On the use of optical fibres in a pulsed time-of-flight laser rangefinder

Robotica ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
Seppo Nissilä ◽  
Juha Kostamovaara
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Measurement Accuracy ◽  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Optical Fibres ◽  
Optical Pulses ◽  
Bending Vibration ◽  
Error Sources ◽  
Measuring Devices ◽  
Hot Surface ◽  
Industrial Measurement

SummaryThe pulsed time-of-flight laser rangefinding technique has been used in many industrial measurement applications, including 3D-coordinate measuring devices, hot surface profilers and mobile robot sensors. Optical fibres, typically 1–10 m in length and 100–400 μm in diameter can be used to guide optical pulses to the separate sensing head of the measurement device. The use of a large multimode fibre may cause problems, however, when aiming at millimetre accuracy, as the construction and adjustment of the optics of the sensor head may affect the transit time linearity and measurement accuracy via multimode dispersion. Environmental effects, such as bending, vibration due to the moving sensing head and temperature, also cause measurement errors. The error sources are studied and characterized in this paper.

Error sources and models of the laser tracker without a beam steering mirror

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radoslav Choleva ◽  
Alojz Kopáčik
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Accuracy ◽  
Beam Steering ◽  
Systematic Errors ◽  
Error Modeling ◽  
Laser Tracker ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Error Sources ◽  
Error Models ◽  
Measurement Results

AbstractThe laser tracker is a widely used instrument in many industrial and metrological applications with high demand measurement accuracy. Imperfections in construction and misalignment of individual parts deliver systematic errors in the measurement results. All error sources need to be identified and reduced to the minimum to achieve the best possible accuracy. The paper summarizes error sources of the laser tracker without beam steering mirror with emphasis on error modeling. Descriptions of error models are provided for the static and kinematic type of measurement.

A weighted fusion method with multi-system for improving measurement accuracy of structured light 3D profilometry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Xing ◽  
Junhui Huang ◽  
Zhao Wang ◽  
Jianmin Gao
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Measurement Accuracy ◽  
Structured Light ◽  
Profile Measurement ◽  
Complex Surfaces ◽  
3D Profilometry ◽  
Weighted Fusion ◽  
Multiple Measurements ◽  
Geometric Relationship ◽  
3D Profile

Abstract It is a challenge to improve the accuracy of 3D profile measurement based on binary coded structured light for complex surfaces. A new method of weighted fusion with multi-system is presented to reduce the measurement errors due to the stripe grayscale asymmetry, which is based on the analysis of stripe center deviation related to surface normal and the directions of incident and reflected rays. First, the stripe center deviation model is established according to the geometric relationship between the stripe center deviation, the incident and reflected angles at any measured point. The influence of each variable on stripe center deviation is analyzed, and three subsystems are formed by a binocular structured light framework to achieve multiple measurements based on the influence regularity. Then in order to improve the measurement accuracy, different weights are assigned to the measured point in different subsystems according to the stripe center deviation model and its relationship with measurement error, and the weighted data from different subsystems are fused. Experiments are carried out to validate the presented method, and the experimental results demonstrate that it effectively improves the measurement accuracy of complex surfaces and measurement accuracy is improved by about 27% compared with the conventional method.

scholarly journals Optical Setup for Error Compensation in a Laser Triangulation System

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (17) ◽  
pp. 4949
Author(s):  
Patrick Kienle ◽  
Lorena Batarilo ◽  
Markus Akgül ◽  
Michael H. Köhler ◽  
Kun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Beam Splitter ◽  
Reference Beam ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Laser Triangulation ◽  
Absolute Distance ◽  
Error Sources ◽  
Optical Setup ◽  
Achievable Accuracy

