Design of tooth color measurement system based on silicon double P-N junction color sensor

Abstract

Working principles of silicon double P-N junction color sensor are introduced and a color measurement system to distinguish tooth color difference is designed in this paper. This system consists of silicon double P-N junction, a small optical fiber probe, signal process circuit and an MSP430FG439 single-chip system. Small in size, this system can measure different parts of the tooth in a fast and convenient way with high-accuracy. Thus, this system will be very promising in building prosthodontics and tooth fabrication.

Keywords

silicon double P-N junction color sensor / color identification / MSP430FG439 single-chip

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Innovation Fund for Small Technology-based Firms of China (No. 06C26222200838).

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