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1. Additional pol high fil polynom highpass filter 1 7 0 0 0 0 Gaussian highpass filter 0 esi a 0 j 0 a Material part micro Ej j z Reference plang2 00 i E E E E Cutdepth 0 60 urn 0 a 0 a o o Range of validity C All files Only actual file Mw Auto save Filename detaultLbd Po P Ww default Calculate Cancel Img 16 6 Dialogue window Define Line roughness There is the possibility to evaluate up to 50 lines To be able to change all the settings expert settings must be checked Surface roughness Meas Aree surface filter Total measuring area W Automatic alignment am 40 266 Ym 30 087 mm M Polynomial highpass filter n sy 0 vy D 4 eae C Wave filter Gaussian highpass filter me 40 266 a Ye 30 087 mm anel hisioees ter imit faoa Wavelength limit AC al mm mcafee Eval area count in und hbo Miri in S 10 Mire in 30 Use fixed height for PC Calculation of material part Limit for Pl i 0 Percent ofS Result picture Range of validity M Min distance for S EditSMi HIFI Original Allfiles l Roughness Use minimum height of PC for S C Only actual file fo O Wawviness Pe PG i default Mw Auto Save Calculate Filename detaultF tet Cancel Img 16 7 Dialogue window Define area roughness 140 User Manual PRIMOS e p p p p p pepe e Lm fmm 1301 13 01 13 01 13 01 13 01 Le mm 2 601 2603 2603
2. Img 1 39 2D Diagram of the intersecting line In the 2D diagram the course of the 2 lines is clearly discernible Through the treatment the deepness of the wrinkle under observation has decreased By laying down marking points it is now possible to measure the distance between both lines At first you have to put a point onto the active line represented thick Then put the second point onto the second line therefore the active line must be switched On the bottom right corner of the screen there is a drop down menu where the active line can be changed After laying down the second point onto the second line the measurement of the difference in height can be Linie1 Linje displayed through a single click on the program symbol in the icon list Img 1 40 choosing the active line 29 User Manual PRIMOS Img 1 41 Profiles of the height difference 30 User Manual PRIMOS 2 Introduction The three dimensional recording and evaluation of the surface structure of the human skin is an important task in dermatological examinations under medical as well as cosmetic aspects So exact diagnosis therapeutic decisions as well as medical and cosmetic advances in treatment are generally only possible with exact knowledge of the 3D surface structure of the skin Despite several years of successful use of mechanical scanning surface measuring systems for surface profile measuring of skin imprints replica there is an in
3. a J BAL a ak ar per Polynomial Filter r Remove invalid Remove hairs Gaussian Filter Median filter Average Filter Robust highpass Filter Img 1 19 Filter function The robust highpass filter delivers a fast separation of the micro structure high frequency and the form deep frequency This filter is pre assigned and does not allow the user any setting options regarding the separation Open the menu window Filter Robust highpass filter PRIMOS al omec Fa File Edit Mark Fiter Reference Calculate View Macro Applications System Window About DUDE A r u ce e Filter from inverse marking Polynomial Filter x e a a nJ x Pa 3 l ey TEA E i Ty Remove invalid Remove hairs Gaussian Filter Median Filter Average Filter Robust highpass Filter Img 1 20 Filter functions Robust high pass filter After the image has been aligned and freed of the form the wrinkle structures are clearly recognisable in the image and the wrinkles can then be measured 18 User Manual PRIMOS Fie Et Nah Fiter Hefeverne Chaise Pore Mace colons Syme w ADOR DHR i Brum w iwenstrg hues vebings Roran s 5 sA gA Length mm Height AE AY 250 200 150 100 50 0 50 100 150 Img 1 21 Aligned and filtered height image with clearly recognisable wrinkle structure 1 2 2 Inserting intersecting line s For the calculation of the line roughne
4. the height picture after application of median filter is shown Average filter Applies an average Click button in the window filter to previously which opens select the area selected height the direction and the size of pictures filter application click OK the height picture after application of the average filter is shown pou omon oon pman omn Evaluate Surface size Determine the Click button the results stretched area of a indicated below the selected surface or parts of a height pictures are the surface previously __ stretched area of the height marked in the images or its previously 807 User Manual PRIMOS selected height marked part pictures Lump analysis Determination of Click button for structures position like nevus lumps of dimensions area selected height pictures the and height of position volume area and lumps and similar maximum height are structures on skin for determined the appropriate selected height parameters can be saved using pictures the button Evaluate Save lump parameter or indicated using the button View Lump parameter Volume on Determines the Click button below the upper reference volume of a height selected height pictures the profile or a part of it volume of the height profile or below a reference a part of it below the reference plane for previously plane will be indicated selected height pic
5. 00000 Accept Pixel size Y mm Height calibration 02 08 2007 13 03 50 Z f 80000 Accept Focal length mm Multi plane calib Img 19 4 System Settings Sensor 158 User Manual PRIMOS e Menu Catalogue Press the button Catalogue to switch to this sub menu In this menu measurement modes can be added or taken from the list of already available measurement modes To add a measuring mode to the list mark the box in front of the relevant measuring mode and subsequently press the button Accept Changes To delete a measuring mode out of the list removing the check from the box in front of the relevant measuring mode and subsequently press the button Accept Changes To save the changes press the button Save in the bottom left corner of the window System Settings System configuration General Backup Sensor Catalogue Program Live measurement Passwords Catalogue x Techn surbace Replica Skin x pe a O a O O Zi co LLive Senenmessung Accept changes Save Cancel Img 19 5 System settings Catalogue 159 User Manual PRIMOS e Menu Program Press the button Program to switch to this sub menu In this menu item new measuring modes can be created or changed for the measuring type Single measurement For adjustment of measuring modes act as follows Inthe menu System settings Catalogue select or enter the name of th
6. Roughness Parameters Once the roughness parameters have been calculated the menu item parameters can be selected in which in can be decided whether the roughness profile the waviness profile or the Active line Linet 108 User Manual PRIMOS material proportion curve is displayed To display the cross section again select the menu item File Redraw or press the button j 13 6 Intersecting lines of various height images in one view The software makes it possible to use one intersecting line with firmly defined parameters on varying height images and to insert all cross sections into one view Open or create height image measure and shift in the evaluation area Create and display an intersecting line see chapter Evaluation of 3D data Save the intersecting line in the cross section window as txt Menu item File Export Line Data Close cross section window Copy and or save the coordinates of the intersecting line from height image into the clipboard Menu item Edit Copy Parameter or Menu item Edit Save Parameter Open or create new height image Measure and move into the evaluation area Load the previously assigned parameters of the intersecting line Menu item Edit Insert parameter or Edit Open parameter and display the cross section Mi a lt l 4 low f i Lie File Edit View Geometry Parameters e ee 1 Redraw Sectional picture save as I
7. Select font Selecting text font for graphic representation and print out of the measuring results click button or icon the window for selecting font type etc opens left click on desired font type and confirm selection with OK 72 User Manual PRIMOS 9 11 The Menu Macro Start recording Start the macros recording Stop recording Stop the macros recording For more information about the macro function see chapter 11 Macro Function 9 12 The Menu Applications Open document Opening of a stored measuring file and running the topography evaluation program for its further evaluation Open print folder Opens the print folder for design and print out of evaluated measuring data Open database Open the database window of the PRIMOS software Take up height picture into Transfer of 3D measuring data from the measuring program to the work area topography evaluation program for its further evaluation 3D Matching elastic Open the program window for 3D matching of measured skin areas surface Start calibration program Opens calibration program window Quit the program PRIMOS Further information on how to use the above mentioned functions are also included in the chapter 20 Brief description of the program functions in the measuring control and evaluation software Toolbar 73 User Manual PRIMOS 10 Roughness parameters 10 1 General The standard deviation of
8. Waiting time the waiting time between the recording of the camera frames during the calibration is set The settings Xmin Ymin Zmin Xmax Ymax and Zmax in the field Measuring range in mm are used only in the case of multilevel calibration The parameter XY Resolution is not applicable for the CAD comparison The displayed Z Resolution is the resolution used by the PRIMOS software It is dependant on the dimensions of the measuring field To save the changes press the button save at the bottom left of the window System Settings System configuration General Backup Sensor Catalogue Program Live measurement Passwords Calibration settings Calibration method Calibration with planes Primos version f Use grid calibration for measuring areas lt 281 5 mm WV Camera left of projector Waiting time between projection and camera ms 100 Calibration index Adjusting normal mm Grid width 0 2509 Grid height 0 2500 Groove height 1 0000 a Cylinder radius 2 0000 Mi Max a a a ditde n Measuring range 11 733 11 733 XY resolution mm Pixel 0 01000 Measuring range Y 7 040 7 040 Z resolution mm unit 0 00050 H Maximum height measuring range 5 000 5 000 Calibration protocol Correction factor Optical parameters Date Time Projector Camera Reference plane 02 08 2007 13 07 43 X i 00000 Accept Pixel size x mm Grid calibration 02 08 2007 13 08 30 Y i
9. information can be added iis i Click button the tool bar will be shown hidden Click button the info line will be shown hidden Click button or icon the window for selection of colour scale of height picture opens Click on button or icon the window for selection of the text font for graphic output and printing of measuring results opens Click button the macro recording is started Click button the macro recording is ended 190 User Manual PRIMOS Macro info Display of info for the Click button a window with saved macros information regarding the saved Macros opens Macro protocol Display of work Steps Click button a window opens during execution of a in which all the work Steps are macro protocolled during the execution of a macro 20 4 1 Menu 3D representation of height picture h 4 After running the 3D representation of the colour coded height picture the following functions are available SSS e Opens saved 3D Click button or icon select folder measuring file fd3 file format and file name click omc sdf Open Saving of a 3D image Click button Enter file name as picture file bmp Choose directory for saving Click Save Copy to print file Copying the current Click button or icon the current image to the clipboard depiction is copied into the clipboard Reset height image to Click icon the 3D
10. Define background Change the background depth i e the background colour of the height depth picture Position the cursor at a point in the height picture which has the desired colour for the background click the right mouse button in the case that parts of the height image are cut out at any point in time these spaces will be filled with the selected colour Define line Setting of lines with defined positions in the height picture by means of an input window s Fig 9 6 The coordinates of already existing lines will be indicated By means of the scrolling buttons of the field Line the number of the line which is to be worked on can be selected After this enter or change the description and the coordinates of the line By clicking the OK button the line will be added to the list By means of the button Del a selected line will be deleted from the list 66 User Manual PRIMOS Define lines Line definitions Line Description eal mm 1 fmm ae mm ve mm oap djes reer jpe afes feaz 2 EE 6 2539 26 702 16 454 13 934 F11 26 940 17 911 15 173 16 472 Cancel Img 9 6 Define lines 9 5 Functions in the menu Filter aligns the height picture to its averaged plane or a plane defined by selected area Filter from inverse marking Filtering the area outside the selection Polynomial filter Removes the deviation from geometric forms in height images corresponding to the selected
11. file and then save picture in the top menu bar Open the menu window File save Height Picture camera Picture Colour camera picture or the button Save Live picture Measure save Evaluate Stripes Pattern Start series Img 1 14 Button in Menu bar 1 1 7 Series Measurement To attain a higher statistical security it is recommended to take several pictures of the same treatment condition For this the function series measurement is intended Before it can be used the storage space must be selected Please verify that the measurement modes skin and wrinkles are correctly adjusted After that you can find the display for the settings of the series measurement at the right side of the screen You can activate this window by a single and or double click on the symbol next to the denotation Series measurement The Delay between the individual measurements the number if images and the place in which the images shall be automatically saved can be chosen N E O awind rough clicking on the disk symbol a window opens j j Delay ms 300 El for the submission of the file name zl Mo 1 Hl Ret 1 camera picture per meas Robust high pass filter Img 1 15 Settings for the series measurement By checking the box in the bottom of the window 1 Camera picture per meas each image is saved in the format of omc and kam If the box is not checked there is only saved a camera image
12. l l F dief colds Average spacing of the RSm RSm is the average distance between the profile elements roughness profile Xs The following counting thresholds are used for the elements calculation of RSm in the vertical direction 10 of Rz and in the horizontal direction 1 of the total measurement section RSm is a horizontal parameter that is it describes the roughness in the horizontal direction 1 n RSm gt XS N j l Average peak distance S S states the central distance of the profile peaks in the roughness profile Unless otherwise shown in the settings User Manual PRIMOS the minimum height for a peak is the parameter 0 In the settings a counting threshold in the horizontal direction can also be defined S is a horizontal parameter Rda is the arithmetic average of the local profile slopes Rda is a mixed parameter that is it describes the roughness in the vertical and horizontal directions Average slope of the roughness profile Rda adi d Root mean square slope Rdq is the root mean square value of the local profile of the roughness profile slopes Rdq is a mixed parameter that is it describes the roughness in the vertical and horizontal directions Rdq 2 dx dx Rla is derived from Rda and is calculated from the below named formula Rla 2 z da Rlg is derived from Rdq and is calculated from the below named formula Rig 2 7 x Ka Rdq Material part micro Rtpi The se
13. omp and pcx only saving of images Formats emf and wmf Saving of colour coded images and displayed scaling Click button or icon the current display is copied into the clipboard 177 User Manual PRIMOS mp e File Close Closing of the window Click button or icon the active work area window Is closed Edit Undo Undoing the last data Click button the last undertaken evaluation operation operation is undone Zoom Activation of the zoom Click button or icon position function for the height cursor on the corner of the area image which is to be zoomed in on press the left mouse button and hold down move the cursor to the opposite corner of the area which is to be zoomed in on release mouse button the corresponding area of the height image is displayed enlarged To return to the un zoomed state click the right mouse button anywhere in the zoomed area Cut Cutting outa marked Click button the marked area of a height area s of the height image picture are cut out Trim Cutting out the height Click button the area s picture outside of a around markings in the height marked area images are cut out Copy parameter Copies parameters Click button the markings in of the marking in the height picture will be the height picture copied into the clip board so into the clip they can subsequently be board inserted in to another height picture Insert param
14. A O 5 D N gt a rai Ha A HEL thr SOE SERRE Ei DUS eer bi NPS j i iy pe RICA Le Hien n Hal ait 71 Wma Wt wA RUIN Hun ja d net depiction in gri kle at the eye i Wrin Img 12 3 hoto realistic depiction irs in p area with beard ha ia Fac Img 12 4 100 User Manual PRIMOS 12 2 2 Frames Through the menu View or by selecting one of the buttons the various frames can be chosen If the frame is switched off the X Y scale is removed 101 User Manual PRIMOS 12 2 3 Colour Settings Choose colour palette Choose back ground colour Use current view parameter as default Adjusting the colour scaling of the height image Click pushbutton or symbol window for choosing colour scaling of height images opens Choose desired colour scaling with the left mouse button and press OK to confirm choice Adjusting the back ground colour for the 3D depiction Click pushbutton or symbol In the window which opens enter colour values or choose colour via mouse click in the colour field and confirm choice with ok After activating this option subsequent opened height pictures will be displayed in the same position and enlargement in which the corresponding height image could be found upon activating the option 0 666 2 1 Img 12 5 3D Depiction of a surface with changed colour palette and back ground
15. Henkel KGaA Duesseldorf the Philips Research Center Personal Care Institute Eindhoven as well as the University of the German Armed Forces Institute for Automatization Technologies Hamburg These have resulted in the creation of the optical 3D in vivo skin measuring system PRIMOS Phaseshift Rapid In vivo Measurement Of Skin fulfilling all the requirements of a modern 3D in vivo skin measuring The optical method used for measuring is the digital stripe projection technique based on digital micro mirror projectors DMD Digital Micro mirror Devices of Texas Instruments USA Stripes with sinusoidal intensity of brightness are projected onto the surface of the measuring object and its projection the stripes changed by the height profile of the measuring object is recorded with at a defined triangulation angle by a CCD camera The topography of the measuring object is cal culated from the stripes position and the grey value of all registered individual image points De pending on the concrete measurement task different stripe projection procedures can be used Basic advantages of the optical 3D in vivo skin measuring system PRIMOS are the contact free measuring data acquisition a high measuring rate a high resolution and accuracy as well as the 32 User Manual PRIMOS w ease of use Short measuring times gt 68 ms frame guarantee a small influence of involuntary movements of the patients test persons to the measuri
16. Mark Rotate free New scale New height scaling Draw lines Draw circle picture a freely selectable angle Change the scaling of the height picture Change the height resolution of the height picture Mark a line in the height picture Mark a circle in the height picture Click button select angle and direction of rotation click OK the height picture is rotated corresponding to the selected angle and direction of rotation Click button select the scaling factors x y z and the height offset z for re scaling of the height picture click OK the height picture will be re scaled corresponding to the entered scaling factors x y z and the height offset z Click button select value and measure of the new height resolution click OK the height resolution of the height picture will be changed corresponding to the entered value Click button or icon position the cursor in the height picture at the starting point of the line to be drawn click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor to the end point of the line to be drawn release the left mouse button the line is drawn in the height picture Click button or icon position the cursor in the height picture at a point on the circle curve to be 180 User Manual PRIMOS drawn click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor in the height picture when th
17. Network and Sharing Center Check network status change network settings and set preferences for sharing files and printers Connect to a network Set up a connection or network Identify and repair network problems E Manage saved networks Manage wireless networks Set up a virtual private network VPN connection Set up an ad hoc computer te computer network m View network computers and devices iio See more results Shut down gt z Se SO VE A a a 22 User Manual PRIMOS Click with left mouse SE Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center Local Area Connection Control Panel Home s View your basic network information and set up connections Manage wireless networks A e a Je es kal See full map Change adapter settings USER PC Internet Change advanced sharing This computer settings I View your active networks Connect or disconnect Network Access type Internet Work network Connections g Local Area Connection Change your networking settings Ti Set up a new connection or network Set up a wireless broadband dial up ad hoc or VPN connection or set up a router or access point A Connect to a network Connect or reconnect to a wireless wired dial up or VPN network connection ad Choose homegroup and sharing options Access files and printers located on other network computers or change sharing settings Trouble
