Abstract: According to one embodiment, a substrate processing apparatus (1) includes a table (4) configured to support a substrate W, a solvent supply unit (8) configured to supply a volatile solvent to a surface of the substrate W on the table (4), and an irradiator (10) configured to emit light to the substrate W, which has been supplied with the volatile solvent, and function as a heater that heats the substrate W such that a gas layer is formed on the surface of the substrate W to make the volatile solvent into a liquid ball. Thus, it is possible to dry the substrate successfully as well as to suppress pattern collapse.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for drying a product comprising placing the product on a first side of a support surface, and directing dry radiant heat toward the second side of the surface to heat the product. A sensor can be included to measure at least one characteristic of the product, such as the temperature or moisture content thereof. The temperature of the heat source can be regulated as a function of the measured characteristic. The support surface can also be made so as to be movable relative to the heat source. In an alternative embodiment, a plurality of control zones are defined and through which the product is successively passed. Each of the control zones has at least one associated heat source and an associated sensor so as to regulate the temperature of the heat sources associated with each control zone independently of those associated with another zone.

Abstract: A fired precast block prevents itself from dropping off early due to corrosion and increases service life of a blast furnace runner, etc. when used in a very vulnerable portion of the blast furnace runner, etc., and can be produced at low costs. The fired precast block has an upper surface to contact molten metal or slag, a lower surface opposing the upper surface, and a plurality of side surface. The fired precast block is used by being embedded in a castable in such a manner that the upper surface is exposed from the castable and the lower surface and the plurality of side surfaces contact the castable. Each side surface of at least one opposing pair of side surfaces includes a planar portion and an uneven portion. The uneven portion has at least one groove-shaped concave portion.

Abstract: A method for refurbishing a tap-hole including making a channel trough a tap-hole block, restoring the channel to form a refurbished tap-hole, detachably connecting a prefabricated refractory insert including a shell to a clay gun, where the insert includes a first and second ends in axial direction, where the second end is blocked, an opening arranged on the first end, a hollow passage in the axial direction, where the hollow passage is accessible through the opening, a plurality of lateral through holes, aligned in a longitudinal direction of the shell, with a constant interval covering 10-25% of the shell, the method further including inserting the insert into the channel, where the clay gun is fluidly coupled with the insert and the channel, injecting a grouting material from the clay gun into the insert and through the through hole into the channel and, disconnecting the insert from the clay gun.

Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus is provided with a reaction tube having a furnace opening formed at a lower end thereof, a lid body configured to hermetically seal the furnace opening of the reaction tube, a heat treatment boat supported on the lid body through a leg, and a rotating shaft extending through the lid body. The rotating shaft is connected to a lower end of the leg and configured to rotate the leg. The lid body is provided with a surrounding ring protruding upward to surround the lower end of the leg. An inert gas is supplied from an inert gas supply unit to a space between the lid body and the rotating shaft and discharged from a space between the lower end of the leg and the surrounding ring into the reaction tube.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for controlling the heating of the base within a chemical vapour deposition chamber, which apparatus is applicable to an MOCVD reaction chamber.

Abstract: An molten metal stirring device is provided, including a main bath that includes a furnace main body including a storage chamber; and a stirring unit that drives and stirs the molten metal stored in the furnace main body, the stirring unit including a passage member that includes a molten metal passage, the rotating-shifting magnetic field unit main body including a permanent magnet and being provided outside the passage member, the furnace main body including a molten metal outlet and inlet formed in a side wall and in communication with each other, at least a pair of electrodes are provided in the molten metal passage, and molten metal present in the molten metal passage is driven toward the molten metal outlet by a resultant driving force of first and second electromagnetic forces according to Fleming's rule.

Abstract: A multifluid heat exchanger includes a first tank connected to a second tank through a plurality of fluid conduits. A partition disposed inside the first tank divides an internal space of the first tank into a first space and a second space. The first space is in fluid communication with the second tank through the plurality of fluid conduits. As a result, a first internal fluid may flow from the first space to the second tank, while a second internal fluid may flow through the second space.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with a suspended external tube (101) and an inner tube (103) installed therein, wherein the diameter differentiation between the inner diameter of the external tube and the outer diameter of the inner tube is served to constitute a partitioned space as the fluid path, the front tube of the external tube is served to be installed with an electric energy application device assembly (108), and through the fluid pump (105) serially installed to the heat transfer fluid path pumping the heat transfer fluid to form a closed recycling fluid path, and through the exposed portion of the outer surface of the suspended external tube (101), temperature equalizing operation is enabled to perform with the external gaseous environment or the liquid or solid environment manually installed but not disposed in the stratum or liquid of the shallow ground natural thermal energy body.

