METHOD FOR MEASURING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SKIN WITH ABSORPTION, SCATTERING AND DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE PROFERTIES OF LIGHT

摘要

A method for measuring characteristics of animal skin is provided to measure the characteristics of the skin by using variations of intensity and wavelength of light absorbed, scattered and diffused from the skin. A light of a specified wavelength is irradiated on a skin from a light source. Variations of intensity and wavelength of the light absorbed, scattered, and diffused from the skin are measured by a sensor. The data obtained from the step of measuring the variations of intensity and wavelength of the light is analyzed to measure characteristics of the skin. The wavelength of the light is a range of visible rays. The sensor is a CMOS or CCD image sensor.