How to measure curved glass surfaces
The method of creating coloring regions on curved glass surfaces for 3D scanning addresses the inaccuracies and inefficiencies of conventional measurement techniques, providing precise and efficient quality control for curved glass installations.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2021087664
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2021-05-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-22
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-05-25
AI Technical Summary
Conventional methods for measuring the accuracy of curved glass surfaces are inaccurate and time-consuming, relying on manual measurements with rulers and lacking sufficient quality control, especially for the interior shape of bent glass.
A method involving the creation of peripheral and surface coloring regions on the glass using non-transparent tape, allowing for accurate 3D scanning and measurement of the glass surface shape, including peripheral and surface dimensions, using a 3D scanner.
Enables precise and efficient measurement of curved glass surfaces, improving measurement accuracy and reducing the time required for quality control, while allowing for on-site adjustments of fasteners and hole drilling positions.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for measuring the shape of a curved glass surface. [Background technology]
[0002] In recent years, the number of curved glass facade designs has increased. In particular, when using three-dimensional curved glass as exteriors (see Patent Document 1 below), the manufacturing precision of curved glass is poorer than that of flat glass, so the installation work on site increases, and in some cases it becomes necessary to post-process the installation fasteners on site and adjust the installation position. In addition, if the joint dimensions between the glass panels are not secured as specified in the drawings, not only will problems with performance such as earthquake resistance and watertightness occur, but the appearance will also be poor. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2011-12463 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] Conventionally, the manufacturing accuracy was checked by placing the glass edge upright against a full-scale drawing and measuring the error with a ruler to control the edge shape of the curved glass, but this not only had problems with the measurement accuracy, but also required extensive measurement work and took a lot of time.In addition, the accuracy of the shape of the inside of the curved glass was checked by measuring several points on the glass and checking the error with the drawing, which cannot be said to be sufficient quality control.
[0005] To solve the above problems, a process is required to grasp the exact shape of the curved glass during the glass production stage before on-site installation, and to share data so that the positions of installation fasteners, drilling positions, and loose holes can be confirmed and adjusted on-site.
[0006] On the other hand, when trying to obtain three-dimensional coordinate data using a 3D scanner to measure the surface of glass, the glass transmits the measurement laser, making it impossible to obtain coordinate data for the glass surface, making it difficult to measure the shape as is.
[0007] Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and provides a method for measuring the shape of a curved glass surface, which is capable of accurately measuring the glass shape. [Means for solving the problem]
[0008] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following means. That is, the method for measuring the shape of a curved glass surface according to the present invention comprises a peripheral colored area forming step of providing a peripheral colored area, which is a colored area of a color other than transparent, along the periphery of the surface of a glass member; a surface colored area forming step of providing a surface colored area, which is a colored area of a color other than transparent, at a location other than the periphery of the surface of the glass member; a three-dimensional measurement step of measuring a measurement range including the peripheral colored area and the surface colored area from a predetermined direction facing the surface using a three-dimensional scanner; a peripheral shape measurement step of measuring the shape of the peripheral area from the measurement values of the three-dimensional coordinates of the measurement range measured by the three-dimensional scanner; and a surface shape measurement step of measuring the shape of the surface from the measurement values of the three-dimensional coordinates of the measurement range measured by the three-dimensional scanner.
[0009] In the method for measuring the curved shape of glass configured in this manner, a peripheral colored region is provided on the peripheral edge of the glass member in the peripheral colored region forming step, and a surface colored region is provided on a portion of the surface of the glass member other than the peripheral edge in the surface colored region forming step. As a result, even if the reflected light from the glass member, which is transparent to light in the visible wavelength range, to the three-dimensional scanner is extremely weak, the reflected light from the peripheral colored region and the surface colored region can be received by the three-dimensional scanner in the three-dimensional measurement step, and the measurement values of the three-dimensional coordinates of the measurement range including the peripheral colored region and the surface colored region can be obtained. In the peripheral shape measurement step, the dimensions related to the peripheral edge can be measured from the measurement values of the three-dimensional coordinates of the peripheral colored region. In the surface shape measurement step, the dimensions related to the surface can be measured from the measurement values of the three-dimensional coordinates of the surface colored region. Therefore, according to the above-mentioned method for measuring the curved shape of glass, the shape of the glass member can be easily measured with high accuracy according to the spatial resolution of the three-dimensional scanner. Furthermore, according to the above-mentioned method for measuring the curved glass surface shape, the measurement range can be acquired all at once using a three-dimensional scanner, making it possible to effectively control the dimensions relating to the periphery and surface of the glass member, as well as the quality of the glass member.
