Optical Systems For Measuring A Drilled Hole In A Structure And Methods Relating Thereto

摘要

A system for measuring a drilled hole in a structure, the drilled hole having a drilled hole wall, includes a probe having a probe body movable along a probe path extending into the drilled hole, the probe body supporting an optical illumination path and an optical section signal path. Illumination follows the illumination path and is emitted radially outwardly from the probe body so as to illuminate the drilled hole wall when the probe body is disposed at a location along the probe path and the illumination is transmitted along the illumination path. Illumination reflecting from the drilled hole wall back toward an optical sensor represents an optical section signal associated with the location of the probe along the probe path.

主权项

1. A system for measuring a drilled hole in a structure, the drilled hole having a drilled hole wall, the system comprising:
a probe having a probe body movable along a probe path extending into the drilled hole, the probe body supporting an optical illumination path and an optical signal sensing path; the optical illumination path of the probe configured to direct illumination light along an illumination surface extending radially outwardly from the probe body so as to intersect the drilled hole wall when the probe body is disposed at a location along the probe path and the illumination light is transmitted along the illumination path, the intersection of the illumination surface and the drilled hole wall forming an optical section signal associated with the location of the probe along the probe path; and the optical signal sensing path of the probe configured to transmit the optical section signal to an optical sensor.