18. Reference data Click button the result indicated in the tool bar at the left side of the window is the stretched area of the height image or its part marked before Click button in the tool bar will be indicated the height of highest and lowest measuring point of the 3D picture or its part marked before Click button for structures like nevus lumps will be indicate 13 User Manual PRIMOS the height picture of skin and determine their geometric parameters the position the volume the area and the maximum height ES ee Evaluate Volume W Volume M Volume N Parameter S Surface roughness Star roughness Define reference plane Determine volume of height profile or a part of it below a reference plane Determine volume of height profile or a part of it above a reference plane Determine volume of height profile or a part of it below and above a reference plane Determine area roughness parameters Determine star roughness Parameters Determining a selected area in a height image as the reference plane Click button in the tool bar will be indicated the volume of height profile or a marked part of it below a reference plane Click button in the tool bar will be indicated the volume of height profile or a marked part of it above a reference plane Click button in the tool bar
19. before marked areas Cc C Filter Polynomial filter Remove the deviation Click button select in the from a window which opens the geometric form rank of polynomial click corresponding to Evaluate click selected class of Difference the height picture polynomial after removal of geometric form will be shown Remove invalid Assigning of adjacent Click button measuring points values height value in case of with missing height values will absence of own height be assigned height values of value for the measuring adjacent measuring points point Remove hairs Elimination of hairs Click button hairs will be from the removed from the height picture measuring data of a skin surface Gaussian filter Application of a Click button select in the Gaussian filter on the window which opens the height picture area the direction and the size 183 User Manual PRIMOS of filter application click OK the height picture after application of the Gaussian filter will be shown Median filter Application of a median Click button select in the filter on the height window which opens the picture area the direction and the size of filter application click OK the height picture after application of the median filter will be shown Average filter Application of an Click button select in the average filter to the window which opens the height picture area the dire
20. it describes the roughness in a vertical direction 1 lr Ra j Roe Root mean square 7 Rq is the root mean square average of the profile heights of the roughness profile roughness Rq is a vertical parameter that is it describes the roughness in a vertical direction lr Rq R dx Ilr Maximum roughness Rmax Rmax is the largest height difference in a single depth measurement section see Rz Rmax is a vertical parameter that is it describes the roughness in a vertical direction Base roughness depth R3z R3z is the average of the single base roughness depths The single base roughness depth is the difference from the third highest profile peak to the third deepest profile valley within an single measurement section If there are no 3 peaks or valleys in one of the single measurement section this parameter is set to 0 R3z is a vertical parameter that is it describes the roughness in a vertical direction Maximum height of the Rt Rt is the height difference from the highest peak to the roughness profile deepest valley within the total measurement section Rt is a vertical parameter Average maximum Rz Rtm Rz is the average of the single roughness depths The height of the roughness single roughness depth is the difference from the highest profile peak to the deepest profile valley within an single measurement section Rz is a vertical parameter that is it describes the roughness in a vertical
21. parameters 16 4 2 The files will be grouped with pre settings The first reference image receives the name 1 R and the following images are called 1 M etc Through this function the data grouping is adjusted For this it is necessary that the names of the files to be matched have the same word stem anda variable number If this function is enabled mark set in front of menu point then by a click of the left mouse button in a height picture and continued holding of the button the height picture can be moved onto another height picture If you let go of the mouse button then the two height images switch positions By a click on this menu item all marked entries will be deleted By a click on this menu item the height pictures of database will be sorted by name in alphabetic order By a click on this menu item the height pictures of database will be sorted by name in reverse alphabetic order By a click on this menu item the height pictures of database will be sorted by time of creation forward oldest file located on first position By a click on this menu item the height pictures of database will be sorted by time of creation backward newest file on first position By clicking on this menu item marking file saved markings can be inserted all selected database files By clicking on this menu item markings whose parameters were previously copied into the clipboard are inserted into all selec
22. phase shift with different stripe widths The measuring modes are adapted to the measuring tasks regarding measuring time accuracy and sensibility towards disturbances n file name no name li Colour settings Evalsate Trigger mode Applications System Window About 8 x PRIMOS itasurmo progra Sags OF MF SIBLA cHOA oe Da 9 5 Projector fio i alibraton Ose Reter pare 04 07 2007 La cao 104 07 2007 Hegtca 04072007 i i 4 i 100 150 200 250 en a T a a info Project pofiern 10 Img 6 3 Camera image with projected pattern cross 49 User Manual PRIMOS After selection of measuring object the live image has to be enabled icon ey or button Measure Live picture start stop and focused For focusing change the distance between the sensor and the measuring object To aid in the focusing a pattern can be projected onto the surface by clicking on the button Pattern or the button View Pattern or the icon eal To blind out the pattern simply click with the mouse on the live picture If the distance between the sensor and measuring object is changed z axis the projected cross will move As a help whilst focusing a reticule can be enabled in the measuring window by selecting the appropriate option in the selection box of the measurement settings Show cross at the right border of window An optimal focus is reached when the projected cross is right in the middle of the live p
23. the series measurement offers a high probability that a part of the meas urements is performed error free The number of measurements to be performed in series as well as the time interval between each measurement can be set in the control field of the measurement window below on the right Automatic macro activation directly after measurement For frequently used evaluation methods it is possible to activate a stored macro after each measurement By selecting the menu item Evaluate and then Start macro file after measure ment the automatic run of a macro can be enabled In the combo box select the appropriate macro and confirm with OK Now if a measurement is performed the macro will be run afterwards automatically 52 User Manual PRIMOS Wis Select macro OK Cancel Img 6 5 Popup for activation of automatic macros 6 4 Change to interactive evaluation For the interactive evaluation of the height picture it is necessary to transfer the 3D data to a new window the work area For this select the menu item Applications Take height picture into work area or click the icon LIKI After this the complete functionality of the PRIMOS software for the interactive evaluation of the 3D data Is available Further information on how to use the functions of the menu Measurement is also included in the chapter 20 Brief description of the program functions in the measuring control and evaluation softw
24. will be indicated the volume of height profile or a marked part of it below and above a reference plane Click button or icon the window for calculation of area roughness parameters opens Click button or icon the window for calculation of star roughness parameters opens Mark an area in the height image press button the marked area in the height image is made the reference plane 187 User Manual PRIMOS Calculate middle difference Show entire picture Show reference area Show marked area Automatic scaling Free scaling Non linear scaling Determining the middle distance from areas marked in the height image Mark an area in the height image and define it as reference plane mark a second area in the height picture press button The middle distance of the two areas Is calculated and displayed in the tool bar eS Show the complete height picture possibility of magnification Show reference areas defined in the height picture Show only areas marked in the height picture Automatic height scaling Regular colour distribution from the lowest to the highest measuring point Free height scaling Possibility of coloured highlighting a small height range Possibility of special highlighting of interesting height If enabled clicked the complete height picture will be shown When activated clicked only the areas defined as
25. 0 m No pea o No 2 1 camera picture per meas Img 1 2 Appoint Surface type and measuring mode In the Drop Down Menu the measuring procedure can be chosen By default Wrinkles and Smooth skin are available For measurements on smooth skin e g for studies of the under arm the Mode smooth skin should be selected for measurements of wounds scars wrinkles etc the mode Wrinkles should be selected For Measurements with PRIMOS it is always recommended to use the Wrinkles Mode because this mode is very insensitive against shaking User Manual PRIMOS i 1 1 4 Live image Start Measurement In the bottom menu bar several program symbols can be found By clicking on the button Live Image img 1 2 the camera is activated and shown on the monitor Open the Menu item Measure Start Stop Live picture or click on the button Live picture ee OF RF C55RR oe as a UN 5 0 50 100 150 200 Auswerten Messen Speichern Streifen Muster Serie starten Live picture Measure Save Evaluate Stipes Pattern Start series Img 1 3 Button in the measuring menu 1 1 5 Focussing of the Object to be measured After selecting the measuring mode the object to be measured must be focused It is important to make sure that not only the center of the object to be measured is in the focus The edges should
26. 25 0 30 0 36 0 40 0 mm 1 1 0 50 100 150 200 250 Img 5 4 Camera picture of the reference flat with stripes Procedure Enable the live picture icon eu or button Calibration Live picture start stop Position the backside of the step normal in the measuring field it should be seen in the whole live picture Project stripes click icon Wh and repeat clicks or select stripe width in the menu View Stripes and focus the sensor stripes should be as sharp as possible see fig 5 4 If necessary correct the brightness from the light source Start the calibration of the reference level click icon a or button Calibration Determine reference plane All points of the surface with equal separation distance and spatial orientation to the measuring sensor are set to a neutral level Closer points are assigned higher levels during a measurement even if the optical measuring sensor is tilted 43 User Manual PRIMOS wW 5 4 Vertical calibration The next stage of the calibration will be the elevation calibration using the step gauge normal PRIMOS Calibration 5 H Fie View Calibration Applications System Window About xX C E E A shee Lighting Camera 5 a Projector a im 64 128 192 255 MV Show cross Calibration Date Refer plane 04 07 2007 Lat calib Height caib 04 07 2007 0 50 100 150 200 250 Img 5 5 Camera pict
27. 2603 2603 Le mm 2 601 2603 2603 2603 2603 xio mm 126 6 808 9689 1056 11 45 vio fmm 385 2443 2443 2443 24 43 x2 mm 132 9185 1006 1094 11 82 20 mm 180 11 42 1142 11 42 11 42 Rp z 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 010 2 00 Ripe frm B00 B00 B00 B00 B00 Ra um 141 8 139 3 136 1 1187 1235 131 9 1019 1187 1418 Pq urm 186 6 180 1 1692 1577 1586 1709 1344 1577 188 6 Rmax mm 1 443 1 331 1 145 14 096 0949 1193 0195 0949 1 443 R3z um 0 136 1 171 2 o 0 61 47 85093 0 171 2 Po mm 1 452 1 331 1253 1 187 1126 1 270 0127 1126 1 452 ur 756 0 721 0 655 1 635 8 619 1 677 4 5854 619 1 756 0 Pp urm 436 0 491 9 4668 4420 431 7 4537 2529 4317 491 9 Rpm um 3244 2826 3095 2881 2595 2928 2503 2595 3244 Fw mm 1 016 0839 0787 O745 0694 0616 0123 0694 1 016 Pin um 431 6 4383 3455 3476 3595 3845 4642 3455 4383 Risk 0 10 0 41 0 09 0 13 0 09 0 04 0 23 0 41 0 13 3 17 3 28 2 86 3 74 3 15 3 24 0 32 2 86 3 74 Rem fmm 1 405 1 683 1085 1 692 1 301 1 433 D2594 1 085 1 692 ur 2976 2953 3462 3772 30 6 3240 36865 2953 3772 Rda 1 1545 09884 1 0575 0 9752 0 8744 1 01 0 10 0 67 1 15 Rdg e 1 7961 1 4552 1 3272 11 3361 1 1938 1 42 0 23 1 19 1 80 Ra urm 7720 8685 7 8088 7648 8676 8238 5960 7648 887 8 Rg o urm 659 7 7780 8014 749 8352 7633 6712 6597 6352 2 93 2 93 2 93 2 93 2 93 2 93 0 00 2 93 2 93 mm 4604 4 521 3947 3603 3432 4 021 0528 3432 4604 26 15 18 23 23 21 00 44 15 00 26 00 Img 16 8 Display of the line roughness parameters 16 6 Elastic 3D Matching A prec
28. 8 Projected and blended in crosshair The sensor is in optimal focus when the projected cross coincides with the blended in cross However this only applies if the measuring surface is parallel to the recording field See img 1 9 at this it is usually concerning the position of a body part e g position of the forearm Camera f Projection Img 1 9 Even and parallel measuring object to measuring camera When the skin surface exhibits a tilt that is the skin surface is not parallel to the camera then the distance between the camera and the measuring surface changes This leads to the cross at the edge of the image not being in line with the blended in crosshair and cannot be positioned m accurately 12 User Manual PRIMOS Img 1 10 Level but tilted measuring surface to camera The same thing occurs when the tilt of the surface lies to the other side of the focus line of the camera Camera Projection Img 1 11 Level but tilted measuring surface to measuring camera 1 1 6 Recording of the Measured Data After all adjustments have been made correctly the measurement can be started with a single click of the activator on the sensor s the picture below or on the Button Measure in the measuring window Click ones the activator to see the Live Picture with the second click you start the measurement Or you could measure in the software Click the button live picture Open the
29. Create Shortcut Je Rename Change settings of this connection Other Places Properties Frb antral Panal Local Area Connection Properties ki l Scroll the field This connection uses the Connect using following items down Intel R 82567LM Gigabit Network Conn This connection uses the following items Click with left mouse ZI File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Internet Protocol doos Packet Scheduler n TC P I P Internet Protocol TCP IP Click with left mouse Properties Description Install Jninstall Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 225 User Manual PRIMOS Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically _ Use the following IP address Obtain DNS server address automatically O Use the following DNS server addresses Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General Alternate Configuration Ifthis computer is used on Ne one network enter the al
30. Deleting distinct datasets Note If datasets are edited or deleted the related files are NOT renamed or deleted But the relation between the edited datasets and the files is still given by the file names contained in the datasets Img 15 8 Change the destination directory 128 User Manual PRIMOS 16 Analysis Database 16 1 Opening and Saving of a Database Databases are saved as bnk Files In the database file name position on the hard drive and overview pictures of the height images are saved The 3D data itself is not taken over into the database For this reason it is necessary to make sure that after working on the height images they are saved again if the changes are to be kept If height images are saved from the data medium they are also no longer available in the data base Only the overview pictures are still available de Fle Component Edi Opaalin Evaluate Group evaluation View Macio nio Appheshore System windows Help 4eS 26 cratie 1 hel nator Img 16 1 User interface Gallery presentation of database Opening the database window is done through the menu item File Open Database or through the button in the tool bar To open a database select the menu item File Open database or through the button in the tool bar Saving the data base us done through the menu item File Save database or through the button H in the tool bar 129 User Manual PRIMOS B test E
31. Fein live Mittel live Rauh live e Accept changes Comment lt I 2 3 4 5 6 f 8 9 lt l 5 0 Cancel Img 19 7 System settings Live Measurement The customer or service engineer can for this reason only activate or deactivate the 10 pre programmed measurement modes activate or deactivate the relevant mode when necessary 162 User Manual PRIMOS enter a name for the mode press the button Record and Save and set filter options Click on the double arrow to the right of the relevant measuring mode activate the filter option in the desired order select the degree of filtering in X and Y direction Filter settings see section Menu program click on ok and subsequently press the buttons Record and Save The 10 pre programmed measuring modes see table below make it possible to measure all surfaces that are usually measured live Table 1 Parameters of the measuring modes Live Measurement Phaseshift pe Brewin rons Peron oon 1 8 deactivated oO 2 16 Deactivated i oO 3 8 6 Deactivated 32 4 128 4 4 16 6 Deactivated 64 4 256 4 5 8 6 Deactivated 32 4 128 4 512 4 C e E e ee p e C c a C c 16 Q User Manual PRIMOS W COMMENT The measuring programs 1 5 content several sequences with different stripe widths e Menu Passwords Press the button Passwords to switch to this sub menu In this menu the passwords for access to
32. Middle distance of S S indicates the middle distance of the profile peaks in the the profile peaks roughness profile The minimum height for a peak is the value 0 In the settings a counting threshold in horizontal direction can still be defined S is a horizontal parameter Arithmetic mean of Sda is the arithmetic mean of the local profile slope in x the profile slope of and y direction the roughness profile Sda is a mixed parameter This means it describes the roughness in vertical and horizontal direction Quadratic mean of Sdq is the quadratic mean of the local profile slope in x the profile slope of and y direction the roughness profile Sdq is a mixed parameter This means it describes the roughness in vertical and horizontal direction Sla is derived from sda and is calculated through the below formula Sla 2ean Sda Slq is derived from sdq and is calculated through the below formula Sig 2 2 ere Sdq PC is the number of peaks in the entire measuring path For this parameter a setting parameter is available which is specified in the text under the description of the window elements further above Surface surplus of Sdr Sr is the surplus of the curved surface to the even 93 User Manual PRIMOS the curved surface evaluation surface This value is given in percent Sdr is a vertical parameter This means it describes the roughness in vertical Sie ma 100 e Depth of the T
33. a Sk is the height difference between the material portions pomes aE Reduced peak Spk is the middle aa of the protruding peaks which lie reat ortanaraaotn irs Reduced scoring Svk is the middle depth of the valleys which lie under the raspounn Material filled peak V1 V1 is calculated according to the below formula A surface surface in not produced merely through the formula To receive a surface the calculated value must be multiplied by the entire measuring field VI gt Rok Mri Empty valley area V2 is calculated according to the below formula A surface is not produced merely through the formula To receive a surface the calculated value must be multiplied by the entire measuring surface V2 Rvk 100 M72 Explanation of the used abbreviations nx Number of points of the evaluation rectangle in x direction ny Number of points in the evaluation rectangle in y direction R x y Profile value of the roughness profile at the coordinates x and y Rp Profile value of the highest peaks i 1 is the highest peak of the roughness profile Rv Profile value of the deepest valleys i 1 is the deepest valley of the roughness profile Ao Area of the curved surface Ae Area of the even base area 94 User Manual PRIMOS Further reterences to the surface roughness So far there are no variable norms for the surface roughness With the parameters Smax and St the meaning in comparison to the
34. colour 102 User Manual PRIMOS 12 2 4 Scaling Automatic Z Scaling Automatic height scaling Activate pushbutton an even colour dispersion from the lowest to the highest measuring point is used for the scaling of the height image Standard scaling Free Z Scaling Free height scaling Possibility of colour emphasis of small elevated areas Activate pushbutton change min and max height values in the window which opens Click OK The scaling area of the height image is changed 12 2 5 Adjusting the Z Distortion In the status bar under 3D depiction the Distortion factor of the z coordinates can be set s Fig 35 fachor 2 12 3 Exporting and Printing Export the displayed 3D depiction in a graphic format Click pushbutton Enter file name choose file format and directory for saving click save Copy to printer Copying the displayed 3D depiction into the clip board for the following folder use in the print out folder s chapter Print folder click pushbutton or symbol Further information regarding the use of the above mentioned functions can be found in chapter 20 Brief Description of the program functions in the measuring control and evaluation software 103 User Manual PRIMOS 13 Intersection Lines 13 1 General For the display of an cross section after drawing an intersecting line in the color coded height image press the butt