[0010] In addition, in the method for measuring the shape of a curved glass surface according to the present invention, in the peripheral colored area forming step, the peripheral colored area may be formed on the surface by attaching a tape material of a predetermined width and a color other than transparent to the surface along the peripheral edge.
[0011] In the method for measuring the curved shape of a glass surface configured in this manner, a peripheral colored area can be easily provided on the glass member by applying a tape material of a color other than transparent along the peripheral edge of the glass member.
[0012] In addition, in the glass curved surface shape measurement method of the present invention, in the surface coloring area formation process, the surface coloring area may be formed on the surface by attaching a tape material of a color other than transparent having a predetermined width in the vertical and horizontal directions to the surface.
[0013] In the method for measuring the curved shape of glass configured in this manner, a surface colored area can be easily provided on the glass member by attaching a tape material of a color other than transparent to the surface of the glass member in the vertical and horizontal directions. Effect of the Invention
[0014] According to the method for measuring the shape of a curved glass surface of the present invention, the shape of the glass can be measured accurately. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0015] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a curved glass sheet that is a measurement target of a method for measuring a curved glass surface shape according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Diagram 2] 1A to 1C are diagrams illustrating a method for measuring a curved glass surface shape according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 3 is a diagram illustrating a peripheral shape measuring step in part A of FIG. 2. FIG. [Figure 4] 3 is a diagram for explaining a surface shape measuring step in part B of FIG. 2. FIG. [Diagram 5] 3 is a diagram for explaining shape management in the surface shape measuring process in part B of FIG. 2. FIG. [Figure 6] 1A to 1C are diagrams for explaining verification of a method for measuring a curved glass surface shape according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] 1A to 1C are diagrams illustrating verification results of a method for measuring a curved glass surface shape according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0016] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a method for measuring a curved glass surface shape according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0017] As shown in Fig. 1, the method for measuring the curved glass surface shape of this embodiment is a method for measuring dimensions related to a glass member (curved glass) 10. The glass member 10 is installed, for example, as a part of the exterior of a building. With the glass member 10 installed, the horizontal direction is defined as the X direction, and the vertical direction is defined as the Y direction. The depth direction perpendicular to the X direction and the Y direction is defined as the Z direction. The glass member 10 is made of, for example, tempered glass, and transmits almost all light in the visible wavelength range. A surface 10a of the glass member 10 is curved, bulging and denting in the Z direction.
[0018] A direction along the Z direction with respect to surface 10a of glass member 10 is referred to as measurement direction D. When viewed from measurement direction D, glass member 10 has a substantially rectangular shape. When viewed from measurement direction D, periphery 11 of surface 10a of glass member 10 is made up of upper end 11a, right end 11b, lower end 11c, and left end 11d. Peripheral colored region 101, which is a colored region of a color other than transparent, is provided on periphery 11 of surface 10a of glass member 10.
[0019] In the present embodiment, first surface coloring regions (surface coloring regions) 102, which are coloring regions of a color other than transparent, are provided in the vertical and horizontal directions on the surface 10a of the glass member 10 other than the periphery 11. The first surface coloring regions 102 along the vertical direction extend in the Y direction and are provided in plurality at intervals in the X direction. The first surface coloring regions 102 along the horizontal direction extend in the X direction and are provided in plurality at intervals in the Y direction.
[0020] The color of the peripheral colored area 101 and the first surface colored area 102 is, for example, white or a chromatic color such as blue, yellow, or red, and is matte.
[0021] The peripheral colored region 101 and the first surface colored region 102 have a predetermined width 100R. Since the predetermined width 100R needs to be represented by a plurality of point image data when measured by the three-dimensional scanner 200 described later, it is preferable that the predetermined width 100R is four times or more of the minimum dimension that can be distinguished by the three-dimensional scanner 200 at the separation distance LL between the light receiving position 205 of the three-dimensional scanner 200 and the center position (reference position) 215 of the measurement range 210. That is, the predetermined width 100R is at least twice the spatial resolution of the three-dimensional scanner 200 at the separation distance LL, and preferably four times or more. The predetermined width 100R is appropriately set according to the separation distance LL in the measurement direction D and the spatial resolution of the three-dimensional scanner 200. As an example, when a commercially available three-dimensional scanner (product name: FocusS Plus150, manufacturer: FARO) is used and the separation distance LL is 10 m, the predetermined width 100R is preferably 24 mm or more.
[0022] The peripheral colored region 101 and the first surface colored region 102 are formed by a tape material 110 having a predetermined width 100R. The tape material 110 is, for example, a film, a masking tape, a masking tape, a packing tape, etc., but is not particularly limited as long as it is a tape material that can be attached and detached to the glass member 10 and does not deteriorate the design of the glass member 10 when peeled off.
