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Method and apparatus for measuring three-dimensional configuration of wire-shaped object in a short time

US5243406A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 3, 1991
Grant dateSep 7, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/14
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of measuring a wire-shaped object comprises a scanning step of scanning a light beam on the surface of the wire-shaped object, a detection step of detecting a reflected light reflected from the surface of the wire-shaped object by a plurality of optical sensor cells, the optical sensor cells being mounted on an inner wall of a reflected light detection unit located over the wire-shaped object; and a measurement step of measuring a three-dimensional configuration of the wire-shaped object in accordance with output signals from the plurality of optical sensor cells, whereby, the three-dimensional configuration of the wire-shaped object is automatically measured in a short time.

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