Mitutoyo Corporation

Shinsaku Abe

Hideyuki Kusanagi

Kozaburo Suzuki

Kuniyuki Nuka

Provided are an offline teaching device and a measurement control device. The offline teaching device detects a shape of a measured object by a three-dimensional sensor unit, generates measurement procedure information in which measurement items are respectively associated with measurement points sequentially specified to the detected shape, and causes a measurement procedure information storage unit to store the measurement procedure information associated. The measurement control device detects a shape of a target measured object by a three-dimensional sensor unit, searches the measurement procedure information storage unit for a measured object having a shape substantially identical to a detected shape and specifies a measured object, extracts measurement procedure information on the specified measured object as measurement procedure information on the target measured object, and causes the use measuring device to measure the target measured object on the basis of the measurement procedure information extracted.

Offline teaching device, measurement control device, and program

The present invention provides a measurement program selection assisting apparatus capable of visually confirming whether a selected measurement program is suitable for an object to be measured. One aspect of the present invention is a measurement program selection assisting apparatus comprising: a measurement program database storing a measurement program related to measurement of an object and superimposed display information corresponding to a three-dimensional shape of the object in association with each other; a display unit capable of displaying information defined in a virtual space superimposed on the real space; and a display control unit for acquiring the superimposed display information corresponding to a selected measurement program from the measurement program database and displaying the acquired superimposed display information in a mixed reality on the display unit.

Measurement program selection assisting apparatus and measurement control apparatus

A surface texture measuring device according to the present invention includes a surface texture detecting component that outputs measurement results for a surface texture of a measurable object, where the measurement results are recognized as a change in the movement of a contact pin of a detector when tracing a surface of the measurable object with the contact pin; a posture detecting sensor that detects a measured posture, which is a posture at the time of measurement by the detector; a memory component that is preloaded with correction values corresponding to each of a plurality of postures; and a correcting component that compares the measured posture with the plurality of postures stored in the memory component, and corrects the measurement results using a correction value that corresponds to a posture equivalent to the measured posture.

Surface texture measuring device, surface texture measuring system, and program

The visualization apparatus comprises: a display that enables visualization of a predetermined information by superimposing the predetermined information in a three-dimensional space; a three-dimensional sensor that detects coordinate information of objects existing in the three-dimensional space within a display range of the display; a fitting unit that sequentially acquires coordinate information of each object detected by the three-dimensional sensor, matches the coordinate information of the object with a three-dimensional model of a target object prepared in advance for each acquisition to specify the target object from among the objects, and sequentially fits the three-dimensional model to the specified target object; and a display control unit that make the display to display a back surface shape of the target object detected by the three-dimensional sensor with respect to the front in a gaze direction by superimposing and displaying a three-dimensional model corresponding to a shape viewed from the front in the gaze direction on the target object.

Visualization apparatus and program

The measurement result display apparatus of the present invention includes: a storage unit for storing shape information and a predetermined measurement result with respect to an object to be measured; a three-dimensional sensor for detecting shape information of an object existing in a three-dimensional space; a display unit configured so that the object detected by the three-dimensional sensor can be visually recognized and configured to be capable of displaying predetermined information; and a display control unit for displaying the predetermined measurement result of a target object on the display unit so as to be visually recognized together with the object, using the object to be measured whose shape information is detected by the three-dimensional sensor as the target object.

Measurement result display apparatus and program

The measuring device according to the present invention includes: a measuring element that contacts with an object to be measured; a detector that detects a displacement amount of the measuring element in a process in which the measuring element slides relatively in a certain direction on a surface of the object to be measured during time from a measurement start to a measurement end; a storage unit; a data collecting unit that acquires the displacement amount detected by the detector in a predetermined cycle and causes the storage unit to successively store the displacement amount; a display unit that can perform graphical displaying; and a display controller that causes the display unit to display predetermined information on the basis of a displacement amount for each predetermined cycle.

Measuring device and measuring system

A rotary table including a placement surface with an object; a rotary base rotating the rotary table; a detector detecting displacement of a peripheral surface of the object; an angle adjustment mechanism adjusting an inclination angle of the rotary table; a position adjustment mechanism adjusting a position of the rotary table; a video acquisition unit acquiring a video of the rotary base; a display unit displaying an image based on the video; a position recognition unit recognizing images of the rotary table, rotary base, and object on the display unit and recognizing positions of the rotary table, rotary base, and object in a display space of the images; and a display control unit performing control of displaying a guide in a superimposing manner on the image on the display unit on a basis of the positions of the rotary table, rotary base, and object recognized by the position recognition unit.

