Title :
Accuracy assessment of a laser triangulation sensor
Author_Institution :
Japan Radio Co. Ltd., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
Accuracy of a laser triangulation sensor have been studied. The experiments showed that the accuracy was dependent on the scattering characteristics of the targets. For the quasi Lambertian surfaces, nonlinearity error was less than 0.1% of the measurement range
Keywords :
calibration; measurement by laser beam; measurement errors; optical sensors; photodetectors; position measurement; signal processing equipment; accuracy assessment; laser triangulation sensor; nonlinearity error; position sensitive detector; quasi Lambertian surfaces; scattering characteristics; Calibration; Detectors; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Semiconductor lasers; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Table lookup;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1994. IMTC/94. Conference Proceedings. 10th Anniversary. Advanced Technologies in I & M., 1994 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hamamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1880-3
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1994.351883
