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2026, 04 April

DOI: 10.14489/td.2026.04.pp.036-043

Beliaeva A. S., Machikhin A. S., Chertov A. N., Khokhlov D. D.
PORTABLE SPECIALIZED COLORIMETERS: APPLICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND METHODOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS
(pp.36-43)

Abstract. This paper presents examples of applied problems that necessitate the use of portable colorimeters with a limited color gamut. Key aspects of developing such instruments, designed to measure parameters defined by color, are examined. Requirements for the hardware implementation of portable colorimeters have been systematized, including optical configurations with non standard measurement geometries, multichannel radiation sources with spectral characteristic correction, and specialized detectors. Information is provided on signal processing algorithms that ensure temperature stabilization and compensation for component degradation. Additionally, a conceptual framework for developing methodological support is introduced, based on reduced color indices tailored to specific applied tasks.

Keywords: industrial colorimetry, color measurement, quality control, standardization, portable colorimeter.

A. S. Beliaeva, A. S. Machikhin, A. N. Chertov, D. D. Khokhlov (Scientific and Technological Centre of Unique Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia) E-mail: Данный адрес e-mail защищен от спам-ботов, Вам необходимо включить Javascript для его просмотра. , Данный адрес e-mail защищен от спам-ботов, Вам необходимо включить Javascript для его просмотра. , Данный адрес e-mail защищен от спам-ботов, Вам необходимо включить Javascript для его просмотра. , Данный адрес e-mail защищен от спам-ботов, Вам необходимо включить Javascript для его просмотра.

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