I did
some readings that do agree well with eyeball detection methods.  I
haven't updated the page.  My main 'problem' right now is that I'll have
to set my computer up in the basement to continue.

http://www.atmsite.org/testing/cfoucault/Foucault.html


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Ken Lowther
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