Optical extensometer

Details Optical extensometer Optical extensometer

1977-06-08

1978-12-12

Corbin, John K.

Optics: measuring and testing

By configuration comparison

With photosensitive film or plate

356383, 356387, G01B 1108

Patent

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041293843

ABSTRACT:
An optical extensometer is described using sequentially pulsed light beams for measuring the dimensions of objects by detecting two opposite edges of the object without contacting the object. The light beams may be of different distinguishable light characteristics, such as polarization or wave length, and are time modulated in an alternating manner at a reference frequency. The light characteristics are of substantially the same total light energy and are distributed symmetrically. In the preferred embodiment two light beam segments of one characteristic are on opposite sides of a middle segment of another characteristic. As a result, when the beam segments are scanned sequentially across two opposite edges of the object, they produce a readout signal at the output of a photoelectric detector that is compared with the reference signal by a phase comparator to produce a measurement signal with a binary level transition when the light beams cross an edge. The light beams may be of different cross sectional geometries, including two superimposed and concentric circular beam cross sections of different diameter, or two rectangular cross sections which intersect with each other substantially perpendicular so only their central portions are superimposed. Alternately, a row of three light beams can be used including two outer beams on opposite sides and separate from a middle beam. The three beams may all be of the same light characteristic. However it is preferable that the middle beam be of a different characteristic but of the same total energy as the two outer beams.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3853406 (1974-12-01), Zanoni
patent: 3870890 (1975-03-01), Binks et al.
patent: 3905705 (1975-09-01), Petrohilos

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