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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2002
Carl Smets, Heverlee, BE;
Karel Van Gils, Heverlee, BE;
John Zabolitsky, Heverlee, BE;
Jurgen Everaerts, Heverlee, BE;
Carl Smets, Heverlee, BE;
Karel Van Gils, Heverlee, BE;
John Zabolitsky, Heverlee, BE;
Jurgen Everaerts, Heverlee, BE;
Icos Vision Systems NV, Heverlee, BE;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for measuring respective positions of a set of N contact elements of an electronic component. A first and a second light path are created by a first and a second light beam which have different viewing angles. Both the first and the second light path can selectively be opened and both end into the image plane of a single camera. The positions being determined by using the first and second image produced by the first and second light beam respectively.