• Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics
  • Vol. 19, Issue 6, 611 (2024)
ZHAO Peng1,*, ZHANG Hongwei1, and WU Songhua1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Marine Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100, China
  • 2Laboratory for Regional Oceanography and Numerical Modeling, Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, China
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    DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2024.06.001 Cite this Article
    Peng ZHAO, Hongwei ZHANG, Songhua WU. Research and implementation of optical raindrop spectrometer based on machine vision[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2024, 19(6): 611 Copy Citation Text show less
    Working schematic of the optical drop spectrometer
    Fig. 1. Working schematic of the optical drop spectrometer
    Diagram raindrop imaging
    Fig. 2. Diagram raindrop imaging
    Diagram of particle velocity distortion effect. (a) Theoretical slice projection; (b) directly assembled original images
    Fig. 3. Diagram of particle velocity distortion effect. (a) Theoretical slice projection; (b) directly assembled original images
    Software design flowchart
    Fig. 4. Software design flowchart
    Raw image edge (a) and interpolated restored image edge (b)
    Fig. 5. Raw image edge (a) and interpolated restored image edge (b)
    Diagram of experimental platform
    Fig. 6. Diagram of experimental platform
    X-axis directional error map of 0.2 mm standard bar
    Fig. 7. X-axis directional error map of 0.2 mm standard bar
    Error map in the measuring area of 0.2 mm standard gauge bar
    Fig. 8. Error map in the measuring area of 0.2 mm standard gauge bar
    Schematic diagram of steel ball falling test (a) and laboratory device diagram (b)
    Fig. 9. Schematic diagram of steel ball falling test (a) and laboratory device diagram (b)
    Diameter measurement error distribution diagram of steel ball with different diameters
    Fig. 10. Diameter measurement error distribution diagram of steel ball with different diameters
    Velocity measurement error distribution diagram of steel ball with different diameters
    Fig. 11. Velocity measurement error distribution diagram of steel ball with different diameters
    Distribution of measured values of droplet diameter (a) and velocity (b)
    Fig. 12. Distribution of measured values of droplet diameter (a) and velocity (b)
    ItemsParametersValue
    Line scan cameraResolution/(pixel × pixel)4096 × 2
    Pixel size/μm7
    Line rate/kHz40
    Telecentric lensMagnification0.317
    Depth of field/mm40
    SystemResolution of single pixel/mm0.0219
    Effective working distance/(mm × mm)80 × 80
    Table 1. Parameters of optical raindrop spectrometer system
    Ball diameter/mmRaindrop velocity/(m·s-1)Equivalent line frequency/kHz
    0.62.4632.140
    1.04.0019.811
    2.06.5512.094
    3.07.959.964
    4.08.729.086
    5.09.148.667
    Table 2. Comparison table of equivalent falling parameters
    Ball diameter/mmMean diameter/mmDiameter error/mmMean velocity/(m·s-1)Velocity error/%
    0.60.5790.0212.354.5
    1.01.0040.0043.941.5
    2.02.0050.0056.560.2
    3.03.0020.0027.940.1
    4.03.9960.0048.730.1
    5.04.9920.0089.150.1
    Table 3. Statistical results of steel ball experiment
    Peng ZHAO, Hongwei ZHANG, Songhua WU. Research and implementation of optical raindrop spectrometer based on machine vision[J]. Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, 2024, 19(6): 611
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