Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh

Jochen Burger

Otto Ruck

Ralf Bernhard

Kurt Brenner

Ralf Bernhardt

Guenter Grupp

Günter Grupp

Eugen Aubele

Andreas Fuchs

Rudolf Kern

Hermann Deeg

Henning Schon

Daniel Brenner

Reiner Rottmann

A method for operating a confocal white light sensor on a coordinate measuring machine including a sensor carrier configured to couple a coordinate measurement sensor that is movable in a straight movement direction relative to a base of the coordinate measuring machine is provided. A confocal white light sensor is coupled to the sensor carrier and oriented in the straight movement direction toward a reference body. The sensor carrier and the reference body are moved relative to one another in the straight movement direction, and a measurement signal representing a distance between the confocal white light sensor and the reference body is generated at different movement positions. Information relating to a relationship between measurement signals of the confocal white light sensor and an actual distance of the white light sensor to a measurement object is obtained and a measurement value of the object distance is generated.

Method of operating a confocal white light sensor on a coordinate measuring machine

A method for operating a coordinate measuring machine or a machine tool. A movement of a machining part is controlled in such a way that, during the movement of the machine part, a predetermined maximum acceleration and/or a predetermined maximum jerk is not exceeded. The maximum acceleration and/or the maximum jerk is varied depending on the position of the machine part and/or depending on the alignment of the machine part.

Operation of a coordinate measuring machine

A method for scanning a work piece surface uses a coordinate measurement device. A probe element is brought into contact with the surface and the probe element is moved along the surface. The coordinate measurement device has a plurality of degrees of freedom, which are independent of one another, in the possible movements of the probe element with respect to the work piece. Maximum speeds which describe the maximum of a movement speed component of the probe element based on the respective degree of freedom are defined for the degrees of freedom. An estimated path on which the probe element is intended to move during scanning is predefined. The actual scanning path can differ from the estimated scanning path. A maximum scanning speed at which the estimated scanning path can be traveled with a constant speed of the probe element is determined.

Method for scanning a surface with the aid of a coordinate measuring machine and coordinate measuring machine

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Jochen Burger