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Apparatus for measuring three-dimensional curved surface shapes

US5102224A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 1990
Grant dateApr 7, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B11/2522
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A three-dimensional curved surface shape measuring apparatus of the slit light linear scanning type. In accordance with a composite image u(x', y') produced by image composing means when a slit light is scanned over a surface of an object to be measured, a measured value or computed value u.sub.o (x', y') of a composite image with respect to a reference plane, a light projecting angle .theta. to the reference plane and a reference plane-television camera distance a, a necessary computational processing is performed to determine a three-dimensional curved surface shape f(x, y) of the surface of the object which is free of any distortions due to a perspective effect of the television camera.

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