35. communication Open files as per proband data Survey Proband Product Area Time al yga gga a 66 6 i File type ome OK Cancel Img 15 2 Dialog for opening files with selected test person data ODSCAD Datenbank no name pt File Components Edit Filter Calculate Group evaluation wie G Open database E gQ ge ai T Ez i BS Insert Files ae 2 Save all in new directory 15 5 Database administration Save database Export all The database administration is accessible in Proband database administration A Miui aes Edit data sets the database module via File Proband Delete data sets Edit dest directory database administration y Use proband database Img 15 3 Menu in the database module with test person administration There the content of the database can be shown completely or with selected properties distinct datasets can be edited or deleted and the destination directory can be changed Additionally to the selection of properties of datasets a single dataset can be addressed via the number of the dataset This number is given in the first column when showing the database content on screen For each shown dataset the number of contained files and omc files are given also the number of datasets and the total number of files omc files of the shown datasets 126 User Manual PRIMOS Proband DB communication Show selected proband data Surve
36. focus and illumination Pattern k or atem or View Pattern Projecting pattern eye wrinkles left eye wrinkles right eye bags cross rectangle circle and combinations The camera image with the projected pattern is shown on the monitor By repeated mouse clicks on this functional button different patterns are projected Because the pattern is projected onto the middle of the calibrated reference level it can be used for height adjustments focussing of the measuring system 51 User Manual PRIMOS The newly available patterns eye wrinkles and eye bags are projected on the skin and saved on the kam image That makes it much easier to locate the same area of the skin for multiple measurements By using the overlay function see chapter 7 the kam image with the imprinted pattern can be deposited transparently and aligned with the pattern that is faded in just now Img 6 4 kam image with the imprinted pattern eye wrinkles left Series meas Series measurement or or Measure Start series measurement In the case of a series measurement several Successive single measurements are performed Following this the calculation of the height images occurs The height images are displayed in the gallery mode to provide an overview The height pictures are saved under the same name with a sequential number always added at the end Especially when the fixing of the measuring object to the sensor is difficult
37. help of 3 colours Click button a histogram window of frequency distribution of height values opens the number of classes for the calculation of the frequency distribution and the displayed height area can be entered The data for the corresponding class are displayed in the right side of the window when the cursor is positioned in the histogram Click button or icon the window for presentation of 2D profiles cross sectional pictures for line s marked before in the height picture 189 User Manual PRIMOS Smoothed intersecting lines 3D representation of height picture File information Settings Select colour table Macro Select font Start recording End recording Show smoothed intersecting lines Displays a 3D picture of the colour coded height picture Displays information stored in the measuring file additional to height values Display hide the toolbar Display hide the info line Set colour scale for height picture Set text font for graphic output and printing of measuring results Begin macro recording End macro recording When activated the intersecting lines are displayed smoothed in the window for showing 2D profiles Click button or icon the window for 3D representation of the colour coded height picture opens Click button or icon a window with information about the measuring file opens additional
38. icon the program PRIMOS program is Closed tens Bon eo min ean System Settings Opens the window for Click button After entering the input of system the password the window for settings entering the system settings opens Overlapped Overlapped Click button open windows arrangement of open will be arranged windows overlapping Below Windows are arranged Click button opened windows below one another are ordered underneath one another Arrange Arranges the Click button Minimized minimized minimized program program windows are arranged 166 User Manual PRIMOS windows windows at the bottom at the bottom left of the main left of the main window window Minimize BI Changes the window __ Click button or icon the Maximize o size window dimensions are Restore appropriately changed i e minimized maximized or restored About PRIMOS PRIMOS Version Click button the PRIMOS information version information is opened 20 2 Menu Calibration After opening the program window for the measuring device calibration the following functions are available in the calibration window p e ee Save height Saves measuring data Click button or icon Enter file picture fd3 omc oder name Select directory and file sdf format format Press Save Save camera Saves the live camera Click button or icon the camera image image is frozen In the window which
39. in the same way Img 20 1 Menu and Icon bar in the main starting window After starting the PRIMOS software following functions are available in main starting window tess Bon eo ein Seton evaluation program _ will be opened in the for its further topography evaluation window evaluation work area Open the print folder Click button or icon the print Open print folder Applications Open document Open a stored Click button or icon select measuring file and folder file format and file run the topography name click Open the file for design and print folder for design and print out out of evaluated of evaluated measuring data measuring data opens Open database Pic Open the database Click button or icon the window of the database window opens PRIMOS software 165 User Manual PRIMOS Take up height T Transfer of 3D Disabled in the main window picture into work J measuring data from area the measuring program to the topography evaluation program for their further evaluation 3D matching for 3 Opens the program Click button or icon the 3D elastic o for the 3D matching matching window is opened surface structures of elastic surface structures Open the measuring Click button or icon The window measuring window is opened Opens the calibration Click button or icon the window calibration window is opened Exit the PRIMOS Click button or
40. line roughness According to the norm DIN EN ISO 4288 1998 the following wavelength limit specific and total measuring lengths are recommended Periodic Non periodic profile Wavelength Specific Total length profile RSm mm Rz um Ra um mm gt 0 013 to to 0 1 to 0 02 0 08 0 08 0 4 0 04 gt 0 04 to 0 13 gt 0 1t00 5 gt 0 02 to 0 1 0 25 c mm gt 0 13t00 4 gt 0 5to10 gt 0 1 to 2 08 gt 0 4 to 1 3 gt 10 to 50 gt 2to 10 At the start of the calculation of the line roughness the length of the line is set to the next smallest value which is given in the table above in the column Total length The line length will be reduced by this value at the beginning and the end If not given otherwise the total measuring length should be divided into 5 individual measuring lengths because parameters which calculate over single measuring distances are estimated Statistically more reliable this way The specific measuring length and the wavelength limit must have the same value for the estimation of line roughness 83 User Manual PRIMOS Abbott Curve Height equalisation line Img 10 3 Estimation of the material parameters Mr1 Mr2 und Rk Abbott Curve equalisation line Img 10 4 Estimation of the material parameters Rok und Rvk 84 User Manual PRIMOS After a roughness calculation the roughness and waviness profile along the intersecting line as well as the mate
41. o Mark Draw freehand line Ri Mark a freehand line in the height picture Define background M Change the background depth i e background colour of the height picture Define line Set lines with defined position in the height picture Click button or icon position the cursor in the height picture at the starting point of the freehand line to be drawn click the left mouse button move the cursor to the next corner of freehand line click the left mouse button etc after clicking the left mouse button for the last corner of freehand line click the right mouse button the freehand line is drawn Click button or icon position the cursor in the height picture at a point which has the colour requested as background colour click the right mouse button in case that following will be cut out parts of the height picture the colour of these areas cut out will be set to the selected colour Draw a number of lines approximately at the requested positions click button select in 182 User Manual PRIMOS the window which opens the line number and change the position of start and or end point of line as requested click OK in the right upper corner of the input window select the next line number and continue as described after all changes are made click OK at the bottom of window Click button reorientation of the height picture to its average plane or a plane defined by
42. opens enter file name Press Save Close x Close calibration Click button or icon the current window window calibration window is closed View Stripes Projects stripes Select desired stripe width through button Stripes of selected width are projected Or keep clicking the icon until desired stripe width is projected patem R Projects pattern Select pattern through button 167 User Manual PRIMOS The desired pattern is projected or continue clicking icon until desired pattern is projected View View settings i Camera gain E Projector Automatic display of actual pattern Show inverse pattern Selecting setting of the orientation of the display of camera image and height image on the monitor relative to the original orientation Selecting the camera enhancement Select intensification of the projector light Show the last adjusted pattern automatically when enabling the live picture Projects inverted pattern Select the desired orientation of camera and height image display on the monitor relative to the original orientation via the button normal As captured mirrored horizontal or turned 180 Select the desired enhancement level of the recording camera with the button select the desired level of projector light intensity through the button the desired intensity of the projector light is adjusted Do not change
43. peak can be counted when the roughness profile falls under the height threshold Min distance for S For the distance between peaks The minimum distance is defined for TN aemm o Use minimum height Only the higher peaks will be included in the calculation of minimum Automatic Alignment When this menu item is activated then before the roughness calculation a polynomial of the 1 degree is subtracted from the original profile This switch is on by default Additional Polynomial If this switch is activated then before the roughness calculation a High pass filter polynomial of the 2 8 degree is subtracted from the original profile cut This filter removes waviness from the profile even more Gaussian High pass This filter separates the waviness from the roughness It is set at DIN EN Reference plane This value defines the reference plane for the parameter Rtpi See IT humero rosin ne Cut depth This value defines the cut depth for the parameter Rtpi See below for one more information on this Calculate Calculate with the current settings Print Prints the result Material Graphic Displays the material graphical representation Closes the window 78 User Manual PRIMOS Line roughness characteristics displayed in the right of the window are Abbreviation Average roughness Ra is the average of the absolute values of the profile heights of the roughness profile Ra is a vertical parameter that is
44. person database is activated a window appears where you will be asked if you want to use It More information about the test person database can be found in chapter 15 1 1 3 Establish Pre adjustments The menu bar at the right edge of the picture controls various measurement parameters The most important settings for the measurement are those concerned with the settings of the measurement object The Standard options in the menu item Measurement Type of measurement are Techn Surface Replica And skin Thus for live measurements on the test person the skin mode should be selected Subsequently the measuring mode for the skin measurement must be designated Furthermore the lighting can be adjusted to suit the current lighting conditions and the brightness distribution graphically displayed User Manual PRIMOS 1 Step Selecting the type of surface Lighting i B M 4 6 128 192 255 M Show cross Lo Ol lon Measurement 1 E E Replica Skin vV Save cam picture Projector Calibration Lat calib 02 08 2007 Height calib 02 08 200 7 Series measurement EJ Delay ms 300 a 1 camera picture per meas 2 Step Selecting the measuring mode Lighting E DE a T RN 128 192 255 M Show cross E Shan Skin Meas mode Projector Lat calib 02 08 2007 Height calib 02 08 2007 Delay ms 30
45. pre set light intensity Click button when activated then at the next start of the calibration program the last set pattern is projected when starting the live image Click button when activated the selected pattern is projected inverted 168 User Manual PRIMOS Live pic on when Enables the live Click button when starting meas picture activated then with the next mode automatically when starting of the calibration starting the program the live image is calibration program displayed automatically with the starting of the calibration program Status Information Display shield the Click button the control information line panel is shown shielded View Panel Display shield the Click button the control control panel panel is shown Shielded Set colour scale for Click icon the window for height picture the selection of the colour scale of the height picture opens Calibration Start stop live Start Stop the Click button or icon the live picture display of the _ live image is displayed and with a image repeated click it is hidden Determine Perform the Position the appropriate reference plane calibration of the calibration piece click button reference level zero or icon the calibration of the level reference level is carried out automatically Start lateral Perform lateral Position the appropriate calibration calibration X Y
46. test brk Dateiname z Dateityp Datenbank Datei brik Abbrechen Img 16 2 Opening of a saved database 16 2 Inserting and Saving of Height Images in the Database To insert height images into a database select the menu item File Insert file or the button Ge If the test person proband database is activated a window appears where you will be asked if you want to use it Detailed information about the test person proband database can be found in chapter 15 If you choose No you will get to the analysis database and the window Insert files opens In the top left field the data medium can be selected on which the necessary data is saved In the field below the data filter is selected In the directory tree navigate to the directory that contains the measuring data To the right all the files in this directory are now shown that correspond to the file filter Here you can now select one or all of the files with the cursor Using the button Apply all selected files are inserted into the database 130 User Manual PRIMOS Record files ome tda kam crowsteet 18813 meas ome croweteet 1813 ref ome ome fda kam Img 16 3 Inserting files into a new database The saving of edited height images occurs as follows After selecting the menu item File Save all in new directory the window Insert files opens see fig 16 3 Now by using the text field New a new s
47. the PRIMOS system configuration To check these parameters select the menu point System System settings The calibration program as well as the measuring program must be closed for this After entering the password the window for input of system settings opens The primary password at delivery of the 66 a bh measuring system is the character a Password o Warning 1 Save old calibration file before continue 2 Calibration should be executed only by authorized staff Please enter password ore Img 5 1 Password request 40 User Manual PRIMOS Password changing lt recommended to set an individual password in the area of passwords in the menu System System settings Select the menu System System settings to check the basic configuration parameters In the tab Sensor the parameters of the measuring instrument calibration tools i e grid width grid height and step gauge which are delivered with the system must be entered see fig 5 2 The basic adjusting normal parameters in the PRIMOS system configuration must be corrected if they do not correspond to those on the delivered calibration tools System configuration Calibration settings Calibration method Use grid calibration for measuring areas lt 2 1 5 mm Camera left of projector Waiting time between projection and camera ms Adjusting normal mm Grid width 0 5000 Grid height Measuring range mm 0 500
48. well as their main power supply the measuring system can be started up For this purpose the following operations are carried out in the given order e Switch on measuring control and evaluation computer e Open measuring control and evaluation program 4 6 Turning off the Measuring System To switch off the measuring system after finishing the measurements the following steps should be undertaken in the given order e Close measuring control and evaluation program e Switch off measuring control and evaluation computer e Switch off the sensor on the small button on the top of the sensor 4 7 Installation un installation of the measuring control and evaluation software The measuring control and evaluation program can be installed and un installed in a simple manner To install the software undertake the following steps e Open the Explorer from MS Windows e Insert the installation disc 1 CD into the appropriate drive of the PC e Change to the corresponding drive and open the file setup exe e Follow the instructions of the installation program e After completing the installation remove the installation CD Disk from the drive To uninstall the measuring control and evaluation software undertake the following steps e Select the menu item Start Settings Control panel 3 User Manual PRIMOS e Inthe control panel menu open Software e Select Primos in the software list under Install uninstall e Clic
49. z 2 301 Background 1203 10 37 2 Start fm Handbuch bersetzt taj 13_Primos_schnittlini taj 15_Primos_databank Free Online Translato 4 Zwischenablage04 I E Img 16 5 Transfer of markings out of a single picture into the same position on all pictures in the database 16 4 Automatic Evaluation Automatic evaluations and calculations are always undertaken in the database on the marked height images How the images are marked for evaluation is explained in the section Gallery mode Following the functions available in the sub menu of the database window are explained Further information regarding the usage of these functions can also be found in the chapter Brief description of the program function in the measuring control and evaluation software 16 4 1 Functions in the Menu Components Mark Single If this function is activated menu item is checked then a height image is Entry marked or respectively unmarked with a click on this Mark all Entries All height images in the database are marked Mark no Entries No height image is selected all markings of height images are undone 133 User Manual PRIMOS Default file groups Form new file groups Switch position between 2 entries Delete marked entries Sort entries by name forward Sort entries by name backward Sort entries by time forward Sort entries by time backward Open parameters Insert
50. 0 Min Max 20 404 15 293 1 635 Measuring range X Measuring range Y Maximum height measuring range Calibration protocol Date Time 04 07 2007 15 46 25 04 07 2007 15 45 22 s 1 00000 y 1 00000 z 1 00000 Grid calibration Height calibration Multi plane c Saye Img 5 2 System configuration 5 2 Start Calibration 20 404 15 293 1 635 4 Correction factor Groove height 3 0000 4 Calibration with planes Primos version hd 100 pT Calibration index Cylinder radius 2 0000 0 01000 0 00100 xY resolution mm Pixell Z resolution mmm unit Optical parameters Projector Camera Accept Accept Accept Pixel size gt mm Pixel size Y mm Focal length mm Cancel After the parameters of the adjusting pieces were checked or corrected the calibration can be started by clicking on the icon marked in fig 5 3 or the button Applications Start calibration 41 User Manual PRIMOS Applications System Window About Img 5 3 Start Calibration To protect the calibration from unauthorised changes the password is again required see Fig 5 1 Take into consideration that the new password must be entered if you changed it The calibration is performed once in 3 steps for all different measuring modes i e calibration of reference flat elevation calibration and lateral calibration Furthermore alongside th
51. 0 Upper class limit for class number 1 a 10 00 10 Exp 3 ron Img 17 3 Classification of volume and path of saving 145 User Manual PRIMOS W 17 3 Evaluation of single files If the height picture is matched and therefore contains invalid areas at the edge a rectangular valid area must be selected Start the wrinkles analysis press Calculate Wrinkles analysis and select a setting name type user information and the result path in the user settings dialog Settings for wrinkle analysis User settings User settings Settingsname Haute Area name Eye wrinkles O a a aaaaa User a Comment Path for result files CAD okumente und Einstellungen Change Img 17 4 Select a user settings and result path Next the file is searched for wrinkles that will be shown in a dialog Here you can select the wrinkles you want the analyse At the start all wrinkles are valid green By clicking on a wrinkle it changes to invalid red With next click it becomes valid again For practical reasons this step is the second step After cutting wrinkles you can remove unwished parts of these wrinkles 146 User Manual PRIMOS 3 Wrinkles selection Mark unwished wrinkles Img 17 5 Select single wrinkles In the first step single wrinkles can be divided by drawing a cutting line This is useful if two real wrinkles are joined at a tiny place or if a real wrinkle i
