Sensor Review: Volume 18 Issue 2
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The international journal of sensing for industryTable of contents
A new six degrees of freedom position sensor greatly improves flexible manufacturing ‐ but will manufacturers adapt?
Charles S. VannClaims that manufacturing industry needs better multi‐dimensional position sensors to keep pace with increased speed and capabilities of automated equipment and robots. The market…
Optical metrology in manufacturing automation
Richard GoochOptical measurement sensors are increasingly available, often finding application in measurement and inspection of manufactured products. For example, theodolites and laser…
Vision applications emerge at Manufacturing Week
Brian RooksA report on some industrial applications of vision systems at the Manufacturing Week exhibition. Describes installations of one type of system at a disk drive manufacturer and at…
Reverse engineering using laser metrology
Graham DaltonClaims recent advances in laser‐based camera technology and 3D analysis software have made production of 3D CAD models from range images a practical proposition. Laser based…
New technology for subsea laser imaging and ranging system for inspection and mapping
Paul M. Evans, John O. Klepsvik, Morten L. BjarnarLaser imaging and ranging systems offer 3‐D imaging of video quality at distances four to five times greater than conventional video and photographic systems. The Spotmap system…
Conoscopic probes are set to transform industrial metrology
Gabriel Sirat, Freddy PazReports on developments at Optimet in the R&D Group, where a novel distance probe performs high accuracy distance measurement over broad length scales. Considers applications.
Application of broadband radar to volumetric sensing and distance measurement
Hugh Burchett, Miles UptonStates that broadband radar is a relatively recent technology which is finding many new applications such as sensing the position and movement of objects in and around vehicles…
The application of reverse engineering in rapid product development
Colin BradleyThe process of capturing object form through surface data sampling and generating a CAD model of the part is termed reverse engineering because the process is the opposite of the…
A stereovision system for underwater, remotely operated vehicles
D. Maddalena, M. Zampato, M. FavarettoIn the paper, “TV‐trackmeter”, a stereoscopic measuring system developed by Tecnomare, is presented, some recent innovations and upgrading are described, and its reliable use in…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Professor Kean C. Aw