Aosite, kusukela 1993
Amahinji eminyango namafasitela adlala indima ebalulekile kwikhwalithi nokuphepha kwezakhiwo zesimanje. Ukusetshenziswa kwensimbi engagqwali yezinga eliphezulu ekukhiqizeni ama-hinge kuqinisekisa ukuqina nokuthembeka. Kodwa-ke, inqubo yokukhiqiza yendabuko esebenzisa isitembu kanye nokukhiqizwa okungekuhle kwensimbi engagqwali kuvame ukuholela ekuhlakazweni kwekhwalithi kanye nokunemba okuphansi ngesikhathi sokuhlanganiswa. Izindlela zamanje zokuhlola, ezincike ekuhloleni mathupha kusetshenziswa amathuluzi afana namageyiji nama-caliper, zinokunemba okuphansi nokusebenza kahle, okuholela emazingeni aphezulu omkhiqizo anesici kanye nokuba nomthelela enzuzweni yebhizinisi.
Ukuze kubhekwane nalezi zinselele, kuye kwasungulwa isistimu yokuhlonza ehlakaniphile ukuze ikwazi ukutholwa ngokushesha nangokunembayo kwezingxenye zehinge, iqinisekise ukunemba kokukhiqiza nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yokuhlanganisa. Uhlelo lulandela ukugeleza komsebenzi okuhlelekile futhi lusebenzisa ukubona komshini kanye nobuchwepheshe bokubona ngelaser ukuze kuhlolwe okungaxhunywana naye futhi okunembile.
Uhlelo luklanyelwe ukwamukela ukuhlolwa kwezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-1,000 zemikhiqizo yamahinge. Ihlanganisa ukubona komshini, ukutholwa kwe-laser, nobuchwepheshe bokulawula i-servo ukuze kuhlinzekelwe ukucaciswa okuhlukahlukene kwezingxenye. Ilayini yomhlahlandlela wesitimela kanye ne-servo motor ishayela ukunyakaza kwethebula lezinto ezibonakalayo, okuvumela ucezu lokusebenza ukuthi lumiswe ngokunembile ukuze lubonwe.
Ukugeleza komsebenzi wesistimu kuhilela ukuphakela ucezu lokusebenza endaweni etholwayo, lapho amakhamera amabili nenzwa yokukhishwa kwe-laser ehlola ubukhulu nokucaba kwendawo yokusebenza. Inqubo yokuhlonza ivumelana nezingcezu zokusebenza ezinezinyathelo, futhi inzwa ye-laser displacement ihamba ivundlile ukuze ithole idatha eyinhloso nenembile mayelana nokucaba. Ukutholwa komumo nokuba flat kuqedwa kanyekanye njengoba umsebenzi udlula endaweni yokuhlola.
Uhlelo luhlanganisa amasu okuhlola umbono womshini ukukala ubude bengqikithi yocezu lokusebenza, indawo ehlobene nobubanzi bezimbobo zengcezu yokusebenza, kanye nokulingana kwembobo yocezu lokusebenza ngokuhlobene nobubanzi bendawo yokusebenza. Lezi zilinganiso zibalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ikhwalithi nokusebenza kwamahinji. Isistimu isebenzisa ama-algorithms e-sub-pixel ukuze ithuthukise ukunemba kokutholwa, ukufeza ukungaqiniseki kokutholwa okungaphansi kuka-0.005mm.
Ukuze kube lula ukusebenza nokusetha ipharamitha, isistimu ihlukanisa izingxenye zokusebenza ngokusekelwe kumapharamitha adinga ukutholwa futhi iwanikeze ibhakhodi enekhodi. Ngokuskena ibhakhodi, isistimu ihlonza uhlobo lwesiqeshana sokusebenza futhi ikhiphe imingcele yokuthola ehambisanayo emidwebeni yomkhiqizo. Isistimu ibe seyenza ukutholwa okubonakalayo kanye ne-laser, iqhathanise imiphumela namapharamitha wangempela, bese ikhiqiza imibiko.
Ukusetshenziswa kwesistimu yokuthola kufakazele ikhono lalo lokuqinisekisa ukutholwa okunembile kwezinto zokusebenza ezinkulu naphezu kokulungiswa kokubona komshini okulinganiselwe. Isistimu ikhiqiza imibiko yezibalo egcwele phakathi kwamaminithi futhi ivumela ukusebenzisana nokushintshana ekulungisweni kokuhlolwa. Ingasetshenziswa kabanzi ekuhlolweni okunembayo kwamahinge neminye imikhiqizo efanayo.
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