Abstract: A machine tool for processing a workpiece having a temperature that deviates from a pre-defined processing temperature, the machine tool comprising a base to position the workpiece on, at least one processing means for processing the workpiece, one or more actuators for moving the processing means relative to the base, a control unit for controlling the actuators, the control unit comprising a data storage for storing nominal data providing nominal dimensions of the workpiece at the pre-defined processing temperature, and at least one temperature sensor that is configured to determine one or more actual temperature values of the workpiece, wherein the at least one temperature sensor is configured to generate temperature data based on the determined actual temperature values and to provide the temperature data to the control unit.

Abstract: A surveying instrument, comprising at least one rotational movement axis such as a azimuth axis, which is for providing a positioning of the measurement direction of the surveying instrument, a rotational position encoder configured for deriving a rotational direction value around the movement axis and an acceleration sensor such as a MEMS-accelerometer for deriving a leveling for the surveying instrument and being rotatable around the rotational movement axis in different rotational positions. The instrument further comprises a mechanism designed to move the accelerometer from a first orientation in at least a second orientation, the second orientation being different to the first orientation, wherein the mechanism is designed and arranged in such a way that the targeting direction is uninfluenced by a movement of the accelerometer by the mechanism, and an evaluation unit configured to derive a calibrated leveling for the instrument.

Abstract: A sensor device comprising a retro-reflecting element having a front boundary surface configured for entry of measuring light into the retro-reflecting element and a back boundary surface configured for reflecting a first part of the measuring light as reflected measuring light and configured for transmitting a second part of the measuring light as transmitted measuring light, wherein the front boundary surface and the back boundary surface are arranged on opposite sides of the retro-reflecting element, and a sensor unit configured and arranged so that the transmitted measuring light is detectable by the sensor unit. The front boundary surface and the back boundary surface are of curved shape.

Abstract: A laser scanner or laser profiler for scanning of an object surface by measuring of distances to surface points comprising a light pulse source, a transmission unit, a receiving unit for receiving measurement light reflected from the object surfaces and for determining the respective distance to a surface point based on the received measurement light according to the principle of time-of-flight and a fiber network with a fiber based optical coupler being designed for transforming a respective light pulse into a series of spaced sub-pulses of different energies. The sub-pulses are digitally sampled, at least one of the sub-pulses having an energy yielding an electrical signal amplitude in the non-saturated range of the receiving unit is selected, and a respective distance is determined based on deducing a time-of-flight of the at least one selected sub-pulse.

Abstract: A system for generating task schedules using an electronic device includes: a processor, the processor comprising neural networks; a memory coupled to the processor; a scheduler coupled to the processor, the scheduler is configured to: receive: a total work database configured to contain items representing work packages; a resources database configured to contain items representing resources required to fulfill items in the work packages; a constraints database configured to contain items representing constraints to fulfilling items in the work packages; and a scheduling objective database configured to designate a prime objective that is to be achieved by the optimum task schedule; provide a trained reinforcement learning engine for optimizing the task schedule based on inputs from the databases; and generate an optimum work package schedule to sequence the work packages using the trained reinforcement learning engine, wherein the optimum work package schedule maximizes the one or more prime objectives.

Abstract: An optical detection unit comprising a retro-reflecting element which provides a reflection surface configured for retro-reflecting a first part of measuring light as reflected measuring light for providing determination of a position of the optical detection unit and a passage surface configured for transmitting a second part of the measuring light as transmitted measuring light, further comprising a sensor arrangement with a sensor configured and arranged behind of the retro-reflecting element so that the transmitted measuring light is detectable by the sensor. The optical detection unit comprises a referencing assembly with at least one illumination unit configured to emit reference illumination light. The at least one illumination unit is arranged with fixed positional relationship to the retro-reflecting element and/or the sensor arrangement and the referencing assembly is configured and arranged to direct the reference illumination light onto the sensor.

Abstract: A surveying device with a targeting unit carried by a support, the targeting unit being arranged rotatable relative to a vertical axis and a tilt axis as a first and a second axis of rotation, for emitting a distance measurement beam in an emission direction into free space, the emission direction being variable with respect to the vertical axis and the tilt axis. The device further comprises a beam deflection element such as a partially transparent rotatable mirror, situated in the targeting unit and being rotatable about a deflection axis as a third axis of rotation. The deflection axis is congruent to the tilt axis and the beam deflection element is arranged in such a way in the distance measurement beam path that the emission direction can be varied with respect to the deflection axis.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for monitoring a boss of a composite structure for a boss cracking event. The system includes a first sensor located on an outer surface of a neck of the boss and configured to detect first deformation data associated with the boss. The system also includes a second sensor located on the outer surface of the neck of the boss at a location diametrically opposite of the first sensor and configured to detect second deformation data associated with the boss. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor and configured to determine, based on the first deformation data and the second deformation data, whether a boss cracking event has occurred.

Abstract: A measuring device for acquiring a three-dimensional measuring point related to a target in a scene, the measuring device comprises a base unit, a support unit mounted on the base unit, a distance measuring unit comprising an emitting unit configured for emitting measuring radiation and a receiving unit configured for detecting at least a part of the measuring radiation reflected by the target and a directing unit mounted in the support unit configured for directing the measuring radiation towards the scene. The measuring device comprises a capturing unit, wherein the capturing unit is configured for capturing at least a scene image of at least part of the scene, the scene image is generated by the detection of visual-spectrum light, and a controlling and processing unit, wherein the controlling and processing unit is configured for aligning the directing unit.

