US4763006A
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Device determining surface element inclination angle for the optical detection of form errors of a low order
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1986-02-05
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Granted: 1988-08-09
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Expires: 2006-02-05
Abstract
Abstract A device is provided for the optical detection of form errors of a low order, for example of roughness. The device possesses a light source whose light probes the body to be examined and a light-receiving device for the light reflected by the body. The device is characterized by the fact that the light-receiving device consists of a number of light-receiving elements arranged in linear array and that an evaluation unit determines the inclination angle of the probed surface element of the body from all output signals of the light-receiving elements. Shifts in the core of the reflected light beam can be measured which are substantially below the width of a light-receiving element. The measuring results remain practically unaffected by form deviations of a higher order such as roughness etc.
Inventors
- 👤 Norbert Rau
- 👤 Gerd Hubner
- 👤 Wolfgang Staiger
- 👤 Rainer Brodmann
- 👤 Oskar Gerstorfer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:56
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01B; G01B11/00; G01B11/30; G01B11/303; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/84; G01N21/88; G01N21/95; G01N21/952
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
Device for the optical detection of form errors of a low order comprising a light source for probing the body to be examined, a light-receiving device for the light reflected from the body, and an evaluation unit which determines the inclination angle (α) of the probed surface element of the body from the output signal designated by n j of the light-receiving device, characterized by the fact that the light-receiving device consists of a number of light-receiving elements in a linear array, said angle being determined against a reference element in the surface of the body in accordance with the equation ##EQU5## whereby the evaluation unit determines the inclination angle from all output signals of the light-receiving elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
Device for the optical detection of form errors of a low order comprising a light source for probing the body to be examined, a light-receiving device for the light reflected from the body, and an evaluation unit which determines the inclination angle (α) of the probed surface element of the body from the output signal designated by n j of the light-receiving device, characterized by the fact that the light-receiving device consists of a number of light-receiving elements in a linear array, said angle being determined against a reference element in the surface of the body in accordance with the equation ##EQU5## whereby the evaluation unit determines the inclination angle from all output signals of the light-receiving elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
Device according to claim 1 characterized by the fact that an integration circuit is connectable to the evaluation unit which integrates the output signal of the evaluation circuit proportional to the inclination angle of each surface element in order to determine the profile curve f(x) of the body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
Device according to claim 2 characterized by the fact that a transformation circuit is provided which subjects the output signal of the evaluation unit and/or the output signal of the integration circuit to a Fourier transformation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
Device according to claim 3 characterized by the fact that the axis of the light beam probing the surface encloses an angle other than zero with the surface normal of the ideal surface, and a lens system being provided for the projection of the reflected light onto the light-receiving device the distance of said lens system from the surface and from the light-receiving device being, in each case, approximately equal to the focal length of the lens system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
Device according to claim 4, characterized by the fact that the light spot probing the surface provides greater dimensions perpendicular to the probing direction than in the probing direction for an optical filtering of roughness influences.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
Device according to claim 5, characterized by the dimension of the light spot in the probing direction being approximately equal to the wavelength of the finest form resolveable error.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Device according to, claim 4 characterized by the output signals of the light-receiving elements being adapted for determination of the roughness of the surface examined.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
Device according to claim 7 wherein the evaluation unit determining the roughness of the surface from the output signals of the light-receiving elements according to the equation ##EQU6##
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
Device according to claim 8, wherein the light-receiving element is a diode array.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
Device according to claim 9, wherein the axis of the light-receiving element array encloses an acute angle with the probing direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
Device according to claim 10 wherein a telescopic optic projects reflected light onto the light-receiving device.
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