Optical caliper with compensation for specimen deflection and method
Abstract
An optical non-contact profilometry system and method provided by an optical caliper with matched optical sensors that are arranged conjugate to each other so that the surface profile and thickness of an article can be measured without using a fixed reference surface and while permitting the article to deflect in space within the acquisition range of the optical sensors. The output signals from the two optical sensors are algebraically added to compensate for any such deflection of the article and provide a so compensated signal, the balance and sign of which provides a measurement of the actual thickness of the article at the optical sensors.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871270
- Patent Number(s):
- 5696589
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- optical; caliper; compensation; specimen; deflection; method; non-contact; profilometry; provided; matched; sensors; arranged; conjugate; surface; profile; thickness; article; measured; fixed; reference; permitting; deflect; space; acquisition; range; output; signals; algebraically; added; compensate; provide; compensated; signal; balance; provides; measurement; reference surface; surface profile; optical sensors; output signals; output signal; method provide; optical sensor; fixed reference; optical caliper; /356/250/
Citation Formats
Bernacki, Bruce E. Optical caliper with compensation for specimen deflection and method. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web.
Bernacki, Bruce E. Optical caliper with compensation for specimen deflection and method. United States.
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"Optical caliper with compensation for specimen deflection and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871270.
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