Abstract: To make a display in a photoelectric switch easy to see for a user. A photoelectric switch includes a housing having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. A display is attached to a first surface of the outer surface of the housing. A control board is housed on the inside of the housing. A controller is mounted on the control board. The first surface includes a hole-like or cutout-like opening section for allowing a signal cable to pass from the outside to the inside of the housing. The signal cable electrically connects the control board disposed on the inside of the housing and the display disposed on the outside of the housing. A cover member includes a window section for exposing a display region of the display and covers a non-display region of the display. The cover member is provided outside the housing.

Abstract: A three-dimensional coordinate measuring device of the present invention achieves high operability and relaxes limitations on the size of a measurement object. A table which places a measurement object thereon is translatable and/or rotatable around a predetermined axis. A position and an attitude of a probe that is capable of designating a measurement position of a measurement object are identified. A displacement resistance mechanism that generates, when an external force is applied to the table in a displacement direction of the table, a certain resistance force against the external force is provided. A table displacement identifying unit that identifies a displacement amount of the table from an original position is provided. Relative position coordinates of a position designated by the probe are obtained on the basis of the position and the attitude of the probe and the displacement amount of the table.

Abstract: To provide a connecting structure for a signal cable capable of securing a sufficient display area concerning a display in a photoelectric switch. A photoelectric switch includes a housing having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. A display 5 is provided on a first surface of the housing and includes a display region. A signal cable 51 connects a control board and the display 5. The display 5 includes a connecting section 70a connected to the signal cable 51. The connecting section 70a is disposed between the display region and the signal cable in the longitudinal direction of the housing. Consequently, a connecting structure for the signal cable 5 capable of securing a sufficient display area concerning the display 5 in the photoelectric switch is provided.

Abstract: To provide an auxiliary unit capable of reducing the number of signal lines for outputting warning information. A multi-output unit is connected to a plurality of sensor units via individual output lines 262a to 262h through which the plurality of sensor units output a detection result of each of the plurality of sensor units and a data line 261a for communicating with the plurality of sensor units. The communication control unit 104 communicates with each of the plurality of sensor units via the data line 261a and receives warning information transmitted by at least one of the plurality of sensor units. When receiving the warning information from at least one of the plurality of sensor units via the data line 261a, the common signal line 154 outputs a common output signal indicating the warning information to an external device.

Abstract: To make it possible to set a shift direction of phases of illuminance distributions of pattern lights to an appropriate direction and perform an inspection at high accuracy while improving setting flexibility of an illuminating section and an imaging section. A phase shift direction of pattern light irradiated from a pattern light illuminating section is determined according to moving direction information concerning a moving direction of an inspection target object with respect to an array direction of light receiving elements and positional relation information concerning a positional relation between the light receiving elements and the pattern light illuminating section.

Abstract: To provide a confocal displacement sensor capable of easily and accurately measuring displacement of a measurement object. Light having a chromatic aberration is converged by a lens unit 220 and irradiated on a measurement object S from a measurement head 200. Light having a wavelength reflected while focusing on the surface of the measurement object S passes through the optical fiber 314 in the measurement head 200. The light passed through the optical fiber 314 is guided to a spectral section 130 in a processing device 100 and spectrally dispersed. In the processing device 100, the light spectrally dispersed by the spectral section 130 is received by a light receiving section 140. A light reception signal output from the light receiving section 140 is acquired by a control section 152. The control section 152 measures displacement on the basis of the acquired light reception signal and gives the light reception signal to a PC 600 on the outside.

Abstract: Optical axes of lens units of measurement heads are adjusted so as to be parallel to each other. The lens unit includes a diffraction lens. When adjusting the optical axis, in a state where the measurement heads face each other with a reference member interposed therebetween, light having a plurality of wavelengths are emitted from the measurement heads to one surface and the other surface of the reference member, respectively. Intensities of primary light having one wavelength, which are reflected by one surface and the other surface of the reference member respectively, and incident on the measurement heads through each of a path of a multi-order light having other wavelengths are displayed on a main display unit as information indicating a degree of orthogonality of the optical axes of the measurement heads with respect to the one surface and the other surface of the reference member.

Abstract: The image inspection apparatus includes a camera that images a workpiece placed on a stage and generates a workpiece image, and a second camera having an imaging field-of-view wider than that of the camera, which images the workpiece and generates a bird's eye view image. The apparatus detects a position of the workpiece based on the bird's eye view image, and positions the workpiece based on the position of the workpiece so that the workpiece is located in or near an imaging field-of-view of the camera, thereby imaging the workpiece with the camera to generate the workpiece image. The apparatus specifies a detailed position and an orientation of the workpiece in the workpiece image generated by the camera, and determines an inspection point of the workpiece in the workpiece image based on the detailed position and the orientation of the workpiece specified, thereby executing a predetermined inspection process.

Abstract: To easily obtain a magnified observation image in which a user's intention is reflected. A side-view image acquired by a side-view image capturing unit is displayed on a display unit. An arbitrary position designation by a user is received on the side-view image displayed on the display unit. A magnifying observation apparatus is controlled based on the received position.

Abstract: The image measurement apparatus searches for a workpiece by performing a first stage operation. The image measurement apparatus generates an image in each imaging field-of-view while moving the stage according to a predetermined sequence, and determines whether or not the workpiece is included in each image. When the workpiece is found, the image measurement apparatus switches from the first stage operation to a second stage operation. The image measurement apparatus generates an image in one or more imaging field-of-views located in a direction in which the workpiece extends, among a plurality of imaging field-of-views located around the imaging field-of-view on the stage, in which the image has been obtained. The image measurement apparatus joins a plurality of images generated in the second stage operation to generate a joined image including the whole workpiece, and displays the joined image.

