Mitutoyo Corporation

Sotomitsu Hara

Kiyokazu Okamoto

Shinichirou Yanaka

Makoto Abe

Yasushi Ueshima

Yoshikazu Arai

Nobuhisa Nishioka

Yutaka Tsuchida

Yasushi Ishii

A shape measurement method for measuring a shape of an object to be measured, which has a substantially rotating symmetric shape, includes: placing an aperture having an opening larger than an outer shape of the object to be measured and the object to be measured on an optical axis; taking an image generated by light projected to the object to be measured, by using an image pickup unit; and calculating one cross-sectional shape of the object to be measured based on a light intensity distribution of the image taken by the image pickup unit.

Shape measurement method and shape measurement apparatus

An electric discharge machining electrode adapted to improve the quality of a finished surface of an article by increasing a machining speed by improving the electric discharge generation rate &eegr; even in a fine machining process; and by rendering it possible to maintain constant the electric discharge generation rate &eegr; even when a time width and a voltage of the electric discharge pulses are reduced. In an electrode used in the electric discharge machining process carried out by generating electric discharge pulses between the electrode and an article, a radioactive metal is contained in the portion of the electrode in which the electric discharge pulses occur, or in the portion thereof which is in the vicinity of the portion in which the electric discharge pulses occur. The radiant rays emitted by the radioactive metal exert influence on the substances present between the article and the electrode, or processing liquids, which are usually water or oil, and works so as to promote the electrolytic dissociation of the substances. Therefore, the electric discharge generation rate &eegr; is improved.

Electric discharge machining electrode

A capacitive distance sensor adapted to measure a distance between an object and the sensor device, which is suitable for determining surface configuration of an object includes a objective electrode, moving device for the objective electrode and a detecting means of moving distance of the objective electrode. The moving device is controlled depending on the signal from the objective electrode to position it in a predetermined range of clearance. The distance between the object and the sensor device is calculated based on the signals from the detecting means and the objective electrode.

Capacitive distance sensor for surface configuration determining apparatus

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Sotomitsu Hara