Method and apparatus for measuring the height of an object
First Claim
1. A method of measuring the height of an object, comprising the steps of:
- extracting data indicative of the height of the surface of the object by utilization of light;
changing relative positions of a previously provided standard waveform with respect to a waveform obtained from said height data arbitrarily;
calculating correlation coefficients of said waveform and said standard waveform at each of said changed positions; and
deciding the height of an apex of the object from said calculated result.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for measuring the height of an apex of an object with high accuracy without influence of the surface state of the object are disclosed. Correlation coefficients of respective positions of a waveform formed from digital data indicative of the height of the object detected by a head portion of a detector and a previously prepared standard waveform are calculated while moving the waveforms in the vertical and horizontal directions and the height of an apex position of the standard waveform at a position having a largest correlation coefficient from the calculated result is decided as the height of the apex of the object. Accordingly, the height of the apex can be decided from the whole detected waveforms without influence of local abnormality of the reflected light quantity waveform due to minute ruggedness or discoloration of the surface of the object.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of measuring the height of an object, comprising the steps of:
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extracting data indicative of the height of the surface of the object by utilization of light; changing relative positions of a previously provided standard waveform with respect to a waveform obtained from said height data arbitrarily; calculating correlation coefficients of said waveform and said standard waveform at each of said changed positions; and deciding the height of an apex of the object from said calculated result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of measuring the height of a plurality of objects mounted on an upper surface of a base in a row, comprising the steps of:
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irradiating light to the objects disposed in each row; scanning each row by light; detecting positions of light reflected by surfaces of the objects in each row to thereby extract data indicative of the height of the surfaces of the objects; changing a relative position of a previously prepared standard waveform with respect to waveforms corresponding to the objects obtained from said height data for each of said waveforms arbitrarily; calculating correlation coefficients of said waveform and said standard waveform in said changed positions; and deciding the height of apexes of the objects for each row from said calculated result. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for measuring the height of an object, comprising:
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a stage capable of being moved in front and rear directions and in right and left directions; detection means for irradiating light to the object mounted on said stage and detecting positions of light reflected by a surface of the object; measurement means for extracting data indicative of the height of the surface of the object from the positions of the reflected light detected by said detection means; memory means for storing said extracted height data and a previously provided standard waveform; and decision means for changing a relative position of said standard waveform to a waveform obtained from said height data arbitrarily and calculating correlation coefficients of said waveform and said standard waveform in said changed positions to decide the height of an apex of the object from said calculated result. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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