Glossary

Based on the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler and Mech-MSR 3D measurement and inspection software developed by Mech-Mind, the 3D measurement and inspection solution provides various typical 3D measurement and inspection applications such as 3D geometric measurement, height measurement, 3D defect inspection, and object counting. This solution is applicable to consumer electronics, EV battery, automobile, photovoltaic, and other industries.

Provides the 3D measurement and inspection solution. The Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler, IPC, and Mech-Mind’s software products constitute the Mech-Mind 3D measurement system.

The 3D laser profiler developed by Mech-Mind, which can output high-quality intensity images, depth maps, and point clouds. Together with Mech-MSR, it can be deployed for various 3D measurement and inspection applications.

The computer that provides the operating environment for the Mech-Mind’s software products. You can use the standard IPC provided by Mech-Mind (recommended) or use your own device as the IPC.

Mech-Eye Viewer, installed on the IPC, is the configuration and data visualization software for the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler. It allows users to adjust the parameters of the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler according to the characteristics of the target object, thus obtaining high-quality intensity images, depth maps, and point clouds simply and quickly.

Mech-MSR, installed on the IPC, is a software designed for 3D measurement and inspection. It can work with the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler to deploy various 3D measurement and inspection applications, such as 3D geometric measurement, height measurement, 3D defect inspection, and object counting. The software has various built-in measurement algorithms and features, and it boasts a user-friendly interface. Users can apply the software to rapidly achieve one-stop, end-to-end deployment of applications.

Mech-DLK, installed on the IPC, is a software product used for training deep learning models. It has integrated various powerful deep learning algorithms, such as OCR and defect detection. Through intuitive and simple UI interactions, even without programming or specialized deep learning knowledge, users can quickly implement model training and validation with this software.

Each time the laser is emitted, the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler extracts a profile from the raw image. The profile reflects the change in the distance to the sensor head along a section of the target object, that is, the change in height.

The process during which the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler emits the laser light once and generates one profile.

The process during which the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler completes multiple line scans, generates multiple profiles, and stitches the profiles to generate the intensity image, depth map, and point cloud.

The action that makes the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler start a round of data acquisition or a line scan.

A parameter adjustment mode provided by Mech-Eye Viewer, used to adjust the quality of the profile.

A parameter adjustment mode provided by Mech-Eye Viewer, used to adjust the quality of the intensity image, depth map, and point cloud.

Data points represent the number of data points on each profile.

The scan rate is expressed in the number of profiles that the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler can scan per second (in Hz).

The fastest scan rate currently achievable by the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler, which is determined by the exposure time and Region of Interest (ROI). For a fixed exposure time, the smaller the exposure time, the greater the corresponding max scan rate; for a fixed ROI, the smaller the exposure time, the greater the corresponding max scan rate.

The rate at which the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler actually performs line scans. It is determined by the “Trigger Rate” parameter (fixed-rate triggering) or the encoder resolution and parameters related to the encoder (encoder triggering).

Z-axis measurement range represents the maximum depth that can be measured by the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler. At the same accuracy level, the larger the Z-axis measurement range, the larger the object height that the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler can measure.

X-axis measurement range represents the maximum width that can be measured by the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler on the X-axis direction. The X-axis measurement range provided by the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler varies at different depths (near, reference distance, far). At the same accuracy level, the larger the X-axis measurement range, the larger the object width that the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler can measure.

Reference distance is the distance with the highest accuracy of the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler. The reference distance can be used to determine the mounting position for the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler. When the distance between the laser emitter and the target object is the reference distance, the laser line reflected from the target object’s surface will appear in the central part of the receiver unit.

X-axis resolution refers to the distance between two adjacent data points on the X-axis direction.

The Y-axis resolution of the scan data is the distance between two neighboring data points along the travel direction of the target object. This is equal to the distance between two neighboring profiles. The Y-axis resolution determines the accuracy of the scan data, as well as the aspect ratio of the target object in the intensity image and depth map.

Z-axis repeatability refers to the consistency of height data acquired by the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler during repeated measurements for the target object. The target object used for testing was a ceramic plate. This parameter is laboratory data and is for reference only. It cannot be directly used to evaluate actual projects.

Z-axis linearity is the ratio of the maximum error to the full Z-axis measurement range of the Mech-Eye 3D Laser Profiler. It is expressed in “%F.S.” Notably, the maximum error represents the difference between the actual measured value and the fit line within the Z-axis measurement range. This parameter is laboratory data and is for reference only. It cannot be directly used to evaluate actual projects.

After a model has been trained in Mech-DLK, it can be exported as a model package. In Mech-MSR, the model package can be used for the inference of the image data.

Mech-Mind’s 3D measurement system can establish communication with external devices (such as PLCs) via protocols or a laser profiler’s I/O terminals to enable data transfer. Communication methods based on protocols, i.e., communication modes, are as follows: TCP ASCII, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus TCP, Siemens S7 Client, Mitsubishi MELSEC Client, and Adapter.

A fully loaded software development kit that helps you efficiently manage software licenses and entitlements.

A USB-based licensing method that supports writing licenses for different software products by using a product key.

A virtual licensing method that supports writing licenses for different software products by using a product key.

A license that allows for permanent use.

A license with a specified expiration date. You can update the license to extend the expiration date.

A unique code used to activate a license and unlock all or part of its features.

Refers to authorizing a new software license on an unauthorized IPC using a product key.

Refers to updating the software license to extend its validity period or change the software in use.

The file that is used to generate the V2C or V2CP file. This file contains information about the IPC.

A customer to vendor (C2V) file is used to generate the V2C or V2CP file. This file contains information about the software licensing device.

A vendor to customer (V2C) file is used to update the license offline. This file contains information about the license provided to you.

A vendor to customer package (V2CP) file is a package file that contains multiple V2C files.