Abstract:
This invention provides a system and method for determining and controlling focal distance in a lens assembly of a vision system camera using an integral calibration assembly that provides the camera's image sensor with optical information that is relative to focal distance while enabling runtime images of a scene to be acquired along the image axis. The lens assembly includes a variable lens located along an optical axis that provides a variable focus setting. The calibration assembly generates a projected pattern of light that variably projects upon the camera sensor based upon the focus setting of the variable lens. That is, the appearance and/or position of the pattern varies based upon the focus setting of the variable lens. This enables a focus process to determine the current focal length of the lens assembly based upon predetermined calibration information stored in association with a vision system processor running the focus process.
Abstract:
A method includes the steps of measuring a first transmitted wavefront in a first medium having a first refractive index and a second transmitted wavefront in a second medium having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index, and obtaining a refractive index distribution projected value of the object in each orientation by removing a shape component of the object utilizing measurement results of the first transmitted wavefront and the second transmitted wavefront and each transmitted wavefront of a reference object that has the same shape as that of the object and a specific refractive index distribution and is located in one of the first medium and the second medium with the same orientation as that of the object, and calculating a three-dimensional refractive index distribution of the object based on a plurality of refractive index distribution projected values corresponding to the plurality of orientations.
Abstract:
A transmitted wavefront measuring method comprises the steps of emitting light 101 from a light source 100 onto an object to be measured 120 to receive interfering light transmitted through the object and a diffraction grating 130 on a light receiving portion 140 disposed at a predetermined distance from the diffraction grating to measure an intensity distribution of the interfering light T10, performing a Fourier transform of the intensity distribution to calculate a frequency distribution T20, and obtaining a transmitted wavefront of the object based on a primary frequency spectrum in the frequency distribution T30 to T90. The step of obtaining the transmitted wavefront comprises the steps of performing an inverse Fourier transform of the primary frequency spectrum with reference to a grating frequency of the diffraction grating to calculate a complex amplitude of the interfering light T60, and obtaining the transmitted wavefront based on the complex amplitude T90.
Abstract:
A lens meter having a measurement-optical system including a light source which projects and a light-receiving sensor which receives a light beam having passed through the lens; an arithmetic part which obtains optical characteristics of the lens from results received by the light-receiving sensor; mode selecting device which selects between a single-focal-lens-measurement mode and a progressive-lens-measurement mode; detecting device which detects directions and degrees of displacement of measurement positions from a near-vision portion of a progressive lens based on optical characteristics obtained when the progressive-lens-measurement mode is selected and alignment is made to bring the measurement position into the near-vision portion; a display which displays an alignment screen; and a display-control part which causes the display, based on detection results by the detection device, to display a guide mark indicating a direction and an amount that the lens must be moved to bring the measurement position into the near-vision portion.
Abstract:
The present invention has an object to provides a lens meter which readily enables alignment of a progressive lens even by an inexperienced examiner. A lens meter of the present invention comprises a lens meter for measuring optical characteristics of a target lens to be measured, comprising: a measurement optical system including a light source which projects a measurement light beam to the target lens and a light receiving sensor which receives the measurement light beam having passed through the target lens; an arithmetic part which obtains the optical characteristics of the target lens based on a received result by the light receiving snsor; mode selecting means which selects between a single focal lens measurement mode and a progressive lens measurement mode; detecting means which detects a direction and a degree of displacement of a current measurement position from a near vision portion of a progressive lens which is the target lens based on the optical characteristics obtained at a plurality of positions when the progressive lens measurement mode is selected and alignment is made to bring the measurement position into the near vision portion; a display which displays an alignment screen; and a display control part which causes the display, based on a detection result by the detection means, to display a guide mark indicatin a direction in which and an amount by which the lens must be moved to bring the measurement position into the near vision portion.
Abstract:
Methods and related systems for determining properties of optical systems (e.g., interferometers) and/or optical elements (e.g., lenses and/or lens systems) are described. For example, information related to an optical thickness mismatch of an interferometer can be determined by providing scanning interferometry data. The data typically include obtaining one or more interference signals each corresponding to a different spatial location of a test object. A phase is determined for each of multiple frequencies of each interference signal. The information related to the optical thickness mismatch is determined based on the phase for each of the multiple frequencies of the interference signal(s).
Abstract:
A lens-refracting characteristic measuring apparatus includes a measuring optical device to measure refracting characteristics of eyeglass lenses, an input device to input a pupillary distance of eyes of a person wearing eyeglasses, and an arithmetic and control circuit for obtaining refracting characteristics of the eyeglass lenses in positions of centers of right and left pupils of the person wearing the eyeglasses based on the pupillary distance of right and left eyes of the person wearing the eyeglasses input by the input device and the refracting characteristics measured by the measuring optical device.
Abstract:
A lens meter for measuring optical characteristics of a subject lens to be measured includes at least three light sources for measurement, a projecting lens which projects measurement light bundles from the light sources onto the subject lens placed on a projecting-lens optical axis, a diaphragm having an aperture disposed at an anterior focal point of the projecting lens between the light sources and the projecting lens, and a two-dimensional photodetector photo-receiving the light bundles passing through the subject lens after passing through the aperture of the diaphragm and the projecting lens without the use of an image forming optical system, and the projecting lens is disposed so that the light sources is conjugate with the photodetector in a case where the subject lens with a specific diopter in the vicinity of 0D or a frequently-used specific diopter is placed on the optical axis.
Abstract:
Methods and related systems for determining properties of optical systems (e.g., interferometers) and/or optical elements (e.g., lenses and/or lens systems) are described. For example, information related to an optical thickness mismatch of an interferometer can be determined by providing scanning interferometry data. The data typically include obtaining one or more interference signals each corresponding to a different spatial location of a test object. A phase is determined for each of multiple frequencies of each interference signal. The information related to the optical thickness mismatch is determined based on the phase for each of the multiple frequencies of the interference signal(s).
Abstract:
An optical system for an automatic lens meter for measuring the refractive power of a lens to be examined. The optical system includes a light source for generating a measuring light beam, a convex collimator lens, disposed a predetermined focal distance from the light source, for collimating the measuring light beam, so that the light beam move in parallel, an expanding concave lens, disposed downstream of a lens to be examined, for expanding the measuring light beam with respect to an optic axis, a plural-apertures stop, disposed downstream of the expanding concave lens and formed with a plurality of apertures along the circumference thereof at predetermined angular intervals, for separating the measuring light beam into a plurality of measuring light beams, a prism lens in which a convex lens and a fixed prism assembly are integrally formed, disposed directly downstream of the plural-apertures stop, having the convex lens to focus the plural measuring light beams passed through the plural-apertures stop, and the same number of prisms as the number of the plural apertures to deflect the focused light beams so as to maintain the light beams in the separated beams, and an image forming lens, disposed downstream of the prism lens, for forming aperture images of the measuring light beams, passed through the prism lens, on a two-dimensional sensor array.