Absolute distance measurement is a field of research with a large variety of applications. Laser triangulation is a well-tested and developed technique using geometric relations to calculate the absolute distance to an object. The advantages of laser triangulation include its simple and cost-effective setup with yet a high achievable accuracy and resolution in short distances. A main problem of the technology is that even small changes of the optomechanical setup, e.g., due to thermal expansion, lead to significant measurement errors. Therefore, in this work, we introduce an optical setup containing only a beam splitter and a mirror, which splits the laser into a measurement beam and a reference beam. The reference beam can then be used to compensate for different error sources, such as laser beam dithering or shifts of the measurement setup due to the thermal expansion of the components. The effectiveness of this setup is proven by extensive simulations and measurements. The compensation setup improves the deviation in static measurements by up to 75%, whereas the measurement uncertainty at a distance of 1 m can be reduced to 85 μm. Consequently, this compensation setup can improve the accuracy of classical laser triangulation devices and make them more robust against changes in environmental conditions.

scholarly journals A Study on the Uncertainty of a Laser Triangulator Considering System Covariances

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1630
Author(s):  
Pablo Puerto ◽  
Beñat Estala ◽  
Alberto Mendikute
Keyword(s):  
Error Propagation ◽  
Measurement Accuracy ◽  
Maximum Error ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Joint Measurement ◽  
Error Sources ◽  
Processing Times ◽  
Main Error ◽  
Laser Plane ◽  
System Variables

A laser triangulation system, which is composed of a camera and a laser, calculates distances between objects intersected by the laser plane. Even though there are commercial triangulation systems, developing a new system allows the design to be adapted to the needs, in addition to allowing dimensions or processing times to be optimized; however the disadvantage is that the real accuracy is not known. The aim of the research is to identify and discuss the relevance of the most significant error sources in laser triangulator systems, predicting their error contribution to the final joint measurement accuracy. Two main phases are considered in this study, namely the calibration and measurement processes. The main error sources are identified and characterized throughout both phases, and a synthetic error propagation methodology is proposed to study the measurement accuracy. As a novelty in uncertainty analysis, the present approach encompasses the covariances of correlated system variables, characterizing both phases for a laser triangulator. An experimental methodology is adopted to evaluate the measurement accuracy in a laser triangulator, comparing it with the values obtained with the synthetic error propagation methodology. The relevance of each error source is discussed, as well as the accuracy of the error propagation. A linearity value of 40 µm and maximum error of 0.6 mm are observed for a 100 mm measuring range, with the camera calibration phase being the main error contributor.

scholarly journals Calibration and Accuracy Determination of a Microwave Type Sensor for Measuring Grain Flow

2014 ◽  
Vol 931-932 ◽  
pp. 1592-1596
Author(s):  
Renny Eka Putri ◽  
Azmi Yahya ◽  
Nor Maria Adam ◽  
Samsuzana Abd Aziz ◽  
Tajudeen Abiodun Ishola
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Pitch Angle ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Measurement Accuracy ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Flow Sensor ◽  
Roll Angle ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Solid Flow ◽  
Grain Flow

Impact type grain flow sensor for crop yield monitoring is known to have problem of some thrown grain by the elevator conveyor in a combine not hitting the sensing impact plate. New technology of microwave solid flow sensor was used to solve the problem of impact-type sensor. A calibration stand with its instrumentation systems to stimulate the actual operation of the clean grain auger in a rice combine had been designed and constructed in this study for the purpose of conducting the calibration and evaluation study of the sensor. Two different solid flow sensor orientations and three different solid flow sensor extrusions were investigated in order to find the best positioning of the sensor on the chute for the measurement. Results from the conducted tests indicates that the best sensor positioning is on totally flat ground at 180o orientation and 8 cm extrusion of the chute cross section (R2=0.9400). Then, the solid flow sensor was tested at seven chute pitch angle positions (i.e-4.5o, -3.0o, -1.5o, 0o, +1.5o, + 3.0o, and +4.5 o), seven chute roll angle positions (i.e-4.5o,-3.0o, -1.5 o, 0o, +1.5o, +3.0 o, and +4.5o). Finally, accuracy tests undertaken to compare the real time measurements against the average flow measurements. ANOVA test shows that both pitch angle and roll angle positions have significant effects on the measurement accuracy of the sensor. The measurement errors increased with increasing roll angles and increasing pitch angle. Conclusively, this conducted laboratory study was able to quantify the measurement accuracy of the SWR Solid Flow sensor for real-time measurement of grain flow under a simulated laboratory rice combine test set-up.

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