Overview
MTI's Instruments' PRO2D laser scanners are now Labview compatible, opening up this technology to an infinite number of dimensional inspection applications.
The PRO-2D Series laser scanners provide calibrated 2D profile data (X,Z ordered pairs) in real time. Scanning over a part or process provides a 3D point cloud (X,Y,Z), using an encoder as a Y axis reference. Intensity data for each point is also provided and can be very useful in some applications.
Working in challenging inspection applications where traditional cameras fail, the PRO2D measures in the Z axis and is lighting independent, seeing only the laser energy and ignoring ambient light. Traditional applications for this type of technology have included gap, step height, angle, width, seam location, and others. Now, by combining the PRO-2D hardware with the power, ubiquity and scope of National Instruments' Labview software, the number of applications is seemingly limitless. Examples of more complex inspection applications include connectors, printed circuit boards, tires, threaded parts, aerospace and automotive parts, extrusions, and many, many more.
The product's SDK also supports software development in C++ and other programming environments. Custom turnkey systems are available through National Instruments Alliance Partner integrators.
Key Takeaways
- Learn the fundamentals of line laser profilers and their theory of operation.
- Gain an understanding of the line laser profiler as a vision system alternative, providing working solutions in applications not well suited for traditional cameras.
- See real parts scanned in real time, in both 2D and 3D.
- See an actual working inspection application that was solved by utilizing this technology.
Speaker
Tim Prentice has worked in the Automation Industry with a specialization in sensors and data acquisition since 1999. Tim has enjoyed helping some of the world's best companies solve complex industrial measurement problems for which there was no prior solution. Tim is currently responsible for Sales in the U.S. and Canada for MTI Instruments' sensor products division.