Abstract: A plate laminated type heat exchanger includes: a plate laminated body which is formed by laminating a plurality of plates; and a heat exchanger body which includes a first header through which fluid (G) flows in from outside of the plate laminated body and a second header through which the fluid (G) flows out to the outside of the plate laminated body which are connected to the plate laminated body. Each of the plurality of plates is formed from a flat plate shape having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is provided with a plurality of grooves defined by inner walls through which the fluid flows. The plurality of plates are connected each other so that the first surface of one of the plurality of plates is brazed to the second surface of the other one of the plurality of plates.

Abstract: A heat sink is disclosed in which a set of fins dissipates heat, where the heat is conducted from a heat source to two sides of the set of fins by a vapor chamber assembly. In an embodiment, a thin vapor chamber assembly is configured to conduct heat to both the bottom and the top of a set of fins. In an embodiment, a thin vapor chamber assembly is configured to conduct heat to a lower set of fins and also to an upper set of fins.

Abstract: A removable heatsink assembly adapted to removably receive a pipe. The removable heatsink assembly includes a first plurality of fins and a second plurality of fins having collar flanges sized to receive a pipe. The fins are received on first and second spacer rods, respectively and are hingedly connected by a hinge rod such that the first and second plurality of fins are pivotally movable about the hinge rod between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the first and second plurality of fins are positionable over the pipe. In the closed position, the collar flanges of the first and second plurality of fins substantially surround the pipe. A fin clamp secures the first and second plurality of fins together in the closed position about the pipe.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: each of the fin plates having a V shaped or trapezoid corrugated shape, and including top walls positioned at top portions of the corrugated shape, bottom walls positioned at bottom portions of the corrugated shape, and foot portions each connecting one of the top walls and one of the bottom walls, each of the foot portions having a rectangular corrugated shape along one of the top walls and one of the bottom walls, and including stepped walls formed at a predetermined interval along the one of the top walls and the one of the bottom walls, and opening portions each formed in one of the stepped walls, and being an elongated through holes having a width equal to or smaller than a thickness of one of the fin plates.

Abstract: A heat exchanger may include a heat exchanger block that may have a plurality of pipes and at least one collector. The at least one collector may include at least one pipe end that may accommodate the plurality of pipes in a leakproof manner at a longitudinal end thereof. The heat exchanger may include a terminal piece that may have a duct structure. The duct structure may include a plurality of webs that may separate a plurality of ducts situated between the plurality of webs from each other. The plurality of webs may include a web width bS of 1.0 mm<bS<5.0 mm. The plurality of webs may define a ratio between the web width bS and a duct width bK may be of bS/bK<4.

Abstract: A heat exchanger having a first section, through which a first medium can flow, and a second section, through which a second medium can flow. During operation a heat exchange takes place between the first and the second medium. The first section has an inlet chamber and first tubes connected to the inlet chamber, and an outlet chamber and second tubes connected to the outlet chamber. The first tubes are each closed at the ends facing away from the inlet chamber and each second tube is at least partly arranged inside one of the first tubes, and the end of the second tube that faces away from the outlet chamber is open to the interior of the respective first tube. The second section has an inlet means and an outlet means.

Abstract: A self-loading-pistol includes a slide slidably mounted on a frame and coupled to a recoil spring, with a support plate formed in a front portion of the slide. A barrel passes through the slide and is fixedly mounted on the frame. A slide lock mechanism locks the slide during firing of the pistol and is arranged in the front portion of the frame under the barrel. The slide lock mechanism includes a front seat formed on a front arm of a two-armed lever, a locking member mounted in the front seat, a rear seat formed on a rear arm of the two-armed lever, and a damping member mounted in the rear seat. The locking member and the damping member are pushed upwards to the front seat and the rear seat by a locking spring. A support surface is formed on the rear arm of the two-armed lever and extends to an aperture in the frame.

