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Determining a material type and/or a surface condition of a workpiece

US10115190B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Dieter Hallasch · Ditzingen, DE
Tim Hesse · Ditzingen, DE
Boris Regaard · Gerlingen, DE
David Schindhelm · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2016
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30164
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for determining a material type and/or a surface condition of a workpiece. A surface of the workpiece is illuminated with illuminating radiation. At least one image of the illuminated surface is recorded. The material type and/or the surface condition of the workpiece is determined on the basis of a statistical analysis of the at least one image converted into a spatial frequency domain.

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