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Auto Collimator

An autocollimator is an optical instrument that combines a collimator and telescope to measure small angles with high sensitivity. It works by projecting an image onto a target mirror and measuring the deflection of the returned image, either visually or electronically. Autocollimators can detect deviations in the position of a reflective surface and are used to measure the straightness or flatness of surfaces to the micron level. They have applications in checking optical components and monitoring angular movements.

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Auto Collimator

An autocollimator is an optical instrument that combines a collimator and telescope to measure small angles with high sensitivity. It works by projecting an image onto a target mirror and measuring the deflection of the returned image, either visually or electronically. Autocollimators can detect deviations in the position of a reflective surface and are used to measure the straightness or flatness of surfaces to the micron level. They have applications in checking optical components and monitoring angular movements.

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AUTOCOLLIMATOR

OUTLINE
Introduction
What is an Autocollimator?
How does it work?
Industrial applications
AUTOCOLLIMATOR
An autocollimator is an optical
instrument that is used to measure
small angles with very high sensitivity.
An autocollimator is actually the
combination of a collimator to a
telescope.
AUTOCOLLIMATOR
A collimator takes diverging light (e.g.,
light from a bulb) and focuses it into a
non diverging column of light (i.e.,
focus the light at infinity).
A telescope, on the other hand, takes
light from a source at infinity and
focuses it onto a point
AUTOCOLLIMATOR
An auto collimating telescope is an
instrument that combines a collimator
and telescope into a single unit.
The measured angle is independent of
the distance of the target.
COMPONENTS OF A TYPICAL ELECTRONIC
AUTOCOLLIMATOR SYSTEM:
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An autocollimator works by projecting an
image onto a target mirror, and measuring
the deflection of the returned image
against a scale, either visually or by
means of an electronic detector.
A visual autocollimator can measure
angles as small as 0.5 arc second, while
an electronic autocollimator can be up to
100 times more accurate.
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The basic function of an autocollimator
is to detect and measure a deviation in
the position of a reference reflective
surface.
When a deviation in the position of that
reflective surface occurs, a deviated
beam of collimated light returns to the
Autocollimator.
AUTOCOLLIMATOR
Autocollimators provide a simple
method to measure straightness or
flatness of a surface.
Properly used, an autocollimator can
check the straightness or flatness of a
surface to the 1/2-1/4 m level.
AUTOCOLLIMATOR
Visual autocollimators are often used for
lining up laser rod ends and checking the
face parallelism of optical windows and
wedges.
Electronic and digital autocollimators are
used as angle measurement standards, for
monitoring angular movement over long
periods of time and for checking angular
position repeatability in mechanical systems.
AUTOCOLLIMATOR
The Micro-Radian TL160 laser-based autocollimator
COORDINATE
AUTOCOLLIMATOR

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