Shadowing Effects - MICRO-EPSILON scanCONTROL 29 Series Operating Instructions Manual

Operation of the Sensor with a PC
6.5.7
- Receiver: The laser line can disappear completely or partially behind steep edges. The receiver then does
- Laser line: The fan-shaped form of the laser line inevitably results in partial shadowing at vertical edges. In
As a general rule, measuring objects with steep edges cannot be one hundred percent measured using laser
triangulation. The missing areas can only be supplemented or interpolated using suitable software.
Fig. 27 Shadowings
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Shadowing Effects

not „see" these areas.
order to make these areas visible, only changing the sensor or object position helps.
Shadowing of the
receiver
Shadowing of the
laser line
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