52. 2 0 40 6 0 60 100 120 140 160 18 0 0 0 00 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 00 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Img 14 3 Reference and measuring data with marked intersecting line Subsequently choose one of the three types of cross section displays by clicking the corresponding button s Img 14 3 y a UE ae es Img 14 4 Selection of the type of cross section display The following types of cross section display are available e Cross section display of the height image Menu Item View Original height picture or mm 0 2 q 6 8 10 12 test 18x13 test 18x13 114 User Manual PRIMOS button 0 0 0 0 2 0 40 6 0 80 100 120 140 160 16 0 Img 14 5 Original height image with cross section display In this case the complete height structure with waviness and roughness Macro and Micro structure is displayed in the cross section e Cross section of the fine structure height image Menu item View Fine structure height um fo 500 1000 04 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 100 120 140 160 18 0 1500 0 test 18x13 test 18x13 Img 14 6 Fine structure height image with cross section display picture or button LS Here only the waviness is displayed in the height image Macro structure The fine micro structure is filtered out 115 User Manual PRIMOS Wi e Cross section of the rough structure height image Menu item View Rough structure heig
53. 34 Progress control After the matching is complete the displacement is shown through the black edges PRIMOS Reference file Augenf vorher_ omc Comparison file Augenf nachher omc File Edit View Settings EB ES g re Bey Applications System Window About Geese Ga 8 eat 3B Info Rough structure height picture Img 1 35 Finished matching procedure 5 x 2 User Manual PRIMOS W Inserting Intersection line Through clicking on the program symbol intersection line y Img 35 an intersecting line can be placed into the image file It makes no difference in which of the 4 images the line is placed The intersecting line is automatically fitted into all 4 images Img 36 PRIMOS Reference file Augent vorher_ omc Comparison file Augenf nachher omc view Settings Applications System Window About Bets Gia ph e Ne Img 1 36 Intersecting line tool HSS amp 2 amp 1 omparison file Augen nechher omc ie Settings pgs System re About Pee Bees Be Bs aNs jB sBoak aa Img 1 37 Adoption of intersecting lines into all images Display Profile of the intersecting line The 2D diagram of the intersecting line can be called up by clicking on the program symbol PRIMOS Reference file Augenf vorher_ omec Comparison file Augenf nachher omc View Settings Applications System Window About Amv es Gais yi s J E Img 1 38 2D diagram tool 28 User Manual PRIMOS
54. 5 1 0 Line Line3 Line4 Lined Active line Line 1 x 0 062 z 0 365 Img 1 27 2D Profile along the intersection line 22 User Manual PRIMOS 1 2 4 Calculation and value display of intersecting lines By clicking on the intersection line measuring points can be set If for instance you wish to mea sure the depth of a wrinkle one point must be set at the lowest point of the wrinkle and another at the reference For the evaluation following tools are available eoth ill The width The Radius RD Ek Curve length LZ And the angle pA lt The measuring points are set by a single click of the left mouse button If only one point is set the program calculates the depth to the zero level See below Img 28 with the value of 1 EE z Ae ae ree wale gt E 7 1 5 1 0 4 49 mm re a mm S 2 785 mm 2 360 mm Active line Line1 x 0 062 z 0 365 Img 1 28 Parameter for the line measurement 23 User Manual PRIMOS i If there are several lines and you want to measure between them or to measure on an inactive line you have to select the inactive line on the lower edge of the screen Activated lines are drawn thicker see chapter 13 intersection lines i File Edit View Geometry Parameters Applications System Window About p zemanet Oam SBT cB 1 5 1 0 x 0 057 z 0 230 Img 1 29 Parameter for the line measurement 1 2 5 Matching To follow the c
55. 57 108 14 54 78 56 44 78 171 255 277 108 21 80 11 119 82 84 43 58 21 50 18 33 44 73 36 Settings 66 129 197 60 58 Star center Xm ooo mm E ap E 2 0 33 0 06 0 20 0 39 0 40 Star center Ym 0 000 mm 1 27 3 42 4 28 6 13 3 46 Total meas section 13 658 mm 0 520 1 970 1 680 1 027 0 882 Single meas section 2 732 mm 5 132 441 156 325 187 0 0451 0 0853 0 1557 0 1927 0 1586 Wavelength limit Aci feza2 mm 01142 01089 0 2014 0 3833 10 2172 Line number 4 v 0 29 1 16 0 72 0 57 0 52 a 0 38 1 24 0 80 0 40 0 49 mala 256 887 250 465 267 Radial evaluation g7 17 36 21 35 T Use fixed height for PC Limit for PC 2 of Rz Line have to be fall below neg limit Min distance for S 0 mm M Use minimum height of PC for S Fel PA Vv default Save Print Close Profile filter MV Automatic alignment MV Gaussian highpass filter larameters l Polynomial highpass filter A LE Rank n Img 10 5 Star roughness After adjustment of the parameters for the calculation of star roughness click the button Calculate The calculated roughness parameters can be stored or printed out by clicking on the button Save or Print respectively The window Star roughness will be closed by clicking the Close button 10 4 Surface roughness The parameters for determination of the area roughness are not yet described in standards Their calculation is performed in dependence on the basic principles of the line roughness determina
56. 60 186 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 10 0 120 140 160 18 0 0 0 2 0 40 6 0 80 100 120 140 160 18 0 Img 14 13 Height difference top left Measuring data top right difference depending on direction bottom left lateral deformation bottom right 14 3 3 Height Differences The determination of height differences Menu item View Difference or button E after selecting the original structure or course height image is one of the most important jobs is the comparison of measuring samples Corresponding to treatment a smaller structure height can be seen in the following figure fig 14 15 Due to deviations in position during the measuring a matching alignment is not possible Through automatic alignment the micro structure of both samples has been fitted A deformation which probably originated from the manufacture of the replica is taken into account by the software during the alignment for this reason in vivo is preferred over the replica method 119 User Manual PRIMOS Img 14 14 Reference and Measuring data of crows feet Replica before the alignment Fig 14 16 Height difference of reference and measuring data 120 User Manual PRIMOS The amount of height difference allows a direct measurement of structural changes of the skin surface 14 3 4 Structure Changes Advanced evaluations or comparisons of structures can t be performed directly in the matching program for height pictures For co
57. Area gt K Measuring Area Field of View FOV Img 3 2 Principle depiction of optical 3D sensor In the sensor the projection and recording optics the CCD recording camera and the DMD projector are integrated as well as boards for its control 34 User Manual PRIMOS 4 First Installation 4 1 Mounting of optical 3D sensor and measuring system For precise measurements and the prevention of damage to the mechanism and the optical system the following environmental stresses have to be avoided e Large fluctuations in temperature e Strong vibrations e Strong magnetic fields e High humidity Img 4 1 Optical 3D sensor PRIMOS compact Direct sun light or direct illumination on the measuring area leads to a more uncertain measurement result noise and should be avoided Overhead room lightning should be turned off and if necessary a small desk lamp used for basic lightning The use and storage of the measuring device in any type of aggressive environment is not permissible 35 User Manual PRIMOS When setting up make sure there is enough distance between system components walls or furniture etc All ventilation louvers should be kept clean back of PC and no liquids should in any way enter in particular when cleaning the system 4 2 Power Supply e The power supply of the systems is configured by the manufacturer according to the local needs in the country of the customer No
58. Click with the mouse in the print page The object to be inserted is displayed 152 User Manual PRIMOS 0 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 230 0 35 0 Breite mri Img 18 1 Print folder with inserted height picture The object can now be positioned on the page as follows Click on the object which is to be positioned An object frame is displayed Move the mouse over the frame until the cursor changes to a hand The object can now be moved with held down left mouse button The dimensions of the object can be changed by stretching or compressing the object frame enabled when the simple cursor arrow changes to a two directional cursor arrow lf an object is to be deleted from the print folder then click on the object to be deleted and then press the button Edit Delete object or the icon Dt 18 2 Create text field To generate a text field select the menu item Edit Create new text field or use the icon Position the mouse cursor in the print folder and press the left mouse button A text field is displayed A text field is displayed After this a text can be entered Position and dimensions of the text field can be changed in the same way as described above for objects in the print file 153 User Manual PRIMOS oe es Text field 250 0 0 oO n 50 10 0 120 20 0 250 30 0 350 Brette mm H fhe mm 10 oO 0 60 4 Widths 5 0 0 Img 18 2 Print file with inserted text field The te
59. File View Settings Applications System Window About x C HS ZBRMe com gt J oer Ye sBok aa mm L Zoom 1 00 Z Factor f H window x p ty p Position mm x 5 19 y 319 zaji x0 yO 0 8x 0 8y i0 8z 0 Img 12 1 User surface for the three dimensional depiction of height images 97 User Manual PRIMOS Wi After starting the 3D depiction the height image appears in top view By choosing a tool through the toolbar or selecting the appropriate tool in the menu item View the 3D object can be zoomed in moved or turned The depiction can be moved around in the 3D window by moving the mouse around with the right mouse button held down By moving the mouse while holding down the left mouse button the image is made smaller or bigger Turning The depiction can be turned around the z axis by moving the mouse and holding down the right mouse button By moving the mouse and holding down the left mouse button it can be turned in x y direction Restore By pressing this push button the 3D image is set back to its original condition Zooming displacements and turns are all undone PRIMOS Augenf nachher omc DMF Eg Fie View Settings Applications System Window About ox CHS ARGES coag d OH eA oh mm 1 00 Zoom 0 38 Z Factor 1 aH Window x o y fo Position mm x 0 31 y 151 2 328 woleese yO 3194 Sfo lo jo Img 12 2 Reduced and shifted height image 98 User Manual PRI
60. IMOS Geometry Angle obtuse Radius Distance of positive peaks Distance of negative peaks Determines the obtuse angle between two straight line segments or a Straight line segment and the X axis or reference line of a curve Determine quantity average distance standard deviation maximal and minimal distances for positive peaks Determine quantity average distance standard deviation maximal and minimal distances for negative peaks Mark two points on the curve click button the angle between straight line defined by the two points and the X axis will be indicated Mark 3 points on the curve click button the angle between straight lines defined by the two pairs points 1 2 and 2 3 of points will be indicated Mark four points on the curve click button the angle between straight lines defined by the two pairs points 1 2 and 3 4 of points will be indicated Function O a Determines the radius Mark two or three points on the curve click button the radius will be indicated Click button the quantity average distance standard deviation maximal and minimal distances for positive peaks will be shown Click button the quantity average distance standard deviation maximal and minimal distances for negative peaks will be shown 199 User Manual PRIMOS Parameters Roughness Determine roughness _ Click button or icon the par
61. Img 1 31 Starting window 3D Matching In the first step the reference image is opened and inserted The reference image appears in both the left fields In the top field it appears in its original condition and in the bottom field already filtered Here the filter functions are also not modifiable by the user Afterwards the measuring file can be opened and appears in the two right windows 25 User Manual PRIMOS ce files Aux her Compar pra aa System ote a Bees Ge SY alme ae Info Open massing data TFT NF Fenahricee fe aeteinen Masia Peele 2 N ie GAM Uarann Img 1 32 Reference and measured file opened 0 E 00 20 40 60 80 100 12 0 140 16 0 18 0 00 2 0 40 6 0 80 10 0 12 0 140 16 0 180 Info Open measuring data ee ree Img 1 33 Start Matching By clicking on the program symbol Start Matching the matching sequence is started The measured file is fitted to the reference file through the so called elastic matching without altering the for the evaluation necessary micro structures 26 User Manual PRIMOS Display of the Matching Duration The matching can take depending on the quality of the 3D data and the conformity of the recorded data more or less time The progress of the matching is displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen through a progressing bar ym 10 0 6 0 6 0 4 0 204 0 0 0 0 on an AN A AN AAO a aA Ran Img 1
62. MOS 12 2 Settings Through the tool bar or the buttons of the menus View and Settings various depiction PE possibilities can be chosen Depiction parameters can be saved Button and loaded Button Ps 12 2 1 3D Depiction The kind of 3D depiction can be selected on the toolbar or the menu item View Height image with The 3D surface is depicted colour coded For its turning a reduced resolution reduced resolution is used to achieve a faster graphical depiction Height image in full The 3D surface depicted colour coded and in full resolution resolution Net progress in x Grid net depictions s Fig 32 serve the purpose of better direction visualisation of 3D structures The running lines can be drawn in Net progress in y the x or y direction as well as in both directions direction The line density can be adjusted in the status bar via the input box Net progress in step X and Y both directions Photo simulation For the Photo simulation s Fig 33 3D data is depicted as it can be seen by suitable lighting Great advantages over microscopic viewing result from the fact that limitations of real optical systems regarding lighting possibilities as well as depth sharpness are omitted In the Photo simulation mode moving Zooming and turning the depiction is also possible Smoothed depiction The surface of the 3D depiction is smoothed through the use of a filter 99 Cp O am
63. PRIMOS is subdivided in two parts It contains one part which is exclusively dedicated to the uptake of measurement data and another part which concerns itself with the evaluation of the gained data This brief guide serves the purpose of fast and easy measurement data uptake and the evaluation of this data All further functions are explained in detail in the User Guide 1 1 Uptake of Measurement Data 1 1 1 Starting PRIMOS Software After starting the PRIMOS software by double clicking on the program symbol on the desktop the Opening window appears img 1 Aplications System Window About nm S oe i Img 1 1 Starting window Explanation of all present symbols in the opening window Applications Open document Opens a dialogue window in which saved data can be called upon 3D Matching for elastic 44 Opens the dialogue window Matching surface structures Open database E Opens integrated database Open Printer Output file Opens the Printer file for the presentation and output of measurement data Start Measurement program a Opens the measurement program Start calibration a Opens the calibration program User Manual PRIMOS 1 1 2 Open Measuring program In the opening window you can find the symbol for starting the measuring window The measuring mode is opened by clicking on the program symbol img 1 ai Open the menu item Applications Start measuring program or push the button If the test
64. R in parenthesis The accompanying height pictures are given in parenthesis the group number and the letter M The function of the file grouping has been considerably simplified The user can mark the files to be grouped and subsequently group them The function of the grouping can be found after a right mouse Click A file can also be made to a reference file like this s Abb 15 9 Following this the alignment of the measuring data to the reference data set occurs over the menu item Group evaluation Start elastic matching with respectively Without filling In the 142 User Manual PRIMOS Wi case of matching without gap filling points without height values caused by shifting and turning during matching are set to zero PRIMOS Datenbank C test test bnk M alk a File Components Edit Filter Calculate Group evaluation View Macro Setting Info Applications Systern Window An About i X TF CERIA ANTENE Je ES aln Mark all Files Group marked Files Define File as reference G04 003 ome Delete entry Delete marked entries 02000 ome S02001 ome 02002 ome 02003 0me Into Auswertung der Dater GOZ0U03 0me Gruppe 0 Dateien markiert a 01 000 ome Datenbank C test test bnk G01000 1 R GO02000 1 M G01001 2 R G02001 2 M sala G01002 3 R GO02002 3 M G01003 4 R GO2003 4 M Img 16 10 Database with 4 file groups Further details regarding matching
65. S Angle between the lines of best fit of two curve parts Activate the required intersecting line By clicking the left mouse button mark three or four points on the intersecting line Fig 13 3 Select the menu item Geometry angle acute or obtuse or activate the button a lt The angle between the line of best fits P1 P2 and P2 P3 or P1 P2 and P3 P4 are displayed 107 User Manual PRIMOS 13 4 Determination of Radii For the determination of radii there are two possibilities By marking two points on the intersecting line the space in between these two points is examined and an appropriate range with an existing curvature radius is automatically detected For the determination of the radius only the points in the range of the curve are used Bike BAe mA EDT ew OTT sBos 2a 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 mm 1 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 5 1 0 pa 2 0 29 3 0 39 4 0 mm ome nie N Aktive Linie Linie1 x 1 470 2 1 343 Img 13 4 Dimensioning of Radii If all points of the circle curve are to be used for the determination of the circle radius the circle segment must be marked with three points Subsequently select the menu item Geometry Radius or the button D to display the value of the radius Fig 13 4 13 5 Roughness Parameters For the calculation of roughness parameters select the menu item Parameter Roughness parameters More concerning roughness calculations can be found in the chapter
66. T E Stripes JE Pattern 9 Start series i Auowerten st Seen He rol ellis San an eLA ee Img 1 17 Transfer height image into the evaluation surface 1 2 1 Filter options For the further processing various filters are available At the beginning of the processing it is re commended to align the images The image is automatically aligned under the menu item Filter Align Open the menu window Filter Align PRIMOS al omc ma Fie Edit Mark Filter Reference Calculate View Macro Applications System Window About a gt E ails ome a Filter from inverse marking An ll Area markings Polynomial Filter Remove invalid Remove hairs Gaussian filter Median Filter Average Filter Robust highpass filter Img 1 18 Height image in evaluation mode with function As previously mentioned the topographic height image includes information about the form as well as the micro structure In most cases however only the micro structure is of interest To separate these two structures two filters are available The polynomial filter and the robust highpass filter 17 User Manual PRIMOS Open the menu window Filter Robust highpass filter or Polynomial filter PRIMOS al omc Fa File Edit Mark Fiter Reference Calculate View Macro Applications System Window About DUSE An a e Filter From inverse marking
67. User Manual PRIMOS LMI Technologies GmbH User Manual Optical 3D Skin Measuring Device PRIMOS With Software PRIMOS 5 7 Document revision A LMI Technologies Gmbh Warthestr 21 D 14513 Teltow Berlin Tel 49 0 3328 9360 0 info I Imi3d com Imi3d com User Manual PRIMOS W PRIMOS 5 7 IS IN ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH RELEASED THE LANGUGE SELECTION IS AVAILABLE ON SYSTEM SETTING PANNEL NOTES User Manual PRIMOS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 QUICKSTART 7 1 1 Uptake of measurement data 7 1 1 1 Starting PRIMOS software 7 1 1 2 Opening Measuring program 8 1 1 3 Establish Pre adjustments 8 1 1 4 Live image Start measurement 10 1 1 5 focusing the object to be measured 10 1 1 6 Recording of the measured data 13 1 1 7 series measurement 15 1 1 8 allocation of file names 16 1 2 Evaluation of measurement data 16 1 2 1 Filter options 17 1 2 2 Insert intersecting line s 19 1 2 3 Show topography of the intersecting line s 21 1 2 4 Calculation and value display of intersecting lines 23 1 2 5 Matching 24 2 INTRODUCTION 31 3 CONFIGURATION OF THE MEASURING SYSTEM 33 4 FIRST INSTALLATION 35 4 1 Mounting of optical 3D sensor and measuring system 35 4 2 Power supply 36 4 3 Connecting of cables 36 4 4 Control board and measuring software 36 4 5 Starting up the measuring system 37 4 6 Turning of the measuring system 37 4 7 Installation Un installation of the measurin
68. Zoom in on the required area of height picture so that e g the invalid areas do not appear in the cut out menu Edit Zoom or icon a Save cut out of height picture In the window select Save the file type Surface Data File sdf menu File Save as File name G01000 ome Save File type Surface data file sdf Cancel Fringe fle 5 2 9 arnc Fringe file 3 0 ornc All fles Selection of file type in saving popup enter a file name and click OK The settings popup for Surface Data File opens Fig 9 4 The following setting parameters are important File type Make sure that Signed Short is always selected Range Here the position and dimensions of the picture extract can be defined using pixel co ordinates As standard values the current coordinates of the picture extract are always set You can change these pixel values manually to define the picture part more precisely 59 User Manual PRIMOS wr Height limits Here the height range is set Take into account that all height values of the pixels located in the picture part must be contained within this range Attention If the height range is selected to small all larger height values will be trimmed to the set limits Z Min Z Max i e the original height values will be lost and flattened areas will be generated in the height image s Fig 9 5 Settings to Surface Dat
