Computer Vision in Analyzing the Propagation of a Gas-Gunpowder Jet.

A method of mathematically processing the digital images of targets is developed. The theoretical and mathematical justification and the experimental validation of the possibility of estimating the amount of gunshot residue (GSR) and determining the GSR distribution over the target on the basis of its digital image is provided. The analysis of the optical density in selected concentric rings in the images reveals the radial dependence of soot distribution in the cross section of a gas-gunpowder jet.

Quantization noise as a determinant for color thresholds in machine vision.

Color discrimination simulation is applied to study a uniformity of the color space of machine vision devices whose operation is based on a three-component color model and which involve analog-to-digital conversion of signals with a resolution of 8 bits per channel. Algorithms for finding the intervals of the dominant wavelength and color saturation of a specimen are developed. The spectral dependence of intervals of color parameters calculated using the digital images is found.

Novel Polarizing Method for Light Microscopy.

A test of the qualities of polarizing filters was performed for a set of specimens including a bulk Nicol prism, standard polaroids, and special polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-iodine thin-film filters coated on both sides by vertically oriented carbon nanotubes. The residual transmission of polarizing filters depending on the incidence angle of polarized light was examined in detail. The superior quality of polarizing film filters treated with carbon nanotubes was found.