Abstract: To make it possible to observe an observation target from a plurality of different angles and to make, when acquiring and displaying an image including a placement unit separately from an observation image, the image an image with less discomfort. Aside-view image capturing unit having an optical axis different from an optical axis of a magnified observation image capturing unit is provided facing a placement table. The side-view image capturing unit is provided so as to eliminate a connection or to lower a connection with a swinging motion of a supporting member to acquire a side-view image. A magnified observation image and the side-view image are displayed.

Abstract: To monitor individual safety components or to supply individual operation instructions to corresponding safety components. A connector includes a component-side terminal group used for connection to a corresponding safety component, a downstream-side terminal group used for connection to the downstream side and an upstream-side terminal group used for connection to the upstream side. The downstream-side terminal group includes a downstream-side main information terminal connected to the component-side main information terminal and a downstream-side other terminal different from the downstream-side main information terminal. The upstream-side terminal group includes an upstream-side information terminal capable of being connected to a downstream-side main information terminal of a connector member on the upstream side.

Abstract: Reflected light from the measurement object is received by a plurality of pixel columns arranged in an X2 direction in a light receiving unit 121, and a plurality of light receiving amount distributions is output. One or a plurality of peak candidate positions of light receiving amounts in a Z2 direction is detected by a peak detection unit 1 for each pixel column based on the plurality of light receiving amount distributions. A peak position to be adopted to a profile is selected from the peak candidate positions detected for each pixel column based on a relative positional relationship with a peak position of another pixel column adjacent to the pixel column, and profile data indicating the profile is generated by the profile generation unit 3 based on the selected peak position.

Abstract: A data analyzing device generates a diagram that shows a relationship between a first feature and an objective variable. The first feature is selected in accordance with an input of a user from among features having higher degrees of importance. The data analyzing device divides analysis target data into a plurality of clusters on the basis of values of the first feature, calculates a representative value of the objective variable of each of the clusters, extracts a second feature having a representative value of the objective variable, which is determined as having a significant difference relative to the representative value of the objective variable of the first feature, from at least one of the clusters. The data analyzing device generates a diagram that shows a relationship between the second feature and the objective variable.

Abstract: There is provided an optical displacement meter capable of accurately measuring a profile of a measurement object even when multiple reflections are caused. At the time of setting, reference data indicating a reference profile of a measurement object is registered by a registration unit 1, and a mask region is set to the reference data by a setting unit 2. At the time of measurement, reflected light from the measurement object is received by a light receiving unit 121, and a peak in an output light receiving amount distribution is detected by a peak detection unit 3. Temporary profile data of the measurement object is generated by a profile generation unit 4 based on a position of the detected peak. A position of the mask region for the temporary profile is corrected by a correction unit 5.

Abstract: To enable effectively narrowing down features to be generated, thereby generating effective features at a high speed, in obtaining the features from a large volume of data. A fixed rule and an additional rule are stored in advance. The fixed rule specifies a rule of a calculation operation for generating a new feature. The additional rule specifies whether to perform a calculation operation for generating the new feature on a basis of meta-information, not depending on whether the fixed rule is applicable. An objective variable is predicted from plurality of features on the basis of the fixed rule and the additional rule.

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus includes an imaging section including a light-condensing optical system configured to condense reflected light of illumination light and a line camera for receiving the reflected light, an imaging inclination sensor capable of outputting, a direction orthogonal to a Z axis and parallel to an arranging direction of imaging elements is represented as an X axis, and a direction orthogonal to the X axis and the Z axis is represented as a Y axis, values indicating inclinations of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis of the imaging section with respect to a horizontal direction or a gravity direction, and a display control section for causing a display section to display figures or values indicating degrees of at least any two inclinations among the inclinations of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis of the imaging section.

Abstract: To provide a three-dimensional coordinate measuring device capable of measuring coordinates over a wide, range with high accuracy and high reliability. A reference stand 10 is provided on an installation surface. A reference camera 110 is fixed to the reference stand 10. A movable camera 120 and a reference member 190 having plurality of markers are rotatably supported on the reference stand 10. The reference camera 110, the movable camera 120, and the reference member 190 are accommodated in a casing 90. The movable camera 120 captures a probe that makes contact with a measurement target and the reference camera 110 captures the plurality of markers of the reference member 190. The coordinates of a point at which the probe makes contact with the measurement target are calculated based on the image data obtained by the capturing.

Abstract: To provide a three-dimensional coordinate measuring device having high convenience with respect to setting of measurement conditions. A geometric element and a measurement item selected on a first main screen sc01 are accepted. A first sub screen sc11 including a part of the plurality of geometric elements and the plurality of measurement items displayed on the first main screen sc01 is displayed on a touch panel display 230 provided in a handheld probe. Based on an operation of the touch panel display 230, a geometric element and a measurement item are selected from the displayed first sub screen sc11. Base on the geometric element and the measurement item accepted by at least one of the main accepting unit and a sub accepting unit and the coordinates of a measurement point instructed by the handheld probe, the value of the selected measurement item of the selected geometric element is calculated.

Abstract: To facilitate setting of a parameter at the time of generating an inspection image from an image acquired by using a photometric stereo principle. A photometric processing part generates an inspection image based on a plurality of luminance images acquired by a camera. A display control part and a display part switch and display the luminance image and the inspection image, or simultaneously display these images. An inspection tool setting part adjusts a control parameter of the camera and a control parameter of an illumination apparatus. Further, when the control parameter is adjusted, the display control part updates the image being displayed on the display part to an image where the control parameter after the change has been reflected.