Minimal Basic Field Checks for Laser Tracker Systems

Decision Matrix

Common Recommended Practices

Minimal Basic Laser Tracker Field Checks
Assumption
System has been shipped overseas (airplane)
System has been shipped within a country (truck, airplane, car,)
System has been moved from one to the other plant (truck, car, )
System has been moved from one to the other working area (put on
measurement cart or transportation in white shipping containers
disassembled, )
Independent of the transportation way, we recommend a
basic minimal test procedure. This recommendation is
also applicable for daily work.

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Common Recommended Practices

Minimal Basic Laser Tracker Field Checks
Basic System Check
2F-Measurement Setup:
2 @ -40, separated horizontally by 90
(measurements on the floor)

Two Face Field Check

No
BB-Measurement Setup:
1 @ 1m (3ft)

Check OK ?

Yes

Ball Bar Field Check

No

Full Compensation

Check OK ?

IFM-Measurement Setup:
use of IFM Distance Tool or
2 reflector positions at 3m (10ft) in horizon
of tracker head

IFM Field Check

Yes

Intermediate
Compensation

No

Yes

Check OK ?

ADM Instrument
Field Check

IFM Compensation

No

ADM Instrument
Compensation

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Check OK ?

ADM-Measurement Setup:
1 @ 3.5m (11ft)
1 @ largest working range

Yes

System in
specification

Common Recommended Practices

Tolerances for Laser Tracker Field Checks
Metric
Ball Bar at < 1m, bandwidth
Ball Bar at < 3m, bandwidth
Two Face, bandwidth
Bird Bath Distance (IFM)
ADM Offset Instrument, residuals
Inches
Ball Bar at < 3ft, bandwidth
Ball Bar at < 10ft, bandwidth
Two Face, bandwidth
Bird Bath Distance (IFM)
ADM Offset Instrument, residuals
* Repeatability of two determinations

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20 m
60 m
0.0012 deg
0.0013 gon
10 m *
25 m

0.0008 in
0.0024 in
0.0012 deg
0.0013 gon
0.0004 in *
0.0010 in