Abstract: A lock system and related methods are disclosed. The lock mechanism has a lock plate configured to be positioned adjacent the distal side of a firearm floor plate. The lock plate has a base plate and a disengagement mechanism affixed to a proximal side of the base plate. The disengagement mechanism has a protrusion configured to extend into the passage of the floor plate when the floor plate and the lock plate abut one another. The protrusion has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is shaped to extend into the passage of the floor plate. The second portion is shaped to extend through the passage of the floor plate and protrude from the proximal side of the floor plate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gun barrel with a cold spray process. The method includes the use of a mandrel having a tubular body and being made of a material with properties suited to use with gun barrel manufacture and materials and cold spray processes.

Abstract: A suppressor for a firearm includes a casing having rear and front ends. Baffles are inside the casing between the rear and front ends. A cylindrical support has an upstream end, a downstream end, and a circumferential rib. The upstream end is connected to the rear end of the casing. The downstream end is engaged with at least one of the baffles. The circumferential rib surrounds the cylindrical support between the upstream and downstream ends and extends radially from the cylindrical support to the casing. Upstream and downstream annular chambers defined at least in part by the casing, the cylindrical support, and the circumferential rib circumferentially surround the cylindrical support. A plurality of apertures through the cylindrical support provide fluid communication through the cylindrical support to the upstream and downstream annular chambers.

Abstract: A monitoring system for an archery bow is provided. Monitoring devices and methods are also provided.

Abstract: A trigger mechanism for use in a crossbow having a bowstring, the trigger mechanism comprising a housing having a slot formed therein, a trigger lever pivotally mounted in the housing and having a trigger that extends partially outside the housing, a catch pivotally mounted in the housing, and a disarm mechanism received in the housing that is moveable between a neutral first position and a disarm second position. The catch has a first end configured to retain the bowstring in a cocked position and a second end configured to operatively engage the trigger lever. When the disarm mechanism is in the disarm second position and the user draws the bowstring further into the housing slot, the trigger mechanism is configured to allow the catch to move from the catch first position into the catch second position without requiring the user to engage the trigger (e.g., squeezing or pulling the trigger).

Abstract: An archery release device and method are described herein. The archery release device, in an embodiment, includes a body and an extension. The extension is configured to be pivotally coupled to the body. A portion of the body is configured to be inserted into the extension. To secure the extension in a desired position relative to the body, a portion of the extension is configured to flex in response to a securement force.

Abstract: An adjustable archery training bow assembly includes a single resistance element and an adjustment mechanism that can be actuated by a user to vary the tension level in the resistance element for training purposes. The training bow also includes a mount for receiving a mobile device, which allows the user to practice various augmented reality-archery training scenarios. The adjustable archery training bow is used to enhance the user's skills, such as his/her strength, stability, and accuracy to help deliver on-target an arrow fired from a real, non-training bow.

Abstract: A system for reducing a recoil force transmitted upon firing of a firearm. The system includes a first stock portion having a first proximal end coupled to a receiver of the firearm and a first distal end having a distal contact surface, a second stock portion having a second proximal end with a proximal contact surface and a second distal end having a rear contact surface, and a resilient insert positioned between the distal contact surface and the proximal contact surface which is compressible by the relative motion between the first and second stock portions. The gun stock further includes a guide structure extending between the first stock portion and the second stock portion to control the relative motion between the first and second stock portions in response to the recoil force transmitted upon firing of the firearm.

Abstract: A sling attachment device has a body having a strap facility adapted for attachment of a sling strap, a flexible elongated tether having a first end attached to the body, the tether having a free end opposite the first end, and the body defining a receptacle operable to receive the free end of the tether, such that the tether may be threaded through an aperture on a rifle and received by the receptacle to secure the strap to the rifle. The tether may have a selected first width along at least a portion of its length, and the free end may have a second width greater than the first width. A ball may be attached to the free end. The body may define a channel having a width larger than the first width and smaller than the second width. There may be an aperture adjacent to the channel.

