A Laser Triangulation Displacement Sensor Based on a Cylindrical Annular Reflector
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Measurement Model of a Laser Triangulation Displacement Sensor Based on a Cylindrical Annular Reflector
2.1. The Measurement Principle and the Mathematical Model
2.2. Optical Simulation
2.3. Optimization of Optical Path Parameters Depending on Measurement Sensitivity
- Meet the target displacement measurement range— ≥ target displacement measurement range.
- The difference between the radius of the imaging rings formed by the near and far ends of measurement needs to be less than the half of the imaging plane’s short edge ().
- Imaging angle γ is less than the camera’s minimum field of view angle.
- The near end of the measurement cannot be inside the cavity of the reflector in order to measure successfully,
3. Preparation of the Experiment and Design of Image Processing
3.1. The Model of Pixel-Measurement Depth
3.2. Optical Path and Imaging Characteristics
3.3. Algorithm of Image Processing
4. Experiment
4.1. Setting of the Experiment Platform and Prototype
4.2. Single-Point Repeatability Measurement Experiment
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Number | The Inner Diameter of Reflector () | The Length of the Reflector (l) | The Angle of Inner Mirror Wall (α) | The Focal Lens of Camera’s Lens (f) | The Distance between the Lens Center and O |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
① | 30 mm | 40 mm | 84° | 5 mm | 60 mm |
② | 30 mm | 20 mm | 80° | 5 mm | 40 mm |
③ | 40 mm | 20 mm | 70° | 5 mm | 40 mm |
④ | 40 mm | 20 mm | 90° | 5 mm | 90 mm |
Parameters | Value | Parameters | Value |
---|---|---|---|
Reflector’s inner diameter /(mm) | 52 | Coordinates of near end of measurement | (0, 64) |
Reflector’s length l/(mm) | 11 | Coordinates of far end of measurement | (0, 86) |
The angle between reflector’s inner wall and horizonal plane /(°) | 90 | Imaging ring’s maximum radius/(mm) | 1.8705035971 |
Focal length of camera f/(mm) | 5 | Imaging ring’s minimum radius/(mm) | 1.6149068323 |
The distance between camera’s center and laser emitter/(mm) | 75 | Measurement sensitivity K | 0.01161803476 |
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Li, J.; Tao, W.; Zhao, H. A Laser Triangulation Displacement Sensor Based on a Cylindrical Annular Reflector. Photonics 2023, 10, 1139. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10101139
Li J, Tao W, Zhao H. A Laser Triangulation Displacement Sensor Based on a Cylindrical Annular Reflector. Photonics. 2023; 10(10):1139. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10101139
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Jiaqi, Wei Tao, and Hui Zhao. 2023. "A Laser Triangulation Displacement Sensor Based on a Cylindrical Annular Reflector" Photonics 10, no. 10: 1139. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10101139