Roundness measuring device, measurement guide system, and measurement guide method

A measurement-data collecting apparatus configured to read a measurement value from a measurement result displayed on a measurement tool and easily collect measurement data irrespective of whether the measurement tool is an analog measurement tool or a digital measurement tool is provided. The measurement-data collecting apparatus of the present invention includes an image capturing unit configured to capture image of an exterior view of a target measurement tool on which a measurement result is displayed and a measurement-value reading unit configured to read a measurement value from an exterior view image of the target measurement tool imaged by the image capturing unit.

Measurement-data collecting apparatus and computer program

A measurement data collection device includes a head-mounted display unit and a control unit to control the head-mounted display unit, and the measurement data collection device collects a measurement value measured by a measurement tool handled by the user. The head-mounted display unit includes a frame wearable on the head of the user, a display screen of transmissive type to display a three-dimensional image by superimposing the three-dimensional image on a real space, and a camera supported by the frame. Additionally, the control unit includes, a support information generation unit to generate a guide frame as support information, the guide frame being displayed in a reading position, a display control unit to control the support information generated by the support information generation unit, and a measurement value reading unit to read a measurement value by analyzing an image of the measurement tool captured by the camera.

Measurement data collection device and program

An imaging assisting device includes a head-mounted display unit worn to a head of a user, and a control unit configured to control the head-mounted display unit. The head-mounted display unit includes a frame worn to the head of the user and a display screen of transmissive type supported by the frame at a position where the display screen covers a field of view of the user in a state that the frame is worn by the user, the display screen being configured to display an object defined in a virtual space such that the object is superimposed on a real space. The control unit displays a guide graphic on the display screen as an object defined in the virtual space, the guide graphic indicating an imaging range of an imaging module.

Imaging assisting device and program

An apparatus reads a value measured with an analog measuring tool. The apparatus includes an imaging unit for obtaining a captured image of the analog measuring tool that is indicating a measured value, a retaining unit for retaining a 3D model of the analog measuring tool, a matching unit for specifying a 3D model matching the captured image, a guidance unit for outputting guidance information for correcting orientation of the analog measuring tool based on the matched 3D model, a reading unit for reading the measured value from the captured image to generate a measurement result, and an output unit for outputting the measurement result.

Apparatus for reading value measured with analog measuring tool

To provide an operation method of a position measuring device capable of accurately and quickly designating a detection point of an object by intuitive operability, such as directly moving the probe with a hand. One aspect of the present invention is an operation method of a position measuring device that includes a measurement head having a probe for designating a detection point of a position of an object, and a moving mechanism for moving the measurement head, and acquires a coordinate of the detection point designated by the probe. The operation method of a position measuring device includes the steps of: using a terminal device including an image acquisition part and a display part to acquire an image of the probe by the image acquisition part and display the image on the display part; detecting a relative positional relation between the probe and the terminal device when having received a movement instruction by the terminal device in a state where an image of the probe is displayed on the display part; and performing a movement control of the measurement head following the movement instruction received by the terminal device by actuating the moving mechanism on the basis of the positional relation.

Operation method of position measuring device

A terminal device includes a controller, a display displaying an image based on a control by the controller, and a sensor detecting oscillation. The controller displays, in response to a predetermined oscillation detected by the sensor, enlarged display content which is a portion of an image displayed on the display, the enlarged display content being enlarged and displayed in an enlarged display region. The sensor may be able to detect oscillation and posture, and the controller may obtain from the sensor the posture at the time when the sensor detected the oscillation and determine a position of the enlarged display region in the display according to the obtained posture.

Terminal device and program

A remote controllable measuring system includes a remote controllable measuring apparatus having a communication terminal having instant messaging; an input/output for exchanging signals with the communication terminal; a measurer (measuring apparatus main body); and a controller (computation apparatus) causing the measurer to operate according to an instruction from the communication terminal. The remote controllable measuring system also includes a mobile terminal capable of transmitting and receiving signals with the communication terminal.

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Shinsaku Abe