Abstract: The invention is a versatile and modular sling for carrying a firearm around a user's neck, torso, or over one shoulder. The sling includes a closed sling loop formed from an elastic cord, a primary strap secured to a portion of the sling loop that is operable to anchor the sling loop in a given orientation relative to the firearm, and a secondary strap releasably attached to the sling loop that is slidable along the length of the sling loop to easily convert the sling between one-point, two-point, and three-point configurations. The sling can be attached to the firearm by use of studs or swivels in a conventional manner or can be attached directly to the firearm by using adjustable loops at each end of each strap.

Abstract: A sight includes a main body, an erecting unit, and a first adjusting element. The erecting unit includes a second magnetically attractable element and movably disposed within the main body. The first adjusting element includes a first magnetically attractable element and is movably disposed on the main body. The first adjusting element extends into the main body and against the erecting unit. The first magnetically attractable element attracts the second magnetically attractable element so that the first adjusting element contacts the erecting unit. The first adjusting element is rotatable to move the erecting unit in a first direction.

Abstract: A sight capable of measuring distance comprises a telescope without any turrets, a laser transmitting module, a mount for adjusting elevation and windage and a power supply. The telescope comprises a barrel, an unadjustable reticle fixed in the barrel and a laser receiving module fixed in the barrel. The laser transmitting module is steadfastly fixed on the outer barrel of the telescope and emitting a laser beam toward the target. The mount for adjusting elevation and windage is fixed on a lower side of the outer barrel of telescope, and comprises a mounting part, an elevation adjusting part and a windage adjusting part. The power supply electrically connects to the laser transmitting module and the laser receiving module.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a modular cartridge turret assembly system for quickly exchanging modular cartridges to interact with a ring gear. A modular cartridge may be a brake cartridge, which when inserted into a modular cartridge turret assembly, operably engages with the ring gear to inhibit the rotation of a turret. In an illustrative example, the brake cartridge, when inserted, may prevent damages and injuries caused by the rotation of the turret during transportation. In an exemplary embodiment, the modular cartridge turret assembly system may include a locking mechanism to secure the modular cartridge within the modular cartridge turret assembly. The locking mechanism may safeguard that the brake cartridge remains within the modular cartridge turret assembly system during turbulent situations caused by environmental conditions.

Abstract: A method and a device for assisting aiming at a target, in particular for the purpose of improving the accuracy with which a projectile is guided towards said target by means of a laser beam. The method makes use of a camera serving to capture either a complete image of the environment, or else a selective image of said target in said environment. Thereafter, the method makes it possible to verify that said laser beam is indeed pointing at said target by displaying the point of contact of said laser beam in said environment on the image captured by said camera, and then to determine the accuracy with which said laser beam is indeed pointing at said target. As a function of said accuracy, launching of said projectile may either be confirmed or cancelled. This method also makes it possible to identify the code of said guide beam illuminating said target.

Abstract: A silent fastener includes generally flat first and second tuck tabs flexibly connected to a first element to be connected, positionable to form a narrow V-shape or U-shape when viewed from the side, and insertable through at least one slit in an outer surface of a second element to be connected, into internal cavities within first and second portions, respectively, folded or bent in the V- or U-shape, and the second element being unfoldable or bendable to frictionally hold the tuck tabs in the cavities for connecting the elements, and the first element being further securable over one of the portions in a hairpin configuration with the received tuck tab, to further hold the tuck tabs, the tuck tabs being removable by returning the second element to the V- or U-shape. The tuck tabs being tensionable to increase the holding strength and snug the elements about a carried object.

Abstract: A mandible shield comprises at least one panel having a peripheral edge, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The at least one panel is comprised of a ballistics material. A frame is coupled to the at least one panel and covers the peripheral edge of the at least one panel. The frame has at least one window exposing at least a portion of the outer surface of the at least one panel. The frame is configured to at least partially extend over a mandible of a user when the frame is coupled to opposing lateral sides of a helmet.

Abstract: An armor system includes an armor plate, and an appliqué affixed to an exterior of the armor plate, wherein the appliqué has a density increasing in a direction towards the armor plate and configured to minimize reflection of a blast wave from the armor plate. Also disclosed are method of making such an armor system.

Abstract: A ballistic shield convertible between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration is disclosed. The ballistic shield includes a first ballistic panel including a ballistic material, and a second ballistic panel including a ballistic material. A pivotable connection between the first ballistic panel and the second ballistic panel is disposed such that, when the ballistic shield is in the unfolded configuration, an overlapping area exists between a portion of the first ballistic panel and a portion of the second ballistic panel.

