Micro-Epsilon's scanCONTROL 2800 laser-line profile sensor utilises the triangulation principle for the acquisition of two-dimensional profile data from a variety of different target surfaces.
In contrast to point laser sensors, a line optical system projects a laser line onto the surface of the object to be measured. The back-scattered light from the laser line is detected by a high-quality optical system. Along with distance information (z-axis), the controller also calculates the true position along the laser line (x-axis) from the camera image and outputs both values in the sensor's two-dimensional coordinate system.
Furthermore, a three-dimensional representation of the object can be generated by moving the object or the sensor in the y-axis.
More information and datasheets are available at www.micro-epsilon.co.uk/uk-en/Measurement-devices/profile-sensor/.