[0023] A second surface coloring area (surface coloring area) 103, which is a coloring area of a color other than transparent, is provided on the surface 10a of the glass member 10. The second surface coloring area 103 is dot-shaped. The shape of the second surface coloring area 103 can be appropriately set to a circle, an ellipse, a polygon such as a triangle or a rectangle, or the like. The second surface coloring area 103 has a predetermined size 111R. The predetermined size 111R is preferably about 50 mm or more.
[0024] The second surface coloring region 103 is provided at a location other than the periphery 11 of the surface 10a of the glass member 10, and is preferably provided at a location that is an important control item, such as the inflection point of the glass member 10 (the position of maximum bending in the out-of-plane direction) or the installation position of a joint hardware.
[0025] The color of the second surface color region 103 is, for example, white, or a chromatic color such as blue, yellow, or red, and is matte.
[0026] The second surface colored region 103 is formed by a tape material 111 having a predetermined size 111R. The tape material 111 is, for example, a film, a masking tape, a masking tape, a packing tape, etc., but is not particularly limited as long as it is a tape material that can be attached and detached to the glass member 10 and does not deteriorate the design of the glass member 10 when peeled off.
[0027] The method for measuring the shape of a curved glass surface of this embodiment includes a peripheral colored area forming step, a surface colored area forming step, a three-dimensional measurement step, a peripheral shape measuring step, and a surface shape measuring step.
[0028] In the peripheral colored region forming step, a peripheral colored region 101 having a predetermined width 100R relative to the peripheral edge 11 is provided on the surface 10a of the glass member 10.
[0029] In the surface coloring region forming step, a first surface coloring region 102 having a predetermined width 100R in the vertical and horizontal directions is provided on the surface 10a of the glass member 10, and a second surface coloring region 103 having a predetermined size 111R is provided.
[0030] Next, in the three-dimensional measurement process, the measurement values (three-dimensional coordinate measurement values, hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as three-dimensional coordinate values) obtained for each coordinate of the three-dimensional coordinates with the X-, Y-, and Z-directions of the measurement range 210 of the glass member 10 are measured by the three-dimensional scanner 200 from the measurement direction D (i.e., the direction toward approximately the center of the measurement range 210 from a position a predetermined distance away from the glass member 10 toward the outdoor side). The separation distance LL between the light receiving position 205 of the three-dimensional scanner 200 and the center position 215 of the measurement range 210 may be appropriately set taking into consideration the situation at the site, the size of the building in which the glass member 10 is provided, and the like. The measurement range 210 is an area including the peripheral colored area 101, the first surface colored area 102, and the second surface colored area 103.
[0031] Although the center position 215 is illustrated as an example of the reference position of the measurement range 210, the reference position may be any position that can serve as a reference in the method for measuring the curved glass surface shape of this embodiment. In the method for measuring the curved glass surface shape of this embodiment, the three-dimensional coordinate values of the measurement range 210 may be measured in one scan, or the measurement range 210 may be divided and measured in multiple scans. The number of scans can be set appropriately taking into consideration the imageable range and spatial resolution of the three-dimensional scanner 200, etc.
[0032] The three-dimensional scanner 200 is supported by a support mechanism (not shown). The three-dimensional scanner 200 may be provided, for example, in a self-propelled mobile robot, a crane device, or the like that can be directly or remotely operated. When the glass member 10 is formed in a curved or complex shape and multiple scans are to be performed, the measurement using the three-dimensional scanner 200 can be smoothly performed if the three-dimensional scanner 200 is provided in a self-propelled mobile robot, a crane device, or the like as described above.
[0033] Next, in the peripheral shape measurement process, dimensions related to peripheral edge 11 of surface 10a of glass member 10 are measured from the three-dimensional coordinate values of measurement range 210 measured by 3D scanner 200. The dimensions related to peripheral edge 11 include all dimensions related to peripheral edge 11, such as the depth of peripheral edge 11 (dimension in the Z direction), the inclination of peripheral edge 11 in the X direction, the inclination of peripheral edge 11 in the Y direction, etc.
[0034] Next, in the surface shape measurement process, dimensions related to surface 10a of glass member 10 are measured from the three-dimensional coordinate values of measurement range 210 measured by three-dimensional scanner 200. The dimensions related to surface 10a include all dimensions related to surface 10a, such as the bulge dimension in the Z direction of surface 10a, the recess dimension in the Z direction, etc.
