1. A plate parts carrying system comprising:
an automatic programming device that creates a process program and a carrying program;
wherein the carrying program is transmitted from the automatic programming device to a plate loader control unit that controls a plate loader based on the carrying program;
wherein the plate loader comprises a suction member that suctions a plate part and a suction member transfer means that transfers the suction member in a horizontal direction;
wherein the transmitted carrying program includes an original value specifying a stop position of the suction member in the horizontal direction which is the suctioning position for suctioning plate parts that have been cut out from a whole plate by a plate processor based on the process program;
wherein the plate loader control unit further comprises a suctioning position change operation means that changes the original value of the suctioning position upon the suction member being unable to suction the plate parts at the original value for the suctioning position.
2. A plate parts carrying system as in claim 1, further comprising:
a change output means for outputting the changed value of the suctioning position to the automatic programming device,
and the automatic programming device including a means for updating the carrying program to plate parts identical to the plate parts whose value changed and plate parts that have a predetermined relationship with the plate parts whose value changed.
3. A plate parts carrying system comprising:
a plate loader control unit that controls a plate loader based on a carrying program; and
an automatic programming device that is capable of creating a process program and the carrying program,
wherein the plate loader comprising:
a suction member that suctions a plate; and
a suction member transfer means that transfers the suction member in a horizontal direction,
the carrying program comprising:
a value specifying a suction position that is a stop position of the suction member in the horizontal direction for suctioning plate parts that are cut out from a plate by a plate processor based on the process program;
the plate loader control unit comprising:
a suctioning position change operation means that changes the specified value of the suctioning position upon the suctioning member being incapable of suctioning the plate parts at the original value for the suctioning position; and
a change output means that outputs a new value of the suctioning position to the automatic programming device for the plate parts whose value changed,
whereupon the automatic programming device updates the carrying program to reflect new values for the suctioning position of plate parts identical to the plate parts whose value changed and the plate parts that have a predetermined relationship with the plate parts whose value changed.
4. A plate loader control unit controlling a plate loader equipped with a suction member for suctioning plate parts and a suction member transfer means for transferring the suction member in the horizontal direction, further comprising:
a suction information group specified for one group of respective plate parts; and
a transfer control unit that controls suctioning positions by transferring the suction member transfer means based on values for the group of respective plate parts saved in the suction information group, and
further comprising:
a suctioning position change operation means that creates a information group for rewriting which updates the value of the suction position in the suction information group;
a same parts search means that searches for parts in the suction information group; and
an automatic rewrite means that rewrites the values for the suctioning position of plate parts in the group of respective plate parts to coincide with the updated value.
5. A plate loader control unit as in claim 4, wherein the suctioning position change operation means creates the information group for rewriting other than the suction information group, updates the specified value of the sucking position to the desired plate parts in the suction information group based on the content of the created information group for rewriting, and a save means that saves the specified value in default in the suction information group.
6. A plate loader control unit as in claim 5, wherein the specified value of the suctioning position and the corresponding parts names of the respective plate parts are described in the suction information group, and the same parts search means includes a means for searching by the part’s name.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for Computed Tomography (CT) imaging, the method comprising;
rotating a gantry at a substantially slow rotation speed about a volume of interest, wherein the gantry comprises a combination of X-ray source points, and wherein the X-ray source points comprise one or more discrete emission points and an arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points;
obtaining projection data from the combination of X-ray source points comprising:
obtaining a first projection data set by individually activating the one or more discrete emission points at multiple angular positions about the volume of interest; and
obtaining a second projection data set at a plurality of view angle positions by activating the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points to emanate X-ray beams illuminating a central region of interest; and
performing a suitable reconstruction based on the projection data obtained from the combination of X-ray source points, to generate one or more reconstructed images,
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the rotation time of the gantry is between about fifteen seconds and about twenty seconds
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more discrete emission points comprise X-ray tubes.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more discrete emission points and the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points arc rotated by mechanically rotating the emission points about the field of view.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more discrete emission points and the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points are individually activated in a sequential manner about a field of view.
6. (canceled)
7. (canceled)
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising interpolating a plurality of projections comprising the second projection data set to generate a set of time-resolved, interpolated projections, wherein each interpolated projection characterizes the projection data from the central region of interest at a particular instant in time
9. The method of claim 8, wherein interpolating the plurality of projections comprising the second projection data set comprises using phase data related to the plurality of projections.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein interpolating the plurality of projections comprising the second projection data set comprises using a set of phase data and frequency content information related to the plurality of projections.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the phase data is generated from the acquired projection data related to the plurality of projections.
12. A method for Computed Tomography (CT) imaging, the method comprising:
rotating a gantry at a substantially slow rotation speed about a volume of interest, wherein the gantry comprises one or more discrete emission points and an arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points;
obtaining a first projection data set comprising a plurality of projections, by individually activating the one or more discrete emission points at multiple angular positions about the volume of interest;
obtaining a second projection data set comprising a plurality of projections at a plurality of view angle positions, by activating the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points to emanate X-ray beams illuminating a central region of interest;
interpolating the plurality of projections comprising the second projection data set to generate a set of time-resolved, interpolated projections, wherein each interpolated projection characterizes the projection data from the central region of interest at a particular instant in time; and
combining the first projection data set and the set of interpolated projections to generate one or more time-resolved reconstructed images.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the rotation time of the gantry is between about fifteen seconds and about twenty seconds.
14. The method of claim. 12, wherein the one or more discrete emission points comprise X-ray tubes.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more discrete emission points and the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points are rotated by mechanically rotating the emission points about the field of view.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more discrete emission points and the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray structure points are individually activated in a sequential manner about a field of view.
17. The method of claim 12, wherein interpolating the plurality of projections comprising the second projection data set comprises using a set of phase data and frequency content information related to the plurality of projections.
18. A Computed Tomography (CT) imaging system, the system comprising:
a gantry configured to rotate at a substantially slow rotation speed about a volume of interest, wherein the gantry comprises one or more discrete emission points and an arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points, and wherein the one or more discrete emission points arc configured to individually emit streams of radiation at multiple angular positions about the volume of interest and wherein the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points is configured to emanate streams of radiation illuminating a central region of interest;
a detector configured to detect the streams of radiation from the one or more discrete emission points and the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points, and generate one or more signals responsive to the streams of radiation, and
a computer configured to receive and process the one or more signals from the detector to generate projection data and perform a suitable reconstruction on the projection data, to generate one or more reconstructed images wherein the computer is further configured to obtain:
a first projection, data set, wherein the first projection data set is generated by individually activating the one or more discrete emission points at multiple angular positions about the volume of interest and
a second projection data set, wherein the second projection data set is generated at a plurality of view angle positions, by activating the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points to emanate X-ray beams illuminating a central region of interest.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the rotation time of the gantry is between about fifteen seconds and about twenty seconds.
20. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more discrete emission points comprise X-ray tubes.
21. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more discrete emission points and the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points are rotated by mechanically rotating the emission points about the field of view.
22. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more discrete emission points and the arc of discrete or continuous X-ray source points are individually activated in a sequential manner about a field of view.
23. (canceled)
24. (canceled)
25. The system of claim 18, wherein the computer is further configured to interpolate a plurality of projections comprising the second projection data set using a set of phase data and frequency content information related to the plurality of projections.