Abstract: A measuring device for acquiring a three-dimensional measuring point related to a target in a scene, the measuring device comprises a distance measuring unit comprising an emitting unit configured for emitting collimated measuring radiation (T) and a receiving unit configured for detecting at least a part of the collimated measuring radiation reflected (R) by the target, a directing unit rotatable around an elevation axis and configured for directing the measuring radiation towards the scene, a capturing unit, wherein the capturing unit comprises an image sensor and is configured to capture at least a scene image of at least part of the scene, and a controlling and processing unit configured at least for aligning the directing unit.

Abstract: A method and a system for tube bending by a tube bending machine, wherein values of input parameters of the tube bending machine defining processing steps of the tube bending machine are determined as a function of a mapping of bending parameters defining a target tube bending geometry to the input parameters. The mapping is determined by a data-driven approach, wherein a machine learning based mapping model is fitted to tube bending machine processing data of an ongoing or a previous bending process, thereby providing a machine learning dependency of the input parameters from target bending parameters. For the training of the mapping model, values of the bending parameters and corresponding values of the input parameters are used, as well as a comparison information between the values of the bending parameters and measured actual values of the bending parameters resulting from the tube bending process.

Abstract: A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) for determining at least one spatial coordinate of a measurement point on an object, the CMM comprising a structure comprising a base and a plurality of frame elements, wherein a probe head is attached to one of the frame elements and movable relative to the base, wherein the CMM comprises a temperature control system configured to control a temperature of a plurality of frame elements of the structure and comprising a control unit, one or more temperature sensors, and one or more heating elements, wherein the control unit is configured to control the heating elements based on the temperature values received from the temperature sensors.

Abstract: A target reflector search device. This device comprises an emitting unit for emitting an emission fan, a motorized device for moving the emission fan over a spatial region, and a receiving unit for reflected portions of the emission fan within a fan-shaped acquisition region, and a locating unit for determining a location of the reflection. An optoelectronic detector of the receiving unit is formed as a position-resolving optoelectronic detector having a linear arrangement of a plurality of pixels, each formed as an SPAD array, and the receiving unit comprises an optical system having an imaging fixed-focus optical unit, wherein the optical system and the optoelectronic detector are arranged and configured in such a way that portions of the optical radiation reflected from a point in the acquisition region are expanded on the sensitivity surface of the optoelectronic detector in such a way that blurry imaging takes place.

Abstract: A measuring device comprises a base, a case, and a rotating member rotatable about the axis of rotation. The rotating member comprises a transmission unit configured to emit transmission beams to different beam directions. The rotating member further comprises a receiver unit configured to receive returning transmission beams. A longitudinal member is fixed to the base and extends in a central area of the rotating member along the axis of rotation over a range including the transmission unit and the receiver unit. Two bearing members are arranged on the longitudinal member and on the rotating member. In the direction of the axis of rotation, the transmission unit and the receiver unit are located in a range between the two bearing members. The measuring device has a high aiming accuracy and low hysteresis of the turning transmission beams.

Abstract: A graphical user interface is configured to guide a user through a method of creating a RESTful API protocol-compliant URL, without requiring that the user be familiar with syntax of the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a URL output that indicates to the user features within a user-edited URL that render the user-edited URL non-compliant with the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a set of graphical input devices to solicit and receive from the user input specifying a set of query options, which user input is used to define the RESTful API protocol-compliant URL. The graphical user interface is automatically customized to solicit and receive from the user input only for options available from a specific data service.

Abstract: A computer implemented method implemented on an allocation computing unit for distributing a pre-defined workflow comprising a nonempty set of workflow components, the workflow components being ordered in a directed acyclic precedence graph, onto a set of general purpose computing units comprising at least two general purpose computing units.

Abstract: Image-based method of defining a scanning area with a measuring radiation-based measuring device such as a laser scanner, the method comprising roughly aligning a targeting axis of the measuring device towards an area of interest to be scanned, the area of interest having a coherent visual property, capturing with known orientation to the targeting axis an image covering the area of interest, displaying the image to a user, manually selecting by the user of at least one pixel of a group of pixels representing the area of interest in the image, automatically segmenting the group of pixels based on a similarity to the at least one selected pixel using a machine learning algorithm, and automatically defining the scanning area based on border pixels of the first group of pixels.

Abstract: A multichannel Light Detection And Ranging device with a dense array of equal spatial light modulator elements such as a digital micromirror device. The modulator array is arranged in a focal plane of a receiving optics between the receiving optics of a receiver unit and detectors. Each spatial light modulator element individually provides a first spatial modulation state and a second spatial modulation state, the two states differing in light redirection. Only in the first modulation state light from the receiving optics is redirected via a respective modulator element in a targeted manner towards a detector. The receiver unit comprises a dense array of juxtaposed optical wedges in between the modulator array and the detectors. Each wedge covers a different area of the modulator array and the refractive planes of the wedges are differently oriented.

Abstract: A laser scanner has multiple measuring beams for optical surveying of an environment. The laser scanner is configured to provide scanning with at least two different multi-beam scan patterns. Each multi-beam scan pattern is individually activatable by a computing unit of the laser scanner.

Abstract: An electro-optical distance meter and a distance measuring method, wherein a distance to a target is measured based on runtime by means of radiation pulses, which are emitted at a pulse rate. Received radiation pulses are digitized by means of sampling, wherein the sampling rate is set in dependence on the pulse rate, wherein a digitized signal is generated on the basis of sampling over the reception signals of a plurality of received radiation pulses.