A three-dimensional non-contact scanning system is provided. The system includes a stage and at least one scanner configured to scan an object on the stage. A motion control system is configured to generate relative motion between the at least one scanner and the stage. A controller is coupled to the at least one scanner and the motion control system. The controller is configured to perform a field calibration where an artifact having features with known positional relationships is scanned by the at least one scanner in a plurality of different orientations to generate sensed measurement data corresponding to the features. Deviations between the sensed measurement data and the known positional relationships are determined. Based on the determined deviations, a coordinate transform is calculated for each of the at least one scanner where the coordinate transform reduces the determined deviations.

An image measurement system includes a controller, a projector for emitting illumination light in accordance with a radiation pattern, an imaging unit, and a display unit. The controller includes a display control module for displaying on a display unit an image of a field of view captured by the imaging unit in a state in which illumination light is emitted, a receiving module for receiving a setting of a mask area in association with the image displayed on the display unit, the mask area being an area in which the quantity of illumination light should be reduced compared with another area in the field of view, and an updating module for updating the radiation pattern in accordance with the set mask area, based on a correspondence in position between the radiation pattern of the projector and a projection pattern produced in the field of view by the radiation pattern.

To miniaturize an illumination device while meeting requirements of angle characteristics of a liquid crystal panel. A light source 31b is arranged above an outer end portion side of a liquid crystal panel 31d that is positioned radially outward of an illumination housing. A relative position between the liquid crystal panel 31d and the light source 31b is set such that light emitted from the light source 31b is incident within an effective angle range of the liquid crystal panel 31d.

A method for producing a fencing material including the steps of: providing a border material having an interior surface; providing a mesh material having a front and a back; treating the interior surface of the border material to produce a tacky border material surface; placing a portion of the front and/or the back of the mesh material against the tacky border material surface; pressing the tacky border material surface and the mesh material together; and thermally bonding at least some portion of the front and the back of the mesh material with the interior surface of the border material. The border material being a polyvinyl chloride, the mesh being a polyvinyl chloride material and/or a vinyl coated material.

A positioning device combining mark point positioning and intelligent reverse positioning and method thereof, comprising a binocular camera, a third camera, and a laser; the laser is used for emitting laser projection, the binocular camera is used for acquiring images with laser lines and reflective mark points on the surface of the scanned object, and the third camera is used for acquiring images with coding points and mark points in the peripheral environment; the method comprises the following steps of: S1. calibrating parameters of each camera under different scanning modes, and enabling the parameters of each camera to synchronously and correspondingly transform when the scanning modes are switched; S2. judging and switching the scanning mode into a mark point mode or an intelligent reverse tracking mode through the scanning scene. The two positioning modes are flexibly switched, and the use of a user is facilitated.

A method to dynamically and adaptively sample the depths of a scene using the principle of triangulation light curtains is described. The approach directly detects the presence or absence of obstacles (or scene points) at specified 3D lines in a scene by sampling the scene. The scene can be sampled sparsely, non-uniformly, or densely at specified regions. The depth sampling can be varied in real-time, enabling quick object discovery or detailed exploration of areas of interest. Once an object is discovered in the scene, adaptive light curtains comprising dense sampling of a region of the scene containing the object, can be used to better define the position, shape and size of the discovered object.

A device for measuring the surface topography of a sample includes a projector which projects a structured image onto the surface of the sample. A camera observes the image projected onto the surface of the sample. A heating device applies a temperature ramp on the sample. A first optic device located on the optic axis of the projector modifies the image emitted by the projector and applies it on the sample. The first optic device includes several distinct lenses defining different magnifications. The lenses are fitted movable with respect to one another. A second optic device is located on the optic axis of the camera to modify the size of the observation area on the surface of the sample. The second optic device includes several distinct lenses presenting different magnifications. The lenses are fitted movable to define several observation areas of different sizes.

A method for calibrating a measuring device (10) for interferometrically determining a shape of an optical surface (12) of an object under test (14). The measuring device includes a module plane (32) for arranging a diffractive optical test module (30) which is configured to generate a test wave (34) that is directed at the optical surface and that has a wavefront at least approximately adapted to a target shape (60) of the optical surface. The method includes: arranging a diffractive optical calibration module (44) in the module plane for generating a calibration wave (80), acquiring a calibration interferogram (88) generated using the calibration wave in a detector plane (43) of the measuring device, and determining a position assignment distribution (46) of points (52) in the module plane to corresponding points (54) in the detector plane from the acquired calibration interferogram.

The invention relates to a lens objective system comprising a lens objective comprising a set of optical elements, the optical properties of the optical elements induce optical aberrations of the lens objective. The system comprises an optical compensation element configured to manipulate a propagation path of light transmitting the optical compensation element, wherein the optical compensation element is configured and arranged relative to the lens objective so that the lateral offset caused by pupil aberration is reduced.

The invention relates to a calibration tool and a method for calibrating a laser-triangulation measuring system, wherein the calibration tool comprises a tool body that defines a reference plane and that is rotatable relative to the measuring system about a rotation axis perpendicular to said reference plane, wherein the tool body is provided with one or more calibration surfaces that define a pattern of calibration positions, wherein the pattern comprises at least three columns extending in a radial direction away from the rotation axis and at least three rows extending in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis, wherein for each column the calibration positions within said respective column vary in height relative to the reference plane in a height direction perpendicular to said reference plane and wherein for each row the calibration positions within the respective row vary in height in the height direction relative to the reference plane.