OPTIMESS
Optical Measurements Techniques
for Structures & Systems

Division Production engineering, Machine design and Automation (PMA)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Head of the research group: Jean-Pierre Kruth

Other members involved: 

Hendrik Van Brussel, Dominiek Reynaert, Paul Sas, Joris De Schutter, Philip Bleys (Philip.Bleys@mech.kuleuven.ac.be)

Research Topics:

PMA is active in the production techniques, machine design and automation: tens of projects (European, National, Regional, Inter-university).

Concerning optical measurement technique we mention:

• Development of large-scale camera based optical measurement system: European projects and spin-off company Krypton.

• Development of laser probes for 3D measurement technique (CMM a.o.) in collaboration with spin-off company Metris involved in the ISO working group on optical measurement sensors for CMMs.

• Dimensional metrology and quality control based on optical methods: laserinterferometry (measurement of  length, displacement, straightness, inclination, squareness, roughness, etc.), profile projectors, universal microscopes, 3D CMM using CCD camera, CMM with optical probes (laserbeam, laserstripe triagualtion probes, camera, etc.).

• Development of optical micro sensors for force and torque measurements.

• Monitoring and control of processes with optical measurement systems (laser machining, rapid prototyping, robotics).

• Active vision, SLAM, visual servoing, vision control algorithms.

• Vibration measurements using optical systems.

Member Web Pages:

http://www.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/pma/default_en.phtml