Abstract: A ballistic breacher shield has a combined shield/battering ram functionality. The breacher shield's design permits an officer assigned to breach a barrier (such as a door) to have shield protection as he approaches the barrier, a battering ram to break open the barrier, and then the shield protection again once the barrier has been breached. The officer's follow-through for breaching a door positions the breacher shield to provide cover for the entire team lined up in a stack for entering the barricaded dwelling. The breacher shield has a flattened top to provide a greater area of impact for battering and a shape/size to act as a shield. The sizes of the shields may vary to accommodate individual preference and/or the size of operator. Shields are suitable for right-handed or left-handed operators, and may have an agency identifier and/or lights used for illumination or red and blue flashing lights for use as identifiers and attention attractors.

Abstract: A ballistic barrier formed of adjoining panels. The panels are made of a bullet resistant material capable of absorbing an impact from a firearm. Each of the panels include a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, a first side edge, a second side edge opposite the first side edge, a front surface, and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The plurality of panels may include at least a first panel and a second panel. At least one male hinge portion is coupled to the first panel at the first side edge and at least one female hinge portion is coupled to the second panel at the second side edge. The male hinge portion is releasably secured to the female hinge portion pivotably connecting the first panel to the second panel and forming the ballistic barrier.

Abstract: A conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) impedes locomotion of a human or animal target by providing a stimulus signal through one or more electrodes and through the target. The CEW includes a handle and one or more removable deployment units coupled to the handle. A deployment unit may include one or more posts for coupling to the handle or another deployment unit to increase the stability of the deployment unit.

Abstract: An example resetting gun target includes a first curved rocking member; a second curved rocking member; a connector portion joining the first rocking member and the second rocking member and maintaining a space between the first rocking member and the second rocking member; and a central target panel attached to the connector portion and situated in the space between the first curved rocking member and the second curved rocking member. The resetting gun target may further include paddle portions respectively situated at a first end and a second end of each of the first curved rocking member and the second curved rocking member.

Abstract: A gas generator includes a housing sized and configured to be located within a launch tube for a projectile. The housing defines a first propellant chamber; at least a second propellant chamber comprising a ring situated concentrically around the first propellant chamber; an expansion chamber; at least one first aperture between the first propellant chamber and the expansion chamber; and at least one second aperture between the at least a second propellant chamber and the expansion chamber. The gas generator also includes at least one propellant within each of the first propellant chamber and the at least a second propellant chamber of the housing; and a pyrotechnic delay connecting the first propellant chamber and the second propellant chamber. A launch tube assembly includes a tube containing at least one projectile and a gas generator. Related methods of launching a projectile are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is provided an electronic detonator with electronic delayer, comprising: —a conductive shell comprising —an open end for receiving elements such as an explosive charge, and —a closed end, and —a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising the electronic circuit of the delayer, the printed circuit board being placed inside the conductive shell, characterized in that the electronic detonator further comprises at least a resilient, compressible and conductive gasket —positioned by the open end in a space defined by the PCB and an inner surface of the conductive shell, —filling at least part of the space between the PCB and the inner surface of the conductive shell, such that protection against electromagnetic interferences (EMI) is allowed and —contacting the ground connection of the PCB and the inner surface of the conductive shell such that acts as connection path for grounding the PCB, allowing protection against electro-static interference (ESD).

Abstract: A broadhead containing independent pivotable and retractable cutting blades configured for selective locking in a non-deployed and deployed position. The broadhead further contains a non-rotating blade configured for reciprocating movement in order to selectively lock the pivoting blades in their non-deployed and deployed positions. Impact of the broadhead with a target will cause the pivoting blades to transition from the non-deployed position to the deployed position and thereby create a larger cutting diameter.

Abstract: A non-lethal arrow that includes a shaft having a non-lethal arrow assembly on a respective end of the shaft. A nock is connected to an opposite end of the shaft. A plurality of vanes is connected to the shaft near the nock. A marker can be attached to an end of the non-lethal arrow assembly that is configured to stick to a target upon impact with the target. The marker is further configured such that the non-lethal arrow disengages from the marker, and falls away from the target upon impact with the target leaving only the marker left on the target.