69. a File format Meas Object Mame Meas date 30 07 2002 Description Meas time 10 40 Comment Date type Height limits C Unsigned Char 2 hMane rami 2 Min fran C Unsigned Short Vvindow area x1 Pixel x2 Pixel 576 s1 Fixel Y2 Pixel 377 C Signed Char Seed Sher Picture format Measuring area Width Pind Width mrm Co Signed Lang iets C Unsigned Long C Float Dauble Length Fix Length mm ie 765 a OE Cancel Img 9 4 Surface Data File Setting popup 12 mm mm Img 9 5 Flattened areas because of the small selected height limits 60 User Manual PRIMOS To open an SDF file select Applications Open document and select Surface Data File sdf as file type 9 3 Functions in the menu Edit Undo The last step to be carried out filtering alignment etc is undone Zoom Zoom function for the height picture By means of the mouse a rectangle can be drawn in the measuring area which will be enlarged and displayed click on button or icon position cursor on the left top corner of the area which is to be enlarged left click and hold mouse button pull cursor to the bottom right corner of the area which is to be enlarged release mouse button To undo selection right click anywhere in the height picture Crop zoom selection Crops the selected area of the height picture which can be saved Cut Cuts out a pr
70. ace data 8A User Manual PRIMOS View aa Ellipse Rechtecke Polygon line Freehand line Display cross section Thumbnails before for selected height pictures carried out Display line markings drawn in height pictures Display circle markings drawn in height pictures Display ellipse markings drawn in height pictures Display rectangle markings drawn in height pictures Display polygon line markings drawn in height pictures Display freehand line markings drawn in height pictures Displays the cross section of any markings drawn into the height image Setting the displays size of the overview size or volume values will be indicated the displayed results can be stored in an ASCII file Click button or icon if enabled line markings drawn in height pictures are displayed eS Click button or icon if enabled circle markings drawn in height pictures are displayed Click button or icon if enabled ellipse markings drawn in height pictures are displayed Click button or icon if enabled rectangle markings drawn in height pictures are displayed Click button or icon if enabled polygon line markings drawn in height pictures are displayed Click button or icon if enabled freehand line markings drawn in height pictures are displayed Click button or icon The cross section of the markings drawn into the he
71. aluation Starting the group evaluation Roughness calculation corresponding to previously defined calculation parameters or matching for previously selected height images of skin Stop evaluation Stops the group evaluation Start elastic matching Conducting the elastic 3D matching for previously selected and without filling corresponding to pt 6 of this chapter grouped height images Data gaps in the height image after the matching are filled with reference data 16 4 6 Menu View Cl peen S Automatic scaling for all Automatic scaling of all height images in the gallery mode pictures 138 User Manual PRIMOS Automatic scaling for Automatic scaling of all height images in the gallery mode the entire database Automatic scaling for Automatisch skalieren jede Gruppe von Hohenbildern im Galeriemodus each group 16 4 7 Menu Macro In this menu a macro can be run Macros contain a number of processing Steps These processing steps are used on all selected height images of the database Macros can be created in the work area Information regarding the creation of macros can be found in chapter 11 Macro functions 16 5 Roughness Calculations The menu item Group evaluation serves the roughness calculation Firstly the parameters of the roughness calculations must be defined Details regarding the parameters for the roughness calculation are explained in chapter 10 Roughness param
72. am window of the frequency distribution of height values of the cross sectional picture 196 User Manual PRIMOS a ee R Set y limits Set minimum and Click button in the window maximum value of Y which opens the minimum and axis maximum value of Y axis can be set Erase Y limits Erase set minimum _ Click button set minimum and and maximum value Maximum value of Y axis is of the Y axis return erased and the curve will be to automatic shown with maximum scaling of automatic maximum scaling of Y Y axis axis Se OO e p O e OOOO View Enter X limits Set minimum and Click button in the window maximum value of X which opens the minimum and axis maximum value of X axis can be set Chancel X limits Erase set minimum Click button set minimum and and maximum value Maximum value of X axis is of the X axis return erased and the curve will be to automatic shown with maximum scaling of X automatic maximum scaling of axis X axis Change shifting g Determine the step Click button A window for the value in mm width for the profile Step size of the shifting in X line in the cross and Y direction opens section using the up down left right buttons Geometry Horizontal distance Determine distance of Mark two points on the curve two points in X click button the direction selected distance of the two points in X previously by mouse direction horizontal click horizo
73. ame select file format and Format folder for storage click Save formats emf and wmf storage of picture and indicated scaling 194 User Manual PRIMOS Copy to print folder Align by lines Polynomial filter Lorenz filter Lorenz low pass filter Copy the current image to clipboard Closes the 2D window Align the cross sectional picture Align cross sectional picture to a straight line through two points marked before The above mentioned straight line in this case will be aligned parallel to X axis Apply the polynomial filter to cross sectional picture Removes geometric form deviations from cross sectional picture corresponding to selected class of polynomial Apply the Lorenz filter to the cross sectional picture Apply the Lorenz low pass filter to the cross sectional picture Click button or icon the current presentation is copied to the clipboard Click button or icon the current window is closed a Click button or icon the curve will be aligned Mark two points on the curve click button the curve will be aligned so that straight line through the two marked points will come parallel to X axis Click button select in the window which opens the size of filter application click Calculate the polynomial coefficients will be indicated click Polynomial or Difference to see the correspondi
74. ames 12 2 3 Colour settings 12 2 4 Scaling 12 2 5 Adjusting of Z Distortion 12 3 Exporting and Printing 48 48 49 53 54 14 14 14 84 85 94 94 94 96 96 User Manual PRIMOS 13 INTERSECTION LINES 103 13 1 General 103 13 2 Measurement of Gaps 104 13 3 Angle measuring 105 13 4 Determination of Radii 107 13 5 Roughness parameters 107 13 6 Intersecting Lines of various height images in one view 108 14 3D MATCHING OF ELASTIC SURFACE STRUCTURES 109 14 1 Requirements 109 14 2 Automatic Alignment Matching 110 14 3 Evaluation 112 14 3 1 Comparison of intersection lines 112 14 3 2 Analysis of deformations 117 14 3 3 Height Differences 118 14 3 4 Structure changes 120 14 4 Saving matched Data 120 15 VOLUNTEER THE PROGRAM IS STILL IN PROGRESS 122 15 1 Purpose of the module 122 15 2 Installation notes 123 15 3 Inserting test person proband data in the measurement module 123 15 4 Opening files in the database module using proband data 124 15 5 Database administration 125 16 ANALYSIS DATABASE 128 16 1 Opening and saving of a database 128 16 2 Inserting and saving of height images in a database 129 16 3 Gallery mode 130 16 3 1 Marking of areas or respectively lines 131 16 4 Automatic evaluation 132 16 4 1 Functions in the menu Components 132 16 4 2 Functions in the menu Edit 133 16 4 3 Functions in the menu Filter 134 16 4 4 Functi
75. ameters characteristics for window for calculation of the current cross sectional roughness characteristics of picture the current cross sectional picture opens Roughness Display roughness Click button the roughness profile profile for current profile for current cross cross sectional picture sectional picture will be indicated Waviness profile Display waviness Click button the waviness profile for current profile for current cross cross sectional picture sectional picture will be indicated Material bearing Display material Click button the material curve bearing curve bearing curve for current Abbot curve for cross sectional picture will be current cross sectional indicated picture 20 5 Menu Database E After running the database program of the PRIMOS software the following functions are available a e Open database Opensa saved Click button or icon select database bnk folder file format and file name Format click Open Insert files pE Inserts files into Click button or icon the file database selection window opens select files to be inserted into the database and click apply Save all in new Save the measuring Click button the file selection files included in the windows opens select place for 200 User Manual PRIMOS directory database in a new creation of a new folder enter a directory new folder name at the field New click OK
76. arator within the complete name Directory can be selected or created Example shows the complete name currently selected In the field Directory in the right side of window the directory for the storage of measuring data can be selected If required a new directory can be created by selecting the path in the above mentioned field adding the name of the new directory in the field Directory left of the button Create and then clicking this button By pressing on the button Apply the automatic file naming is activated By clicking Do not apply the operation will be cancelled Furthermore you have the possibility to define the settings as standard Use as standard When the naming assistant is enabled button Naming assistant is marked and the appropriate icon is pressed the measurement can be started To store the current measured height picture with predefined name the button Save has to be clicked after the measurement is finished The name saved will then be displayed in the upper blue window bar Click the button Naming assistant or the appropriate icon again to disable the naming assistant 56 User Manual PRIMOS 9 Evaluation of 3D Data 9 1 General By opening a Fringe file OMC or FD3 format in the menu point Applications Open document or clicking the icon the topography processing program is started automatically In the menu Open document it is now also possible to open mo
77. are Toolbar 53 User Manual PRIMOS i 7 Overlay The overlay function is an aid for the easy recognition of measured skin areas Thereby the stored camera picture of the first reference measurement is faded into the current camera picture Overlay Through this it is possible to adapt the live image to reference skin area of the original measuring position This rough approximation is the ideal basis for the later 3D Matching The following steps are to be performed for the use of the overlay function Open the measuring program Select and open by means of the menu item File Open reference picture or the icon amp Enable the live picture E or Live pic or Measure Live picture start stop By means of the menu point View Start Stop overlay or the icon iz fade in the reference camera picture At the right border of the window the overlay function bar which allows the control of the following parameters will be displayed Contrast cross fading between live picture and reference camera image L TR ee le TLETT TLEOLET TEET Total brightness T Bring reference camera picture and live picture to match as closely as possible and perform the measurement taking into account the chapter Measurement Pie Mesure View Height picture Colour esttings Evaluate Trigger moda Popication System Window About aP el ae ae GP tan Fe 2a mh Bes ea mm 300 Img 7 1 View of overlay
78. be asked if you want to use It More information about the test person database can be found in chapter 15 PRIMOS Mea uring program DER H File Measure View Height picture Colour settings Evaluate Trigger mode Applications System Window About 0X ighting Camera Bo Projector fo 64 1428 192 255 M Show cross J Project mess Area Overlay 3 y Measurement Surface type Skin Meas mode Wrinkles feres nesswenent E Delay ms 300 al No 1 a T 1 camera picture per meas fCalibration Date Refer plane 04 07 2007 04 07 2007 b 04 07 2007 00 50 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 300 350 40 fmm rs 0 50 100 150 Live picture Measure Saye Evaluate Stripes Patten Start series Colour picture Info Start measurement 10 Img 6 1 User interface in measuring mode aio a 48 User Manual PRIMOS w 6 2 Preparation of measurement After starting the measuring program the appropriate measuring mode for the object to be measured must be chosen For this purpose a selection box is available at the right side of the window Measurement SUPACE Skin Techn suface Replica okin M Save cam picture Img 6 2 Selection of measuring object The corresponding measuring modes are predefined by LMI and differ regarding number of frames stripe width and evaluation mode phase shift grey code phase shift
79. be in the in focus area too At the PRIMOS the best possible focus area is on the end of the spacer Img 1 4 determine surface type and measuring mode 10 User Manual PRIMOS Focussing with Pattern Through multiple clicks of the button Pattern various patterns can be adjusted The pattern Crosshair is suggested which is a helpful function for the focusing of the object to be measured Open the menu item View Pattern or press the button Pattern Live picture Measure Evaluate Stripes Pattern Start series Img 1 5 Button in the measuring menu Pattern Selection oE e 4 Bay The last three patterns are adapted for the measurement of eye wrinkles and eye bags The pattern will be saved on the kam image so that it is much easier to locate the same skin area by using the overlay function for measuring several times More detailed information therefore you can find in chapter 6 measuring and chapter 7 overlay Focussing the item to be measured e g skin with the crosshair lf the button Pattern Cross is activated then a projected crosshair on the measuring object and a blended in crosshair on the screen become visible See img 1 6 It is then the aim to get the projected and the blended in crosshairs to coincide with one another A User Manual PRIMOS FH Les BE H HA aa Img 1 6 Projected Crosshair Img 1 7 Blended in crosshair Img 1
80. button Calibration Start lateral scaling All calibration parameters will be saved automatically when the calibration window is closed The calibration can be checked by a test measurement of the adjusting piece step gauge click icon Z or button Calibration Start test measurement The live picture can be frozen by means of 45 User Manual PRIMOS the icon Lf or the button File Save camera picture and then stored like the measured height picture using the icon or the button File Save height picture 5 6 Synchronisation The recording process of the camera and the stripe generation of the projector must be synchronously performed To perform this synchronisation put a plane under the optical sensor and focus the sensor see fig 5 6 To start the synchronisation click the icon fit If the synchronisation is incorrect a colour mismatch in the height picture or a striped height picture will be seen see fig 5 7 PRIMOS Kalibrierung Dateiname Unbekannt Ea Datei Ansicht Kalibrierung Anwendungen System Fenster ber E auf JF AE JRs Ba mm a a 30 0 Kamera 5 4 Projektor fo H E 2 192 255 64 128 V Kreuz anzeigen Datum Referenze bene 5 06 2007 Lat Kalib 25 06 2007 Oe 200 0 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 30 0 35 0 40 0 mm Img 5 7 Incorrect Synchronisation The synchronisation value can be changed using the up down button until the colour mismatch or
81. calibration piece click button or icon the lateral calibration of the measuring system will be carried out automatically Start height Perform vertical Position the appropriate calibration with calibration piece click button 169 User Manual PRIMOS corrugation calibration Z or icon the vertical calibration of the measuring system will be carried out automatically Undo calibration Undo the results of Lick button The performed the current calibration calibration is undone Start ETI Test measurement is Click button or symbol the measurement performed 3D Profile of the test object surface e g of the calibration piece is measured 20 3 Menu Measuring program After running the measurement program of the PRIMOS software the following functions are available in the measurement window Se File Open reference Open reference Click button or icon select picture i picture for the overlay folder file format and file function name click Open Naming assistant aoe Open naming Click button or icon the assistant window naming assistant window Is opened Save height image Save measuring data Click button icon or function fd3 omc oder key input file name sdf format select folder and file format click Save Save camera image a Freeze camera Click button or icon The image camera image Is frozen and can subsequently be saved as a heig
82. cam file and the corresponding height image omc file of the first image of the series 15 User Manual PRIMOS measurement For all further measurements only the height images are saved and not the corresponding camera image An automatic high pass filter can also be chosen Then the serial measurements can be in progress Open the menu window Measure Start Series Measurement or use the button start series measurement Live picture Measure Dave Evaluate Stripes Pattern Start series Img 1 16 Series measurement mode 1 1 8 Allocation of File Names It is recommended that the patient and or test person is given a name relating to the treatment as well as characterising the treatment stage The software automatically adds numbering e g choose the name CB_SCAR_ RH TO CB Name of person Scar object to be measured RH Place of measurement e g right hand TO time of measurement For a series of 3 measurements the result is CB SCAR _RH_TO 01 CB SCAR _RH_TO 02 CB_SCAR_RH_T0_03 The data is automatically saved and after the measurement the database opens in which all files are shown 1 2 Evaluation of measurement data 16 User Manual PRIMOS W For the evaluation of the recording the height image should firstly be saved The saving however can be conducted subsequently in the evaluation window through the activation of the Evaluate button Activate the Button Evaluate IFA AEA
83. can be found in chapter 14 3D matching of elastic surface structures 143 User Manual PRIMOS 17 Wrinkle module 17 1 Purpose of the module The newly developed wrinkles module provides a complete statistical analysis of height pictures for skin wrinkles On the one hand it enables a detailed analysis of single height pictures and the classification and on the other hand a summarized result for evaluation of a complete measuring series The analyzed parameters are The average depth of wrinkles and further its volume area form and length An important feature is the possibility to select single wrinkles for evaluation At the analysis of a measuring series in the database module only those wrinkles are used which overlap with the selected wrinkles of the reference file As a result the module provides text files as well as a protocol with graphics after analysis of a single file Note The separate wrinkles module is not contained in the standard Primos software by LMI Technologies 17 2 Settings The user can create several setting schemes in the setting dialog accessible via the start window of the Primos software press System Settings for wrinkle analysis Settings Save setting Settingsname Hat ss s satii Insert New settings name Img 17 1 Create a new settings The minimum depth and size of wrinkles and the classification parameters can be adjusted for personal demands For every wr
84. class of polynomial Remove invalid Assigning of an adjacent height value in case of the absence of own height value for the measuring point 67 User Manual PRIMOS Generally each filtering is connected with a loss of information Nevertheless in many cases it is useful to filter the data Depending on the kind of measuring tasks results can be improved in this way or an evaluation becomes possible only through filtering wm o Elimination of point errors Separation of micro and macro structure Polynomial filter Separation of fine skin structure Robust high pass filter Determination or filtering of waviness of skin Fourier Filter structure Select the filter size or degree of the polynomial only as big as necessary For comparative measurements of samples it is necessary to always use the same filter same filter settings Filtering can be simplified if the automatic evaluation available in the database mode is used 9 6 Functions in the menu Reference Define as reference The open active height picture will be defined as the reference measurement Open reference Open a measuring file to define its contained height picture as reference measurement Click button choose file file format and file name click open Meas data Reference Opening a second measuring file after opening a measuring file to use Meas data Reference 2S reference measurement or appointing an already opened fil
85. click Save all files will be stored in the new folder Save database Jj Save database Click button or icon input file name select format and folder for storage click Save tens Bon Yeo Pon opts File Export all Export data files of Click button the export database to selection windows opens another format select file format for export select folder for storage of exported files if requested select place for creation of a new folder enter a new folder name at the field New click OK right of the field click OK at bottom of the window files will be stored in the selected folder Close Closes the database _ Click button or icon the window current window will be closed Component Mark single entry Mark a single height Click button or icon to enable pictures in the or disable single marking database function if function is enabled single height pictures can be marked by positioning of cursor on the appropriate height picture and clicking after left mouse button Mark all entries a Mark all height images Click button all height 8001 User Manual PRIMOS Mark no entry Default file group Form new file groups between two entries Delete entry Delete marked entries in the database No entry in the database is marked Group files for elastic matching Adjustment of file grouping for elastic matching Swap posit
