METHOD OF RECOGNITION OF AMPOULES IDENTIFICATION MARKING Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC G06K1/12 G01N21/954 G21F5/08 

FIELD: power industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to automated methods of assemblies or elements identification, mainly used to store and to transport the spent fuel assemblies, in particular ampoules, in which bunch of fuel elements of spent fuel assembly of RBMK-1000 reactor are loaded. Image of internal part of the ampoule lid is supplied to the matrix recorder, automatic search of hole images, data mathematic processing relating searched hole images are performed, during processing the position of the initial mark is determined, and position of signs "1" are restored, other positions of code sequence will be occupied with signs "0", thus marking identification is performed.

EFFECT: increased reliability of automatic recognition of the identification marking of ampoules with spent nuclear fuel, made in form n-bit code, which symbols are through holes in side surface of the ampoule lid.

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