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Applications
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LaserRanger™ Applications
The LaserRanger™ non-contact distance sensor finds wide use in many applications. These optical triangulation sensors are used to:
Non-contact measurements are best used when the surface being measured is
delicate, is moving or contains features that "catch"
mechanical sensors. An optical range sensor can also measure fine surface
detail because the lateral resolution of the probe beam is very small.
Mechanical probes usually can't adequately measure detail due to the finite
size of the tip radius.
The following are a few examples of how the LaserRanger™ sensor
is used.
A single LR used to
profile a surface or to measure the range to a
point on a surface
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A pair of LRs located on opposite sides of an opaque surface to
measure the thickness of sheetgood such as plywood, acrylic flooring, rubber
and steel
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| A pair of LRs located on the same side of a sheet to measure the
angle of the surface underneath the LRs |
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3 LRs used to measure the
diameter and the horizontal and vertical
locations of a rotating shaft by directing all three LRs radially inward to a
common point
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