[0035] The three-dimensional scanner 200 is connected to a computer 220 such as a personal computer via a cable 202 or wirelessly. The computer 220 may be built into the three-dimensional scanner 200. The three-dimensional coordinate values of the measurement range 210 acquired by the three-dimensional scanner 200 are output to the computer 220. The computer 220 performs the processing and calculations described below based on the input values, and measures the dimensions related to the periphery 11.
[0036] The values acquired by the 3D scanner 200 include, as 3D data, the values of the glass member 10 and the tape material 110 at each of the 3D coordinates, i.e., the coordinate values in the X, Y, and Z directions. The 3D coordinate values include the measurement values of each of the three primary colors of light, RGB, and the measurement value of the luminance (hereinafter referred to as RGB value and luminance value) at each coordinate value.
[0037] Fig. 2 is a diagram for explaining a method for measuring the curved surface shape of glass, and Fig. 3 is a diagram for explaining a peripheral shape measuring step in part A of Fig. 2. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in the peripheral shape measurement process, a data range indicating coloring in the three-dimensional coordinate values is extracted as a peripheral colored region 101, i.e., a region of the tape material 110. An approximation curve (or an approximation line, hereinafter collectively referred to as an approximation curve) of the surface of the tape material 110 is obtained based on the three-dimensional coordinate values of the tape material 110. The approximation curve can be determined by adopting an appropriate approximation from, for example, linear approximation, logarithmic approximation, polynomial approximation, cumulative approximation, or exponential approximation from the point cloud data (values) of the three-dimensional coordinates. For example, the position of the peripheral edge 11 of the surface 10a of the glass member 10 can be determined from the point cloud data of the tape material 110 and the data of the laser reflectance. By comparing the shape of the peripheral edge 11 of the surface 10a of the glass member 10 with the drawing data, the manufacturing error of the shape of the peripheral edge 11 of the surface 10a of the glass member 10 (shape of the glass edge), which is an important management item in manufacturing, can be calculated.
[0038] For example, the laser reflection intensity represents the intensity of a laser light that is emitted for measurement from the three-dimensional scanner 200, strikes the glass member 10 within the measurement range 210, is reflected from the glass member 10, and is then received by the three-dimensional scanner 200. In the above-mentioned method for measuring the curved glass surface shape, including such a case, color calibration is performed in advance with the 3D scanner to be used, and threshold values of RGB values and laser reflection intensity are calculated at least before the three-dimensional measurement step.
[0039] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the surface shape measuring step in part B of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2 (the second surface colored region 103 is omitted in FIG. 2) and FIG. 4, in the surface shape measurement process, a data range indicating coloring in the three-dimensional coordinate values is extracted as the first surface colored region 102, that is, the region of the tape material 110. An approximation curve (or an approximation line, hereinafter collectively referred to as an approximation curve) of the surface of the tape material 110 is obtained based on the three-dimensional coordinate values of the tape material 110. For example, the position to be shape-controlled is a position 750 mm away from the periphery 11 of the surface 10a of the glass member 10 in the X direction. The coordinate B1 can be obtained by linear approximation using the point cloud data A1 and A2 of two points sandwiching X=750. As shown in FIG. 5, the accuracy of the glass member 10 can be controlled by comparing the obtained coordinate data with the drawing data. Similarly, the accuracy of the metal fitting mounting position can be measured by obtaining coordinate data in the second surface colored region 103 and comparing the coordinate data with the drawing data.
[0040] Next, the results of verification of the method for measuring the shape of a curved glass surface according to this embodiment will be described. As shown in Fig. 6, two glass members 10 are arranged on the left and right. The glass member 10 on the left side is provided with a peripheral colored region 101 and a first surface colored region 102. The glass member 10 on the right side is provided with a peripheral colored region 101.
[0041] As shown in Figure 7, the accuracy of the edge of the upper right corner of the glass member 10 on the right side is poor, with a large error of about 15 mm compared to the drawing. Therefore, it is clear that the adjustment amount of the mounting fastener in this part needs to be corrected. In addition, for the glass member 10 on the left side, the bending accuracy of the inside of the glass can be confirmed from the coordinate data of the first surface colored region 102 arranged in a mesh pattern, and it is found to be about ±4 mm.
