LINE SCANNER USING A LOW COHERENCE LIGHT SOURCE
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Jan 2, 2014
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Dec 20, 2012
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Dec 28, 2011
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A line scanner configured to measure an object is provided. The scanner includes a non-laser light source, a beam delivery system and a mask. The beam delivery system is configured to deliver the light from the light source to the mask. The mask includes an opaque portion and a transmissive region in the shape of a line. A first lens system is configured to image the light from the mask onto the object. A camera that includes a second lens system and a photosensitive array, wherein the second lens system is configured to collect the light reflected by or scattered off the object as a first collected light and image the first collected light onto the photosensitive array. A housing is provided and an electronic circuit including a processor. The electronic circuit is configured to calculate three dimensional coordinates of a plurality of points of light imaged on the object.
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