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Dynamic 9D Ladar

The API Dynamic 9D LADAR (LAser Detection And Ranging) is a revolutionary, non-contact metrology system for automated industrial measurements.


Dynamic 9D Ladar

The Fastest, Most Accurate Interferometry-Based Non-Contact Measurement System in The World

Designed for Durability

API’s compact and rigid UNIBODY tracker design allows for shaft mounted motors, encoders and laser. The UNIBODY shaft mounted laser innovation minimizes Abbe offset errors, while also housing laser source, optics, camera and major head electronics in the center of the tracker body.

Quick & Efficient Warm-up Time

The UNIBODY, and the centering of all heat sources, allows rapid distribution of heat throughout the body during warm-up or drastic ambient temperature variations’ ensuring the tracker body maintains constant heat equilibrium throughout its operation resulting in shorter warm-up time and superior measurement stability.

Breakthrough Technology

9D LADAR is a breakthrough technology, set to revolutionize automated production measurement. The patent-pending 9D LADAR is the fastest, most accurate interferometry-based non-contact measurement system incorporating Optical Frequency Chirping Interferometry (OFCI) technology.?

Laser Detection and Ranging

9D LADAR captures both dimensional and surface geometry data targeting all manufacturing industries including but not limited to; automotive, aerospace, ship building, energy, transportation, machine tool, robotics and construction.

9D Ladar Overview

Dynamic 9D LADAR is a breakthrough technology, representing the fastest, most accurate non-contact measurement system in the world. 9D LADAR’s rapid, accurate data collection in real-time is set to revolutionize automated in-line production measurements and obsolete exiting conventional Laser Radar systems that require large sample averaging to obtain reasonable accuracy, effectively slowing data acquisition rates.


Applications

  • Optical CMM– small to large volume, simple to set up, fast and accurate
  • CNC Machine In-situ inspection
  • In-line inspection and dimensional control for aircraft, automobile, wind energy or similar industries?
  • Flush and Gap
  • Part Measurement
  • Jigs, Fixture & Tooling Inspection
  • Reverse Engineering
  • Robotics
  • X,Y,Z – I,J,K and R,G,B Dimentions

API 9D LADAR undergoes a rigorous testing and certifications on top of the industry standard B-89 testing
DYNAMIC 9D LADAR provides micron-level resolution while eliminating issues associated with surface reflectivity, slow data acquisition speeds, limited accuracies, restrictive incident angles, and susceptibility to production environment noise.?

Laser Radar systems require large sample averaging to obtain reasonable accuracy, effectively slowing data rates. API’s OFCI technology uses fast laser chirping to generate a wide spectrum for optical interference. The interference signal detected yields 100x higher sensitivity than Laser Radar.


Core Technology
Data Rate
Scanning Speed
Raster Scanning
Volumetric Accuracy (2s)
Volumetric Accuracy (2s)
Beam Spot Size
Target Re?ectivity
Incident Angle
Translucency
System Controller
API 9D Ladar Systems
Optical Frequency Chirping Interferometry
20,000 pts/sec
0.2 sec/cm²
50 lines/sec – 0.1mm spacing
Linear: 20 µm + 2 µm/m (2s)
3D: 25 µm + 6 µm/m (2s)
32 µm or smaller
Insensitive
= 85-degree
Measurement of translucent objects
Intergral
Conventional Laser Radar Systems
Frequency Modulated Coherent Laser
500 pts/sec - 1,000 pts/sec max
1 sec/cm2 Maximum
N/A
Linear: 20 µm + 5 µm/m
3D: 20 µm + 14.5 µm/m
Sub-mm
Sensitive
= 45-degree
Inability to measure translucent objects
External
Improvement
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