86. configuration 54 User Manual PRIMOS Ww 8 Naming Assistant For the saving of measured height pictures the possibility stands to make use of an automatic file naming function For this open the naming assistant window in the measuring program under File Naming assistant or by clicking the corresponding icon File name assistant Element Farm Length Directory i Characteristic test o 40 if Proband ye 30 Iw Date Calendar day 3 iv Time Hammes lE W Serial number o m File format OMC 5 2 Forma Separate Directory IC test Create Example test y2 192 125155 00 ome Apply Do not apply ee Use as standard 55 User Manual PRIMOS Img 8 1 File naming assistant Popup The name can be built together out of different components These components can be modified in form length and order In the field form the description or form of the name component will be indicated In the field length the number of characters will be determined In the field order the position of the corresponding name component in the complete file name will be determined Components of names Characteristics text field enter characters Test person proband text field enter characters Date select form of presentation Time select form of presentation Serial number determine starting number File format select file format Seperate select type of component sep
87. creasing demand from the cosmetic as well as from the medical branches to perform 3D measuring directly on living human skin surfaces For one more exact information about the structure of the skin surface is expected with in vivo measuring of the skin surfaces Further in vivo measuring of course represents a significant timely and therefore commercial advantage in comparison to the conventional imprint methods Disadvantages to be expected with 3D measuring of the skin surface by means of imprints result especially from e Contact method measurement methods can render invalid data when measuring damaged skin and or healing wound sites e Patient Test person discomfort due to the application of the silicon e Use of replica causes changes of e the skin surface profile when replicas are made possibly causing deviations in measuring results when determining quantitative surface parameters e g roughness values e Until present mechanical contacting surface measuring procedures scanned the made replica in a line pattern and so the recording of a 3D profile report is an extremely time consuming process Based on the disadvantages described above intensive work on development and construction as well as application of optical 3D surface measuring systems for 3D in vivo skin measuring has been performed The following advantages can be expected with the use of optical 3D in vivo skin measuring technologies e The measuring of the l
88. ct color scale for Click button Select color depiction net depiction scale in the window which opens using the mouse and confirm with the OK button Evaluate Macro file Starting a macro file Click button Select macro for the height image Click OK the selected evaluation macro is started automatically for the measuring data evaluation directly after the measurement 176 User Manual PRIMOS a 20 4 Menu Open Document F After opening a saved measuring file or changing from the measuring window to the data evaluation the following functions are available in the topography evaluation window work area File Deletes all markings drawn in the height image Opens a saved measuring file Save measuring file 6 Exporting a height picture as a graphic file Copying of the current Copy into print file display into the clipboard tom nein open Click button or icon all markings drawn into the height image are deleted Click button select directory file format and file name click open the file is opened in the topography evaluation window Work area Click button or icon Enter file name select file format and directory for saving click Save file is saved Click button or icon Enter file name select file format and directory for saving click Save Formats txt and dat Saving of 3D data Formats
89. ction and the size of filter application click OK the height picture after application of the average filter will be shown Robust polynomial Apply a robust Click button the height picture polynomial filter to the after application of the robust height picture polynomial filter will be shown e ie Define as Define the open Click button the open active reference active height height picture will be defined as picture as reference reference measurement measurement Open reference Open a measuring file Click button select folder file as reference format and file name click measurement Open a measuring file for use as reference measurement will be opened Calculate the sum of 2 After opening a measuring file 184 User Manual PRIMOS Reference height pictures Meas Data Calculate the Reference difference of 2 height pictures Calculate the Reference Meas Data difference of 2 height pictures for use as reference measurement or defining an open active height picture as reference measurement open a second measuring file click the button the shown height picture is the result of the mathematical operation Measuring data reference data After opening a measuring file for use as reference measurement or defining an open active height picture as reference measurement open a second measuring file click the button the shown height pictu
90. cument page will be created all objects will be deleted from existing page Open a stored print file prt Click button select folder and file name click Open Store the print document as Click button or icon input file print file prt name select folder for storage click Save schlieBen des Schaltfl che oder Symbol Dokumentendruckfensters anklicken das aktuelle Fenster wird geschlossen Create a text field in the Click button or icon position field document the cursor in the document at the place where the text field should be inserted click left mouse button a text field will be inserted 214 User Manual PRIMOS Mery Buron eon Function Operation Edit Insert graphic E Insert a graphic from Click button or icon position the the clipboard into the cursor in the document at the document place where the graphic should be inserted click the left mouse button a graphic is inserted Insert text Insert text from other Function not yet available documents Paragraph left Justify paragraph left Position the cursor in the text to justified be justified click the left mouse button click button or icon the text will be justified left Paragraph right Justify paragraph left Position the cursor in the text to justified be justified click the left mouse button click button or icon the text will be justified right Paragraph centred Centre text Pos
91. cursor in the height picture at a point of the circle line which is to be drawn click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor in the height picture when the circle has the desired dimensions and position release the left mouse button Draw ellipse Mark an ellipse in the height picture Position the cursor in the height picture at a point of the ellipse curve which is to be drawn click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor in the height picture when the ellipse has the desired dimensions and position release the left mouse button 65 User Manual PRIMOS Draw rectangle Mark a rectangle in the height picture Position the cursor in the height picture at the point an edge at which you wish the polygon to start click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor in the height picture when the rectangle has the desired dimensions and position release the left mouse button Draw polygon Mark a polygon line in the height picture Position the cursor in the height picture at the point at which you wish the polygon to start click the left mouse button move the cursor to the next corner of polygon click the left mouse button etc after clicking the left mouse button for the last corner of polygon click the right mouse button the program automatically connects the first and the last corner of polygon The polygon line is very qualified if a part of the height picture should be cut out
92. described in DIN EN ISO 13565 1 This filter process is used to suppress grooves More information about the calculation of this and the 6 following parameters is described farther below valleys from the core roughness profile Rk is the depth of the core roughness profile Rpk is the average height of the protruding peaks above the protruding core roughness profile Rvk is the average depth of the profile valleys below the core roughness profile Al is calculated using the formula shown below According to the below shown formula there is not yet a resultant area in order to obtain the area the calculated parameter must be multiplied by the total measurement section Bearing part Mr2 M Core roughness depth k f2 Reduced peak height Rpk Reduced valley depth Rvk Material filled peak area l Al AL Rpk Mri NO Empty valley area A2 is calculated using the formula shown below According to the below shown formula there is not yet a resultant area in order to obtain the area the calculated parameter must be multiplied by the total measurement section A2 Rvk 100 M72 Explanation of the utilized abbreviations Ir length of a single measurement section R x profile parameter of the roughness profile at position x n number of profile elements Xs width of a profile element ae local elevation of the roughness profile X 82 User Manual PRIMOS More information about
93. direction Height of the largest Rp is the height of the largest profile peak within the total profile peak measurement section Rp is a vertical parameter User Manual PRIMOS Average height of the Rpm Rpm is the average of the highest profile peaks within the largest profile peaks single measurement sections Rpm is a vertical parameter that is it describes the roughness in a vertical direction Depth of the largest Rv Rv is the depth of the largest profile valley within the total profile valley measurement distance Rv is a vertical parameter Average depth of the Rvm Rvm is the arithmetic average of the deepest profile valley profile valleys within an individual measurement distance across all individual measurement distances Rvm is a vertical parameter that is it describes the roughness in a vertical direction Skewness Rsk Rsk is a measure of the asymmetry of the amplitude density curve Negative skewness indicates a surface with load bearing behavior For normally distributed profile parameters Rsk Q Rsk is a vertical parameter that is it describes the roughness in a vertical direction 1 1 lr Rsk R dx Rq Ir s Rku u Rku is a measure of the steepness of the amplitude density curve For normally distributed profile parameters Rku 3 Steeper roughness profiles have higher values Kurtosis Rku is a vertical parameter that is it describes the roughness in a vertical direction lr
94. dit Start matching or press button 5 This then proceeds automatically and can take up to several minutes depending on the capacity of the computer After completion of the aligning process the measuring data is displayed in the best possible alignment to the reference data s example below in Img 14 1 111 User Manual PRIMOS PRIMOS Reference file Augenf yorher_ omc Comparison file Augenf nachher omc File Edit view Settings Applications System Window About EX Info Start matching Img 14 1 User surface for the automatic alignment matching of height images Aligned files of wrinkles in eye vicinity Fig 14 1 shows reference data in the left side of the picture and the measuring data in the right side In the bottom area of the figure the micro structure of the skin is shown for a better comparison of the height images Because a pre alignment during the measuring procedure is only possible to a certain extent non overlapping parts of the height image are displayed after the matching without data These parts of the height image can be filled with data from the reference file e Possible sources of error during the 3D matching process In the case of too large positional deviation from between reference image and measuring data a correct alignment of the two data sets is not possible In this case the fitting surface area should be re measured Generally a systematic approach to the positioning of the tes
95. e re click the button Select the desired stripe width through the button Stripes of the selected width are projected or click on the button or function key repeatedly to project desired stripe width Select desired pattern through the button The selected pattern is projected or click icon or function key to project desired pattern a a a View View settings Selection Setting of the orientation of the display of camera image and height image on the monitor relative to the original orientation Start Stop overlay Turn overlay function on off Camera gain Selection of camera enhancement Select the desired orientation of camera and height image display on the monitor relative to the original orientation via the button normal As captured mirrored horizontal or turned 180 Click button or icon The overlay function is turned on with one click and off with another Select the desired enhancement level of the recording camera with the 172 User Manual PRIMOS Projector Automatic display of actual pattern Display inverse pattern image Live pic on when starting meas mode Control panel Show the last adjusted pattern automatically when enabling the live picture Project inverted pattern Enables the live picture automatically when starting the calibration program select the desired level of projector light intensity
96. e as reference measurement Reference Meas data By selecting a menu point the corresponding mathematical operation Meas data Reference will be performed with the height pictures Meas Data Reference 68 User Manual PRIMOS 9 7 Functions in the menu Calculate Wrinkle analysis Automatic detection of wrinkles optional Classification and calculation of volume depth area form factor total length and number of wrinkles Surface size even Calculation of the stretched area of the height picture surface or parts of the surface that were previously marked the height picture Surface size curved Calculation of the area includes the waviness of the whole height picture or the marked area click button Surface minimum Determination of the height value of the highest and the lowest maximum measuring point of the 3D picture or its part marked before Determine Automatic detection of lumps on the 3D skin surface parameters The lump parameters will be shown in a table window s Fig 9 7 The parameters are X y position of lump volume area volume and area of lump H max highest point of lump By use of the button Copy the table can be copied via the clipboard to other programs and the data can then be processed further with these programs If a line is marked only this line will be copied The function is only qualified for lumps that are small in comparison to the measuri
97. e calibration program the synchronisation of projector and camera will be carried out In case that the calibration was performed incorrectly and you would like to retain the previous calibration select the menu point Calibration set calibration back before closing the calibration window Calibration condition Pay attention to the lighting The calibration must occur in a room where no sunlight can influence the system Touch the calibration tools only with gloves 5 3 CALIBRATION OF THE REFERENCE FLAT For calibration of the reference flat a flat surface is needed It is recommended to use the front side of the step gauge without the channel or the step being in view of the recording window Before the calibration of the reference flat the live image must be carefully focused because later on during the measurements the shapes are projected in focus onto the centre of the reference flat This makes it possible in future measurements to focus the image quickly using a crosshair Please make fine stripes visible on the surface by repetitive clicks on the project stripes button fig 5 4 42 User Manual PRIMOS PRIMOS Calibration ications System Window About JOP Me aReBoai ae iLighting Camera bo a Projector 10 H 64 128 192 255 V Show cross Calibration E Date Refer plane 04 07 2007 Lat calib 29 06 2007 Height calib 29 06 2007 0 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 20 0
98. e can be detected much better by use of these parameters 10 2 Line roughness For the calculation of the line roughness draw one or more lines using the edit tool Li ki Solin into the colour coded height picture By use of the menu Mark Define line it is possible to obtain a defined start and finishing point for any line Position and length of the profile cut lines can be stored menu Edit Save parameter and profile cut lines of the same length can be inserted in other height pictures at the same position menu Edit Open parameter This allows the determination of roughness parameters for different height pictures 74 User Manual PRIMOS under equal conditions Display the profile line by clicking the icon _Details or the button View Show sectional lines If more than one line was drawn select the line for which the roughness calculation should be performed with the scrolling buttons in the status bar down on the right Start the calculation of the roughness parameters by clicking the icon _Details In the window see Fig 10 1 which opens selected roughness parameters right in the window as well as the settings position and length of measuring line filter adjustments see table below used for their calculation are displayed Surface characteristics al omc E Settings i Original profile g Roughness parameters Material parameters Settings Material part micro Roughness parame
99. e circle has the desired dimension and position release the left mouse button the circle is drawn in the height picture tens mon en con ean Mark Draw ellipse Mark an ellipse in the Click button or icon position the height picture cursor in the height picture at a point on the ellipse curve to be drawn click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor in the height picture when the ellipse has the desired dimension and position release the left mouse button the ellipse is drawn in the height picture Draw rectangle Mark a rectangle in Click button or icon position the the height cursor in the height picture at the picture start point edge of the rectangle to be drawn click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor in the height picture when the rectangle has the desired dimension and position release the left mouse button the rectangle is drawn in the height picture Draw polygon Mark a polygon in the Click button or icon position the height picture cursor in the height picture at the start point of the polygon to be drawn click the left mouse 181 User Manual PRIMOS button move the cursor to the next corner of polygon click the left mouse button etc after clicking the left mouse button for the last corner of polygon click the right mouse button the program connects the first and the last corner of polygon the polygon is drawn tense min
100. e computer Ethernet port with the port Data IN of PoE Use the longer network cable to connect the sensor Ethernet port with the port P D OUT of PoE Connect the power cable to PoE only but not to power line at this moment Optical 3D sensor 222 User Manual PRIMOS Il Software installation The following instruction applies to the installation of a working copy program folder of measuring software ODSCAD or PRIMOS on the measuring computer The installation of installation versions of measuring software is described in the corresponding software or respectively measuring system manuals Install the copy of measuring software or respectively program folder ODSCAD or PRIMOS as follows Run the measuring computer Open the Windows Explorer on your computer and move to hard disk C C Create on the hard disk i e directly under C a folder LMI Insert the medium with the measuring software CD USB stick etc in your computer Copy the folder ODSCAD or respectively PRIMOS from the medium into the above mentioned folder LMI be SY oY aS 6 Move inside the folder ODSCAD or respectively PRIMOS and create a shortcut for the program file ODSCAD exe or respectively Primos exe on the desktop Name the shortcut appropriate 7 Remove the medium from the computer and close the Windows Explorer lll Startup of sensor For startup of sensor act as follows 1 Connect the power supply of
101. e desired position By moving the cursor over the result display and subsequent clicking of the right mouse button the result display is deleted CHCA HAGA EDA ae FOBT sog 65 60 J9 50 45 40 mm 20 30 25 ome nie Aktive Linie Linie1 Vertikaler Abstand Img 13 2 Dimensioning of distances in the cross section 105 User Manual PRIMOS 13 3 Angle Measurement The program makes it possible to measure the angle between a line of best fit and a horizontal or two lines of best fit Please note that the X and the Y axis can be differently scaled depending on the selected enlargement and so the angle can be displayed distorted To display an angle proportionally select the menu item View Real XY Ratio or Zoom 1 DBC GANG SLEDS MOET sHeaA ae 1 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 mm 1 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 29 3 0 3 9 4 0 mm ame Linie 1 Aktive Linie Linie1 x 2 826 z 1 063 Img 13 3 Dimensioning of angles in the cross section Angle to the Horizontal Activate the necessary intersecting line By clicking on the left mouse button mark two points on the intersecting line Select the menu item Geometry angle acute or select the push button a The acute angle to the reference plane is shown Fig 13 3 Alternatively the menu item Geometry angle obtuse or the push button lt can be selected to show the obtuse angle to the reference plane 106 User Manual PRIMO
102. e measuring mode Encase it is not yet activated activate the desired measuring mode see above Press the button Accept Changes and subsequently Save Change to the menu System settings Program and select the measuring mode fields Catalogue and Name in the top left of the window Continue as follows Phase shift Select in the first field line at the top right of the window the stripe width and number of pictures for the first measuring sequence Activate the sequence sequence set marking in the field Level 1 If necessary adjust and enable further sequence s as described above Activate the phase shift i e mark the field phase shift in the top of the window If necessary adjust filter options field Pre filtering middle right in the window Enable the types of filters see also chapter Evaluation of 3D Data in required order of their later appli cation Adjust the size of filtering in x and y direction for each filter in the two fields right of the filter type field For removal of waviness in the measuring data the field Correction function can be enabled If desired enter a description in the field Comment To the right of the button Record with select a free ID Nr With the scroll button Red Occupied Blue free Press the button Record with and subsequently Save 160 User Manual PRIMOS System configuration Measuring program adminis
