Mitutoyo Corporation

Kozaburo Suzuki

Shinsaku Abe

Takeshi Kawabata

Motonori Ogihara

Toshiyuki Tamai

Kuniyuki Nuka

It is an object of the present invention to provide a measuring apparatus capable of easily restoring the tracking state when the tracking state of the target is interrupted. One aspect of the present invention is a measuring apparatus that emits a light beam toward a target, captures and tracks the target, and measures the three-dimensional coordinates of the target. The measuring apparatus includes: a light source for emitting light beam; an angle control unit for controlling the emission angle of the light beam emitted from the light source so as to track the moving target; an imaging unit for capturing the target or the vicinity of the target, and a recognition unit for recognizing the target or the specific portion including the target from an image captured by the imaging unit. The angle control unit controls the emission angle of the light beam so as to emit light beam toward the target or the specific portion including the target recognized by the recognition unit when the tracking of the target is released.

Measuring apparatus

A measuring apparatus management system of the present invention includes an acquirer acquiring condition information indicating a status of a replacement component in each of a plurality of measuring apparatuses, and a predictor predicting a replacement time of the replacement component based on the condition information obtained by the acquirer.

Measuring apparatus management system and program

A manual measuring system (an articulated three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine or a gantry three-dimensional coordinate measuring machine) allows a measuring probe to be manually moved while enabling a user to focus on making measurements and allows the user to manually move the measuring probe in order to facilitate and accelerate measurements. The manual measuring system includes a sub-monitor (portable terminal) that is mounted near the tip of the measuring probe. It is possible to display on the sub-monitor a guided route for the measuring probe to a measurement point or to indicate on the sub-monitor that the measuring probe has entered a measurement allowable range or to allow the user to direct by means of the sub-monitor to obtain a measurement value by the measuring probe.

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Fussa, Japan

Kozaburo Suzuki