Abstract: A system and method for shedding redundant launcher tank mass, comprising progressing means, and cutting means configured to cut redundant propellant tank wall, the system configured to progress inside the tank, along the tank wall in an initially predetermined rate.

Abstract: Among other things, a digitally controlled actuator has a connector for coupling to a drive mechanism of an existing hand-driven cartridge reloader, to actuate a series of processing cycles of the reloader in which supplies of components are subjected to successive mechanical processing steps to produce reloaded cartridges ready for use. There are sensors associated with the actuator and the reloader to (a) acquire digital information that is indicative of a state of progress of each of the processing cycles and of conditions of the reloader related to the production of the reloaded cartridges, and (b) deliver the digital information to a digital controller for controlling the processing cycles of the reloader. The digital controller is connected to receive the digital information from the sensors and to control automatic operation of the reloader in successive processing cycles to produce reloaded cartridges without requiring human intervention.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to controlling an explosive burst event of a ballistic ordnance, based on a ground surface topography mapped by a phased-array LIDAR system. The ground surface topography is mapped using an integrated photonics LIDAR system configured to: generate a beam of coherent light; non-mechanically steer a beam of coherent light over a solid angle about an ordnance axis; and detect the beam reflected from the ground surface. The integrated photonics LIDAR system is further configured to map the ground surface topography, based on a functional relation between an angle of the beam and a time difference between generating the beam and detecting the beam reflected from the ground surface. A timing and/or direction of the explosive burst can be controlled, based on the calculated ground surface topography, so as to advantageously realize a desired effect of the explosion.

Abstract: A method for performing measurements using a test element, comprising: arranging a test element in a measurement region of a coordinate-measuring apparatus, wherein the test element is arranged on a base of the coordinate-measuring apparatus or at/on a first, rotatable part of a rotating apparatus arranged within the measurement region, and wherein the test element is arranged in a first pose relative to the base or to the first part. performing a measurement by incorporating the test element in the first pose, arranging the test element with the movement device in a second pose on the base or on the first part using the movement device, performing a measurement by incorporating the test element in the second pose.

Abstract: An agile optical imaging system for optical coherence tomography imaging using a tunable source comprising a wavelength tunable VCL laser is disclosed. The tunable source has long coherence length and is capable of high sweep repetition rate, as well as changing the sweep trajectory, sweep speed, sweep repetition rate, sweep linearity, and emission wavelength range on the fly to support multiple modes of OCT imaging. The imaging system also offers new enhanced dynamic range imaging capability for accommodating bright reflections. Multiscale imaging capability allows measurement over orders of magnitude dimensional scales. The imaging system and methods for generating the waveforms to drive the tunable laser in flexible and agile modes of operation are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods to extract information about the size and shape of an object by observing variations of the radiation pattern caused by illuminating the object with coherent radiation sources and changing the wavelengths of the source. Sensing and image-reconstruction systems and methods are described for recovering the image of an object utilizing projected and transparent reference points and radiation sources such as tunable lasers. Sensing and image-reconstruction systems and methods are also described for rapid sensing of such radiation patterns. A computational system and method is also described for sensing and reconstructing the image from its autocorrelation. This computational approach uses the fact that the autocorrelation is the weighted sum of shifted copies of an image, where the shifts are obtained by sequentially placing each individual scattering cell of the object at the origin of the autocorrelation space.

Abstract: An image of an object can be synthesized either from the Fourier components of the electric field or from the Fourier components of the intensity distribution. Imaging with a lens is equivalent to assembling the Fourier components of the electric field in the image plane. This invention provides a method and a means for lensless imaging by assembling the Fourier components of the intensity distribution and combining them to form the image with the use of amplitude splitting interferometer. The angular spectrum of the electromagnetic radiation consists of wavefronts propagating at different angles. The amplitude of each wavefront is split and interfered with itself to create sinusoidal fringe patterns having different spatial frequencies. The sinusoidal fringe patterns are combined to form an image of the object. This method applies to coherent and incoherent light. A method of measuring the angular spectrum I(?x,?y) of an object, i.e. the intensity of the wavefront vs angle of incidence.

Abstract: A measurement device having a camera captures images of an object at three or more different poses. A processor determines 3D coordinates of an edge point of the object based at least in part on the captured 2D images and pose data provided by the measurement device.