[0042] As described above, the method for measuring the shape of a curved glass surface of this embodiment includes at least a peripheral colored region forming step, a surface colored region forming step, a three-dimensional measuring step, a peripheral shape measuring step, and a surface shape measuring step. In the peripheral colored region forming step, a peripheral colored region 101 having a predetermined width 100R with respect to the peripheral edge 11 is provided on the surface 10a of the glass member 10. In the surface colored region forming step, a first surface colored region 102 having a predetermined width 100R in the vertical and horizontal directions is provided on the surface 10a of the glass member 10, and a second surface colored region 103 having a predetermined size 111R is provided at a location other than the peripheral edge 11. In the three-dimensional measuring step, the three-dimensional coordinate values of the measurement range 210 are measured by the three-dimensional scanner 200 from the measurement direction D facing the surface 10a of the glass member 10. In the peripheral shape measuring step, the dimensions related to the peripheral edge 11 are measured from the three-dimensional coordinate values of the measurement range 210 measured by the three-dimensional scanner 200. In the surface shape measurement process, dimensions related to the surface 10 a are measured from the three-dimensional coordinate values of the measurement range 210 measured by the three-dimensional scanner 200 .
[0043] According to the above-mentioned method for measuring the curved shape of glass, in the peripheral coloring region forming step, a peripheral coloring region 101 is provided on the peripheral edge 11 of the glass member 10, and in the surface coloring region forming step, a first surface coloring region 102 and a second surface coloring region 103 are provided on the surface of the glass member 10 at locations other than the peripheral edge 11. As a result, even if the reflected light from the glass member 10, which is transparent to light in the visible wavelength range, to the three-dimensional scanner is extremely weak, the reflected light from the peripheral coloring region 101, the first surface coloring region 102, and the second surface coloring region 103 can be received by the three-dimensional scanner in the three-dimensional measurement step, and the measurement values of the three-dimensional coordinates of the measurement range 210 including the peripheral coloring region 101, the first surface coloring region 102, and the second surface coloring region 103 can be obtained. In the peripheral shape measurement step, the dimensions related to the peripheral edge 11 can be measured from the measurement values of the three-dimensional coordinates of the peripheral coloring region 101. In the surface shape measurement step, the dimensions of the surface 10a can be measured from the measured values of the three-dimensional coordinates of the first surface colored region 102 and the second surface colored region 103. Therefore, according to the above-mentioned method for measuring the curved glass surface shape, the shape of the glass member 10 can be easily measured with high accuracy according to the spatial resolution of the three-dimensional scanner. Furthermore, according to the above-mentioned method for measuring the curved glass surface shape, the measurement range 210 can be acquired all at once by the three-dimensional scanner, so that the dimensions of the periphery 11 and surface 10a of the glass member 10 and the quality of the glass member 10 can be well managed.
[0044] Moreover, by attaching tape material 110 of a color other than transparent along periphery 11 of glass member 10, peripheral colored region 101 can be easily provided on glass member 10.
[0045] Furthermore, by attaching tape material 110 of a color other than transparent to surface 10a of glass member 10 in the vertical and horizontal directions, first surface colored region 102 can be easily provided on glass member 10.
[0046] The present invention is not limited to the above-described preferred embodiment, but may be modified within the scope of the gist of the present invention as defined in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]
[0047] 10 Glass components 10a surface 11 Periphery 100R specified width 101 Marginal colored area 102 First surface colored area (surface colored area) 103 Second surface colored area (surface colored area) 110 Tape material 200 3D Scanner 210 Measuring range D Measurement direction (predetermined direction)
Claims
1. a peripheral coloring region forming step of providing a peripheral coloring region, which is a coloring region of a color other than transparent, along the peripheral edge of the surface of the glass member; a surface coloring region forming step of providing a surface coloring region, which is a coloring region of a color other than transparent, on a portion of the surface of the glass member other than the peripheral edge; a three-dimensional measuring step of measuring a measurement range including the peripheral colored area and the surface colored area from a predetermined direction facing the surface with a three-dimensional scanner; a peripheral shape measuring step of measuring the shape of the peripheral edge from the measurement values of three-dimensional coordinates of the measurement range measured by the three-dimensional scanner; a surface shape measuring step of measuring a shape of the surface from measurement values of three-dimensional coordinates of the measurement range measured by the three-dimensional scanner, In the surface coloring region forming step, a first surface coloring region having a predetermined width in the vertical and horizontal directions and a second surface coloring region having a predetermined size are provided on the surface of the glass member; A method for measuring the shape of a curved glass surface, wherein the second surface colored region is in the form of dots.
2. In the peripheral color area forming step, 2. The method for measuring a curved glass surface shape according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral colored area is provided on the surface by attaching a tape material of a predetermined width and a color other than transparent to the surface along the peripheral edge.
3. In the surface coloring region forming step, 3. The method for measuring a curved glass surface shape according to claim 1, wherein the surface colored area is provided on the surface by attaching a tape material of a color other than transparent having a predetermined width in the vertical and horizontal directions on the surface.
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