Practical aspects of curvature detection for LACS free-form measuring systems

Michael Schulz; Joachim Gerhardt; Clemens Elster

doi:10.1117/12.545498

10 September 2004 Practical aspects of curvature detection for LACS free-form measuring systems

Michael Schulz, Joachim Gerhardt, Clemens Elster

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Proceedings Volume 5457, Optical Metrology in Production Engineering; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545498
Event: Photonics Europe, 2004, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

For the production of aspheres and free-form surfaces, high-accuracy and flexible measurement techniques are necessary. The Large Area Curvature Scanning (LACS) method can be used to measure the surface form of arbitrary smooth surfaces with high accuracy. The curvature values of the surface elements along a scan line are captured by a curvature sensor and from these values the form is calculated. The curvature sensor typically is a small interferometer with an aperture of some millimeter. From a model fit to the measured interferogram, the local surface patch and the local curvature value are extracted. Determining the curvature values from the captured interferograms with high accuracy is a challenging task and requires some kind of intelligent procedures for defect recognition and for the choice of matched surface models. Several aspects of these problems are discussed. Examples of measured surfaces are shown. Special emphasis is laid on the measuring speed of the LACS system, which is mainly determined by the speed of the curvature evaluation procedure, as this is important for the use as an in-situ measurement system integrated into production systems.

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Michael Schulz, Joachim Gerhardt, and Clemens Elster "Practical aspects of curvature detection for LACS free-form measuring systems", Proc. SPIE 5457, Optical Metrology in Production Engineering, (10 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545498

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