103. ect setting in the window General is Obtain an IP address automatically If necessary change the setting 229 User Manual PRIMOS V Use of measuring system after setup For daily use of measuring device act as follows 1 Run the measuring computer 2 Connect the power supply of sensor PoE with the power line After some seconds the green LED on the sensor starts periodically to blink The computer in the sensor is booting Wait until the green LED on the sensor stops periodically to blink and is permanent illuminated The sensor then has finished the boot process and is ready for connection with the computer via network 3 Double click the icon of the measuring software ODSCAD or PRIMOS on the desktop The start window of measuring software opens Following operate and use measuring device and measuring software as described in the manual for the measuring system Remark If opening the measuring window when the network connection between computer and sensor is not yet established the measuring window closes after some seconds Wait some more seconds and open the measuring window again 4 Disconnect the power supply of sensor PoE from power line if the computer is used for data evaluation only 5 After use of measuring system for system shutdown disconnect the power supply of sensor PoE from power line and shut the measuring computer down Remark If the firewall at first start of measuring software after its
104. ed height pictures horizontally horizontally Rotate the selected Click button the height height pictures 90 pictures are rotated 90 left left Rotate the selected Click button the height height pictures 90 pictures are rotated 90 right right Rotate the selected Click button the height pictures are rotated 180 height pictures 180 p Rotate the selected Click button select angle and height pictures a direction of rotation freely selectable click OK the height pictures angle are rotated corresponding to the selected angle and direction of rotation Change the scaling Click button select the scaling of the selected factors x y z and the height height pictures offset z for re scaling of the height picture click OK the height pictures are re scaled corresponding to the entered scaling factors x y Z and 8050 User Manual PRIMOS New resolution Change the height Click button select value and resolution of the measure of the new selected height height resolution click OK pictures the height resolution of the height pictures will be changed corresponding to the entered value Operation Align Justify the selected Click button reorientation of height pictures to the height pictures to average averaged plane or to plane or a plane defined by marked areas of the previously marked areas height picture Polyno
105. enter the Macro Name and if necessary another description In the field Filename the path is indicated in which the file is saved Date of Establishment and time are automatically saved By clicking on the number line at the top boarder of the window it can be established which macro numbers are already allocated or are still free lf required a used macro number can be made free deleted with the button Delete old macro Select a free macro number Status empty Activate the button Add text and subsequently Create new macro Status now taken Close the macro window by pressing the OK button Now this macro appears in the menu Settings Macro Applications Syst Io f i Macro information Macro protocol Start recording il FeLi Ll I Img 11 2 Newly added macro function in the Macro menu 96 User Manual PRIMOS W 11 3 Using a Macro To open a saved macro open a height picture and subsequently click in the menu Macro on the corresponding macro function Information regarding the used macro can be found in the Menu Macro Macro Info Under Macro Macro Protocol a macro documentation is added which can be blended in on demand 12 3D Depiction 12 1 Zooming and moving the 3D depiction The 3D depiction is opened through the button Th 20 or the menu item View 3D representation in the 3D evaluation program PRIMOS Augenf nachher omc EGF
106. ess S ke S 2 e Tools Rectangles Ee Nr maz a Delete xii pa H Vii fso x2 Pix 408 E Vari faze x1 7 109577 mm y 10 09256 mm x2 25 66997 mm Y2 27 04045 mm Length mm Roughness parameters Sa 3538 um Sq 5808 um Sz 6062 6 um Details default settings 35 40 Width mm ikles anePosition x 0 2249 y 0 0449 z 5 533 Backgound 1133 H M Img 9 2 User interface of the topographical evaluation program 9 2 Functions in the menu File Save as Storing a measuring file Click on button or icon Enter file name select file format and folder click save Export Exporting a height picture to a ASCII TXT or graphics file click on button or icon enter file name Select file format and folder for saving click save Copy to print Copy the currently displayed picture to the clipboard for the following folder insertion in a print folder document Close Close the active window 58 User Manual PRIMOS 9 2 1 Saving of height picture parts with specified cropping parameters For some applications it makes sense to use only parts of a height picture for example in the case of height pictures with invalid areas which could have a negative influence on the data evaluation To save parts of height pictures proceed as follows Open the height picture or generate one through measurement Zoom in on the required part of the height image
107. est profile peak in the entire greatest profile measuring field peak Sp is a vertical parameter Mean of the E Spm is the arithmetic mean of the highest profile peak within height of the the a single measuring field over all single measuring fields profile peak Spm is a vertical parameter This means it describes the roughness in vertical direction S S Depth of the S Sv is the depth of the greatest profile valley within the entire greatest profile measuring field valley Sv is a vertical parameter Mean of the S Svm is the arithmetic mean of the deepest profile valley depths of the S profile valleys within a single measuring field over all single measuring fields Svm is a vertical parameter This means it describes the roughness in vertical direction Skewness Ssk is a measure for the a symmetry of the amplitude density curve A negative skewness indicates a surface with good carrying behaviour For a normal dispersion of profile values Ssk 0 Ssk is a vertical parameter This means it describes the roughness in vertical direction Ssk SSR x y nx ny Sq i Slope Kurtosis S Sku is a measure for the slope of the amplitude density curve For a normal dispersion of profile values Sku 3 Sku is a vertical parameter This means it describes the p pm V pm sk ku 92 User Manual PRIMOS roughness in vertical nx ny Sku gt S R Xis Y nx tad a ja
108. eter a a eee Inserting parameters Click button the markings User Manual PRIMOS of a marking into a previously copied onto the height image out of clipboard are now inserted into a the clipboard height image Open parameter Insert parameters of Click button select and open the marking into the appropriate marking file format height picture froma mrk the markings stored in marking file the marking file are inserted into the height picture Save parameter Saving the parameter Click button enter file name of a marking in the select folder for storage click height image ina Save the markings in the marking file current height picture are stored in the marking file Inverse picture Inverts the height Click button the height picture picture calculation of is inverted the height picture orint Vertical mirror Mirrors the height Click button the height picture picture vertically is mirrored vertically Horizontal mirror Mirrors the height Click button the height picture picture is mirrored Horizontally horizontally Rotate 90 left Rotates the height Click button the height picture picture 90 left is rotated 90 left Rotate 90 right Rotates the height Click button the height picture picture 90 right is rotated 90 left 180 rotate Rotates the height Click button the height picture picture 180 is rotated 180 179 User Manual PRIMOS Edit
109. eters Mark the selection field Auto save in the dialogue windows for the roughness calculation when the calculation results are to be saved in a file After clicking on the button Bl a window opens in which the name and path of the file is designated for the saving of calculation results In the field Range of validity it is designated whether all marked files or only the current one are evaluated Following this the automatic evaluation can be conducted over the menu item Group evaluation Start evaluation If the automatic saving is activates then the measurement values can be seen into the relevant file The menu item View Line Star area roughness the measurement values for the active height image red boarder are displayed in a window 139 User Manual PRIMOS Parameter for determination of line roughness Define lines Parameter selection settings Total meas section 13 01 mm x1 mm 1 fmm 2 mm Y2 mm KIL Single meas section z 60 mm 5 7 9274 24 437 8 3049 11 425 a Wavelength limit 2 601 mm Z Z z 2 Use tied height for PE B8083 H 24497 1 atese fias Limit tor PC 0 of Rz 9 6891 24 437 10 066 a 11 425 a T Line have to be fall below neg limit M Min distance for 5 0 hoses H 24437 H fiosa fias H Use minimum height of PC for 5 11 450 24 497 11 828 11 425 E El E m Frofile filter 0 a 0 a 0 a 0 a W Automatic alignment
110. eview or back in the page preview mode the magnification of the document can be selected or the document can be printed Click button or icon for the requested magnification the document will be shown in the selected magnification Click button or icon the document will be printed 216 User Manual PRIMOS 20 7 Menu 3D Matching for elastic surface structures After running the 3D matching program of the PRIMOS software the following functions are available in the 3D matching window tens iene Pon oon File Reload measurement data Open reference Open measurement data Save measurement data as Save reference structure as Save reference course as Save measurement data Structure as Undo the 3D matching Open a stored 3D measuring file fd3 omc sdf as reference for 3D matching Open a stored 3D measuring file fd3 omc sdf as measuring data for 3D matching Store the matched height picture of measuring data Store the structure height picture of reference data Store the course height picture of reference data Store the structure height picture of measuring data Click button the 3D matching will be undone Click button or icon select folder file format and file name click Open Click button or icon select folder file format and file name click Open Click bu
111. eviously selected area of the height picture Cut off Cuts out an un marked area of the height picture Crop rectangle Crops a cut out area of the height picture which can be saved Copy parameter Copies parameters of a marked area in the height picture e g lines rectangles etc into the clip board Insert parameter Inserts a marked area from the clip board into the height picture Open parameter Inserts a marked area from a marking file into the height picture Save parameter Stores the parameters of a marked area in the height picture in a marking file Inverse picture Inverts the height picture calculation of the height picture print Flip vertical Mirrors the height picture vertically Flip horizontal Mirrors the height picture horizontally Turn 90 left Rotates the height picture 90 left Turn 90 right Rotates the height picture 90 right Turn180 Rotates the height picture 180 6 User Manual PRIMOS Turn free Rotates the height picture to a freely selectable angle New scale Changes the scaling of the height picture Click icon choose scaling factors x y z and height plane of reference z for the change of scale of the height picture New height resolution Changes the height resolution of the height picture 62 User Manual PRIMOS W 9 4 Functions in the menu Mark There are three different buttons in the context menu Marking Lines which are used to draw one
112. ext menu appears where you can select all or deselect all the pictures Mark all Files Define file as reference Delete entry Img 16 4 context menu 16 3 1 Marking of Areas or respectively Lines To mark a line or area in several height images at the same place the area or line is drawn into one height image and is then copied into the rest To do this click on an overview image and by using the menu item Applications Take up height picture into work area respectively double clicking the left mouse button in the overview picture in the work area There you now draw the marking see chapter Evaluation of 3D data With the menu item Edit Copy parameter the current marking is copied into the clip board Return to the database window and insert the marking using the menu item Component Insert parameter By clicking on the corresponding marking icon or selection in the menu View the corresponding marking appears in the blue bordered height images 132 User Manual PRIMOS w PRIMOS aa Fie Edit Mark Filter Reference Calculate Parameters View Settings Macro Applications System Window About D H Biss E Zoom 3D Line markings Area markings Roughness 2 k oe Es ma 1_Pat06 nach Darier Areal B_Entry visitMessung_24 omc 0R Datenbank no na Se Z ach Darier Areal B_Entry visitMess lt D c wo 35 40 Width mm Height mm m lt i Position x 38 715 y 27 922
113. file Driver Saving location of the camera driver For the generation of the camera picture used number of frames camera picture recording 4t 4 44a Channels for the connection of frame grabber and camera System contiguration Projector settings Mame GF Me technik DLP Type 7 Resolution DMD 1024 Digital Camera setings Camera name A Framegrabber type Inspecta o Number of pictures for camera picture e Camera driver file CADokumente und Einstellungen fthoran Desktop Primos 5_4 Rev 3 2308200745TC1100B ict Bl sensor settings Number Description Camera channel Projector connection Camera gain control port Img 19 2 System settings General 156 User Manual PRIMOS W e Menu Backup Click the button Backup to get into this sub menu Here the language can be chosen for the menus of the measuring control and evaluation software PRIMOS Furthermore the times of any changes to the system settings are displayed System configuration Editor Comments History a PRIMOSO189 bak 03 09 2007 16 02 32 PRIMOS018 bak 03 03 2007 16 02 13 PRIMOS0187 bak 03 09 2007 16 01 46 Comments Last change of system settings 05 09 2007 12 27 59 Delete selected backup Delete all backups Reset the system settings to the state of the selected backup Program language English Save Cancel Img 19 3 System settings Backup e Menu Sensor Press the b
114. further settings are necessary or should be done by the user e Before using the measuring system for the first time please check the current voltage settings especially if the system was transported to another country without the knowledge of the manufacturer If you are not sure about the necessary settings contact the manufacturer e Incorrect voltage may damage the device or its components 4 3 Connecting of Cables Before the first start up of the measuring system or after its installation at a new place all cables must be connected Switching the plug and socket connections is not possible as the connections are different Connect the cables as describe in the hard and software installation manual 4 4 Control Board and Measuring Software e The control boards and the measuring software are a part of the measuring system They are preinstalled and tested e The Installation of further hardware components onto the measuring PC as well as the change of the measuring computer can lead to malfunctions in the measuring system and so should always be done by the measuring device manufacturer or their service representative e At the first installation or after transportation of the measuring system a calibration or at least a check of calibration has to be performed 36 User Manual PRIMOS 4 5 Starting up the Measuring system After producing all necessary cable connections between the components of the measuring system as
115. g control and evaluation software 37 4 8 Starting Ending of the measuring control and evaluation application 38 4 9 Entering the key codes 38 4 10 Transportation of measuring system 39 5 CALIBRATION 40 5 1 Basic system configuration 40 5 2 Start calibration 41 5 3 Calibration of the reference flat 42 5 4 Vertical calibration 44 5 5 Lateral calibration 45 5 6 Synchronisation 46 5 7 Calibration test 47 User Manual PRIMOS MEASUREMENT 6 1 Start of measuring program 6 2 Preparation of measurement 6 3 Height measurements 6 4 Change to interactive evaluation OVERLAY NAMING ASSISTANT EVALUATION OF 3D DATA 9 1 General 9 2 Functions in the menu File 9 2 1 Saving of height picture parts with specific cropping parameters 9 3 Functions in the menu Edit 9 4 Functions in the menu Mark 9 5 Functions in the menu Filter 9 6 Functions in the menu Reference 9 7 Functions in the menu Calculate 9 8 Functions in the menu Group evaluation 9 9 Functions in the menu View 9 10 Functions in the menu Settings 9 11 The menu Macro 9 12 The menu Applications ROUGHNESS PARAMETERS 10 1 General 10 2 Line roughness 10 3 Star roughness 10 4 Surface roughness MACRO FUNCTION 11 1 General 11 2 Creating a macro 11 3 Using a macro 3D Depiction 12 1 Zooming and moving of 3D Depiction 12 2 Settings 12 2 1 3D Depiction 12 2 2 Fr
116. g data under a new name or in a new directory um 12 0 10 0 4 2 8 04 6 04 ae 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 3 0 100 120 140 160 18 0 Img 14 18 Structure height image e Save reference measuring data course This option makes it possible to save only the waviness macro structure of the reference or measuring data under a new name or in a new directory 122 User Manual PRIMOS mm 12 0 10 0 5 0 6 0 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 40 6 0 5 0 10 0 120 140 160 18 0 Img 14 19 Course height image Further information regarding the use of the functions can be found in the chapter Brief description of the program function in the measuring control and evaluation software 15 Volunteer 15 1 Purpose of the module The newly developed SQL based test person database in the Primos software enables an easy and efficient administration of your measurement surveys This database uses the Open Source software Postgres The Postgres software must be installed on the PC use the test person database For an update of Primos with this database the installation pack of the Postgres 8 3 software is also delivered In the measurement module the following items can be selected or newly inserted before measurement survey test person product area and information The next measurement time T is shown automatically After measurement the result files are saved in the folder of the survey with a systematic na
117. gth limit gwk 402 Sim 1261 ao 365 mm yI 336 Sp 747 Waviness picture Evaluation area countin und Moy We Spm aa C ov 514 W Use fixed height for FE RT 514 Limit for PE 10 mm 416 a 26 49 Min distance tor 5 0 14292 mm Flachentilter 5 Roughness picture Mw Use minimum height of PC tor S M Automatic alignment 0 165 0 388 2 243 Material part O Wawe filter 1 907 Foly highpass fiter n Material part curve Reference line f Gaussian highpass filter 0 5 92 0 Zonal highpass filter W default Roughness waviness MMaterial hard are Material graphic Frint Dave Img 10 6 Surface roughness Description of the window elements This displays the size of the measured surface in x direction which can be changed This displays the size of the measured surface in y direction which can be changed This is the y coordinate origin of the measured surface which can be changed This is the x coordinate end of the measured surface which can be changed This is the y coordinate end of the measured surface which can be changed Wavelength limit Ac This is the wavelength limit of the high pass filter not the polynomial X This is the x coordinate origin of the measured surface which can be changed m Ym 1 Y1 2 Y2 User Manual PRIMOS Highpass which can be changed This parameter has the same value in both the x and y directions Evaluation area count in In the sa
118. height picture of will be shown the reference and difference height picture of measuring data reference and measuring data Structure height Show structure height Click button or icon if enabled picture picture will be shown the structure height picture Course height Show course height Click button or icon if enabled picture picture will be shown the course height picture 219 User Manual PRIMOS Original height picture Show cut line Lateral deformation Height deformation Set colour palette Show entire height picture Display a cross sectional picture 2D profile for the cut line marked before in the height picture Show lateral deformation of matched height picture Show vertical deformation of matched height picture Set the colour scale for the height picture Click button or icon if enabled will be shown the entire height picture Click button or icon the window for presentation of 2D profiles cross sectional pictures for lines marked before in the height picture opens Click button or icon the lateral deformation of matched height picture will be shown Click button or icon the vertical deformation of the matched height picture will be shown Click button or icon the window for selection of colour scale of height picture opens 220 User Manual PRIMOS tens ton fon Pion ovomn E Enable the zoom Click icon position the curs
119. ht image 170 User Manual PRIMOS Close measuring window Measure Start Stop live aff Start stop the image J display of live the picture Start measurement ki Perform single measurement Measure Start Stop live Perform live measurement measurement Start series Perform series measurement measurement Usenormal Selection of the Click the button for the A Click button or symbol The Current window measuring window is closed Click button icon or function key the live is shown repeat click button icon or function key the live picture is hidden Click button icon or function key a single measurement of the measuring object is carried out pou fmon pem praon o Click button icon or function key a single measurement of the measuring object is started to end the measurement re click the button icon or function key The lastly taken height image is taken over Click button icon or function key a series of single measurements is carried out in the live mode Number of single measurements and the space of time between each measurement must be set in the setting field of the measuring program before measurement User Manual PRIMOS measuring mode for measuring mode of the series the single measurement measurement for the performing of series measurements a E ad 7 activation of the measuring mode to deactivate the measuring mod
