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SCANNER LASER [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Optics
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A laser device used in the three available distance measurement techniques: phase shift, time of flight, and triangulation.

OBS

In addition to their use as imaging sensors in robotics, laser scanners are also used to read bar codes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Masers et lasers
  • Optique
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Dispositif qui balaye un objet au laser et génère une image de l'objet à partir des reflets captés par un photodétecteur. [ISO/CEI JTC N1746, 1995].

Spanish

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