| 3D unit for railroads |
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Ellips was asked to design a 3D detection unit for railroads. The first phase was succesfully tested. Using a laser and a matrix camera running at 200 frames per second Ellips was able to design a laser triangulation unit. It can recognize the fasteners used to hold the rails, and generate a real time 3D model which can be viewed virtually from different angles on a monitor. Also the system generates accurate position data for the wrench robot, and eliminates the setup time typically needed with other sensors. And last but not least: the cycle time for the next measurement was improved significantly.  The unit was tested in Weert in the Netherlands and accepted as a prove of concept in the first phase of the project.
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