Optical measurement system for articles with varying surface reflectivity

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5625446
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08138737

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An electro-optical system for high speed measuring of the dimensions of a multiplicity of articles having varying part-to-part surface reflectivity comprises impinging a modulated intensity light beam on each individual article, where the intensity of the beam impinged on the article is varied in response to the image signal from a prior beam impingement. The intensities of image signals from all articles are made comparatively uniform, to improve accuracy. Preferably, light intensity is modulated for each individual article at a speed commensurate with less than 0.004 second pass-by intervals by phase shifting a polarized laser light beam using a Pockel Cell type electro-crystallographic device. The system is particularly useful in grinding the tips of blades of gas turbine engine rotors while the blades are mounted in a spinning rotor.

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SOHL CHARLES EPRATT & WHITNEY PATENT DEPT - MS 132-13 OBG 2 400 MAIN STREET E HARTFORD CT 06108

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Bedard, Kenneth J Hartford, CT 1 18

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