120. ht picture or button 0 0 0 2 0 40 6 0 60 100 120 140 160 160 test 18x13 test 18x13 Img 14 7 Rough structure height picture with cross section display Here only the roughness Micro structure is displayed in the cross section The macro structure is filtered out Select the menu item View Show sectional picture or click the button BS The chosen section type is displayed e Data evaluation in the Cross section window Now measurements and dimensioning can be conducted in the cross section s Chapter Intersection lines For this purpose mark points on the intersecting line between which are to be measured and subsequently choose the size to be determined in the menu Geometry or by clicking on the corresponding button im AS MS xs Img 14 8 Buttons for the intersecting line evaluation Points are always marked on the active intersecting line Select the active curve intersecting line with help of the scroll button on the status bar 116 User Manual PRIMOS Active line fi OME Img 14 9 Menu Active line o LY i ff N iF wh Nall Nat k ryt 150 Um 200 O meee test refom test_mess o Img 14 10 Comparison between reference and measurement data via intersecting line e Structure line filter The structure line filter serves the averaging of close together lying intersecting lines This is especially useful when rough structure
121. i DOE Boml Sol uere ioc E E 20 E i B 5 15 Line parameters e 10 Number of fo ae Distance mm fi a R J75 y Deted Edets seting 5 0 5 10 15 20 Height um 450 200 150 100 50 comes Ba 0 ji Line 20 481716151413121 i Line parameters Number of 10 Distance mm h 25 30 35 40 Width mm 50 100 150 Img 1 24 Setting direction of lines 20 User Manual PRIMOS w If lines are set outside of the calculation window then an error message appears Out of Area In the left side of the image the coordinates of the individual lines are shown If several lines are drawn in the image the line number can be selected and can be individually deleted on demand YT Pik 392 l zl zl 2 Pig N59 a l zl Yz Fis 176 al 12 52040 mm Y 24 88229 mm ae 252040 mm ae 1117164 mm Img 1 25 line drawing window 1 2 3 Show topography of the intersecting line s To view the profiles for further calculations there is a possibility to activate the button details under the miniature view on the left side 21 User Manual PRIMOS Profile of active marking 4 1e 4 6 8 12 W 16 mm Roughness parameters Ra i 20 6 um 46 2 um Rz 586 am Details Fdefault settings Img 1 26 Program symbol diagram ia File Edit Yiew Geometry Parameters Applications System Window About OMe BANG MAEDA BET skh 1
122. icture e g if the projected cross and reticule match The projected cross is displayed in such manner that it is located in the middle of the calibrated reference level If the camera image is not in focus when the projected cross is located in the middle position the measuring device has to be re calibrated For different colours or reflectivity of measuring object surface the brightness of the live picture has to be appropriately adapted The software continuously reviews the correctness of the brightness adjustment by itself In the case of correct brightness the indicator at the lower right of the program window will be green in the case of incorrect brightness it will be red i e a change of brightness is necessary The adjustment of brightness should be made at middle position of lens aperture Lighting should be reduced as much as possible test parasitic influences of fluorescent tubes and energy saving lamps the comparison of roughness measurements is only possible with comparable adjustments of lens aperture and camera enhancement For this reason save screenshots of all measuring parameter adjustments as far as possible also system adjustments to ensure reproducibility 6 3 Height measurements After selecting the measuring mode bringing the measuring device on focus with the surface to be measured and adjusting the brightness the 3D measurement can be performed For the performance of the 3D measurement the following functi
123. iew Wrinkle analysis File name test24012008 Setting Haut Date 24 01 2008 Area name Falten User Comment Wrinkles Height picture E E E 0 5 10 15 20 mm ym Distribution of wrinkles 600 0 4000 200 0 0 0 200 0 3 a Wrinkle count 5 2 Average depth of wrinkles 182 um Deepest wrinkle 242 pm 5 Fi 8 Total wrinkle volume 6 84 mm Total wrinkle area 37 60 mm Average form factor wrinkles 42 a4 Total length of wrinkles 57 om 100 200 300 Depth in pm Ok Print Print settings Export Img 17 11 Protocol layout 150 User Manual PRIMOS For the analyzed height picture two text files are generated in the folder of the picture one file shows the parameters for all wrinkles and there positions and the other one gives the distribution in the classes for all parameters the summarized parameters and the settings Additionally one line with the summarized parameters is added to a text file for protocol purposes That file with the setting name is saved in the edited result path 17 4 Analysis of a measuring series in the database module The wrinkle analysis can also be performed for all files of a measuring series e g to observe the wrinkle alteration for several points in time with statistical significance For this all files of one series have to be matched in the database before Due to the matching the files contain different invalid areas at the edge that must not be eva
124. ight image is displayed Click button and select the size of the overview pictures in the 212 User Manual PRIMOS a pictures sub menu tens Bon Jeon ton oweton T Open the currently selected height picture in the 3D representation window ih Set colour scale for height picture Macro Macro Start a macro for data processing DER Information about the Info File information of the marked height picture available macros Settings Matching Setting of parameters procedure for the 3D matching Click icon the currently selected height picture will be opened in the 3D representation window for further processing Click button or icon the window for the selection of the colour scale of the height picture opens Mark height pictures to be processed click button click macro requested for data processing the data processing steps of the macro will be applied to all selected height pictures Click button a window containing information regarding the available macros is displayed Click button the file information for the marked height picture will be indicated Click button a window for the setting of parameters for the 3D matching in opened 213 User Manual PRIMOS 20 6 Menu Open print folder After running the print folder program the following functions are available Create a new page print Click button or icon a new document do
125. ight picture Click button gaps existing in the measuring height picture after matching no height data will be filled with the corresponding data from the reference height picture Click button or icon position the cursor in a height picture at the starting point of the line to be drawn click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor to the end point of the line to be drawn release the left 218 User Manual PRIMOS mouse button the line is drawn in all height pictures mee pe p Edit Structure lines filter Create an average Click button click the requested cut line of a number of parallel lines the selectable number of cut line shown in the cut line cut lines diagram will be the average of located close and the draw cut line and the parallel to the cut line selected number of close drawn in the height located parallel cut lines picture View Split windows Show height pictures Click button or icon height of reference and pictures of reference and measuring data in measuring data will be shown in one window one window if enabled Reference Show reference data _ Click button or icon if enabled height picture the height picture of reference data will be shown Measurement data Show measuring data Click button or icon if enabled height picture will be shown the height picture of measuring data Difference Ca Show difference Click button or icon if enabled
126. ighting a small height height range range Status line on off Display hide the Click button the status line will status line be shown hidden settings Select colour table set the colour scale Click button or icon the the for 3D window for selection of representation of the colour scale of height picture height picture opens 193 User Manual PRIMOS Select background Set colour for the Click button or icon the background of the 3D window for selection of representation background colour of 3D representation opens 20 4 2 Menu Show sectional lines eS After opening the window for the display of cross sectional picture 2D profile the following functions are available Se File Redraw Redraw cross Click button or icon all sectional picture All Markings and markings and inscriptions are deleted inscriptions will be deleted Save as LJ Store the cross Click button or icon input file sectional picture as 2D name select folder for storage cut line file cd2 click Save Import data Pa Import an cross Click button select folder and file sectional picture name click Open stored as ASCII file txt Export data Export the cross Click button or icon input file sectional picture as name select folder for storage aan ASCII file txt click Save Export graphic Export the graphics to Click button or icon input file Windows Metafile M
127. ile name of marking file click Open the markings are inserted in all selected height pictures of the database to show the inserted markings click the appropriate indication buttons or icons Click button the markings in the evaluation mode before copied to the clipboard will be inserted in all selected height pictures of the database to show the inserted markings click the appropriate indication buttons or icons Click button or icon the operation filtering alignment carried out last will be undone pou omon oon praon oreen l F Delete all markings from the height pictures Cutting out of a marked area in selected height pictures Cutting out the area around a marking in the selected height images Click button or icon all markings will be deleted from the height pictures Click button the marked area s of the height images are cut out Click button Areas around markings in height images are cut out 204 User Manual PRIMOS Inverse picture Flip vertical Flip horizontal 90 left 90 right 180 Turn Inverts the selected Click button the height height pictures images are inverted calculation of the height picture print Click button the height pictures are mirrored Mirrors the selected height pictures vertically vertically Click button the height pictures are mirrored Mirrors the select
128. image is set Original state back to ist original state Close x Closing the window of Click button or icon the active the 3D image window is closed View Zoom Shift E Zoom or shift the 3D Click button or icon if enabled representation the 3D representation can be zoomed hold left mouse button and move the mouse or shifted hold right mouse button and a T User Manual PRIMOS move the mouse on the screen by means of the mouse pou eaen een pran o View Rotate Rotate 3D image Click button or icon if enabled the 3D representation can be rotated hold left mouse button and move the mouse rotation axis x and z hold right mouse button and move the mouse rotation axis y on the screen by means of the mouse Height picture with Show the 3D Click button or icon if enabled reduced resolution representation with the 3D representation will be reduced resolution shown during rotation with reduced resolution faster rotation Height picture with Show the 3D Click button or icon if enabled full resolution representation with full the 3D representation will be resolution shown during rotation with full resolution slower rotation Grid in X direction Show the 3D Click button or icon if enabled representation as the 3D representation will be height lines in X shown as height lines in X direction direction Grid in Y direction Show the 3D Click button or icon if enabled representati
129. inkle parameter the number and width of classes can be edited For the depth the class widths can be edited individually Circular dimples such as pores with a form factor lt 1 03 2 1 structure are not considered as wrinkles Automatically a robust highpass filter is used for pre filtering to flatten the height image 144 User Manual PRIMOS Settings for wrinkle analysis Settings Settingsname Haut Delete setting New setting Classification Volume classes and saving Height Number of classes for wrinkle depth 5 Class width class No in mm 0 050000 Minimum depth for wrinkle count in mm Area Minimum wrinkle size in pixel Number of classes for wrinkle area _ Class width for valley area in mm Form factor Number of classes for wrinkle form factor Class width for valley form factor Length Number of classes for length of wrinkles Class width for length of wrinkles Cancel Img 17 2 Classification and selection criterions Settings for wrinkle analysis Settings Settingsname Haut Y Delete setting New setting Classification Yolume classes and saving Yolume Peaks valleys outside the total range are in the first or last class Last class therefore unlimited Number of classes for wrinkle volume 5 Enlarge factor of class widths of valleys f 2 Lower limit total range valleys fi 0 Upper limit total range valleys 10
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131. ions of two height pictures in the database Delete a height picture from the database Delete marked height pictures from database height pictures will be pictures of database are marked Click button no height picture of database Is marked Click button the grouping of height pictures before adjusted will be performed Click button the window for adjustment of file groups opens aa scan Click button enable or disable function for position swap of two height pictures in the database if enabled click with left mouse button in one height picture hold the button and move it to the other height picture release the mouse button the two height pictures will swap their positions Click button enable or disable function for deletion of height picture from database if enabled click with left mouse button in height picture to be deleted the height picture will be deleted from the database Click button all marked 202 User Manual PRIMOS Delete entry and Delete currently Click with left mouse button file selected height the height picture to be picture from database deleted click button the and the selected height picture will be appropriate data file deleted from the database and from hard disk the appropriate data file from hard disk Delete marked Delete marked height Mark the height pictures to be entries and files pictures from da
132. iously selected height images 135 User Manual PRIMOS Average filter Use of an average filter on the previously selected height images Robust high pass Removal of the geometric form in the selected height images filter Fourier Filter Using a Fourier filter on the height image to determine or filter the waviness of the structure of the skin Press button 16 4 4 Functions in the menu Calculate The determined measuring values are displayed under the relevant height image and can also be displayed in a table over the menu item View Measurement data Using the button Copy in the measurement data window the table can be copied into the Windows clipboard and from there copied into other programs for further processing With the button Save the values of the table can be saved in a file Surface size flat Calculation of the stretched area of the height image respectively the marked areas of it click button Surface size curved Calculation of the area within the waviness of the whole height image or the marked areas click button Surface Detection of the value of the highest and deepest measuring point in minimum maximum the 3D image or the marked areas click button 136 User Manual PRIMOS Lump analysis By a click on this menu lumps knots on the 3D skin surface are automatically detected and their geometric parameters will be determined These are then displayed in the in a
133. is displayed If this number is O then it will not occur The higher this number is set the more the waviness is separated from the roughness Zone High pass filter This is the third of 3 high pass filters that separate the waviness from the roughness To the right of this the number of times the filtering is repeated is displayed If this number is 0 then it will not occur With all other settings the filter is run through once User Manual PRIMOS Reference line This value defines the reference plane for the parameter Rtpi See below tables for more information about it Mr1 is the material part of the peaks without the flat in percent Mr2 Mr2 is the material part of the valleys without the core profile in percent Calculate Calculate the roughness parameters with the current settings Roughness The area roughness window is closed and the roughness is displayed ee innetsananem TS Waviness The area waviness window is closed and the waviness is displayed in ee amena T The material parameters are calculated with the current settings Mr1 amp Mr2 By clicking this button the roughness parameters Mr1 and Mr2 will be determined Material Graphic Displays the material graphical representation Name of Elements Description Print Prints the result Description of parameters Arithmetic Sa is the arithmetic mean of the surface roughness Roughness Sa is a vertical parameter This means it describes the rough
134. istics 110 User Manual PRIMOS 14 2 Automatic alignment Matching e Main fields of application for 3D Matching Analysis of changing processes of the human skin Through use of cosmetics healing processes sicknesses surgery etc Analysis of structural changes that can be characterised by roughness parameters Analysis of height changes of wrinkles e g in the eye area e General Functionality of 3D Matching A manual pre aligning of the height images is not necessary The aligning occurs automatically based on the analysis of the micro structure of both height images in all degrees of freedom shifting along all 3 axis turning around the Z axis small tilting in the X Y level Through use of the micro structure stretches and deformations of the test sample can be recognised taken into account and analysed e Work Steps for the execution of the 3D matching Opening of the matching window Menu item Applications Matching for elastic surfaces or press button 8 A window with four initially empty display surfaces is opened Opening the reference file Menu item File Open reference or press button A that is to be matched with a second file Opening the file that is to be matched Menu item File Open measuring data or press button On the left the reference picture is opened with its micro structure displayed below To the right is the file that is to be matched Begin matching Menu item E
135. ition the cursor in the text to be justified click the left mouse button click button or icon the text will be centred Select font Set text font for Click on button or icon the document design and window for selection of the text printing of the font opens document Background colour i Set background colour Click on button or icon the for text for text window for selection of the background colour of the text opens 215 User Manual PRIMOS Edit View Bring object to front Delete object Portrait landscape Page preview Edit mode 25 90 75 100 150 200 400 Position an object in front of a second object Delete an object from the document Set the format of the document portrait or landscape Change between page preview and edit mode edit mode above described functions Select magnification of the document in the page preview mode Print document Mark the object to be positioned in front of a second object by clicking the left mouse button click on button or icon the marked object will be positioned In front Position the cursor on the object to be deleted click left mouse button click button or icon the object will be deleted Click button or icon the document format will be E FF portrait enabled landscape enabled Click button or icon the document mode changes from edit mode to page pr
136. iving skin surface is contact free without disturbing patient test person and without possible falsifications e The direct and fast measurement on the skin surface represents a significant time saving and consequently a reduction of costs 31 User Manual PRIMOS e The measurement and recording of a 3D measuring report with several hundred thousand measuring points takes only a few seconds e Operating errors can be minimised for periodical measurements with an automated computer controlled procedure from measuring data recording to output of the results on the computer monitor or on a connected printer Optical 3D measuring techniques used for the 3D in vivo skin measuring should fulfil the following essential criteria e Data recording has to be accomplished within a few milliseconds or directly in video real time e Light sources with sufficient light intensity have to be used to allow the application of colour or polarisation filters for lighting if necessary e Light intensity has to be controllable to allow light adjustment for different skin types com plexions as quickly as possible and to achieve comparable measuring results Developments and tests for application of the optical 3D measuring technology based on digital stripe projection with micro mirrors have been implemented since 2000 in cooperation with the Dermatological Research Department of Beiersdorf AG Hamburg the Research Department of
137. k on Add Remove e Confirm the computers query regarding deleting the software e After completing the un installation click OK e To close the Software menu click OK e o close the control panel click the button close xl or in the top right corner of the screen 4 8 Starting and Ending the Measuring Control and Evaluation Program To start the measuring control and evaluation program undertake the following steps o start click start and move the curser over programs Then move the curser over PRIMOS and click on the button PRIMOS Or Click on the PRIMOS Symbol on the desk top To close the program and all its windows click in the top right corner of the screen on the button Close x 4 9 Entering the Key Codes During the first start of the PRIMOS software after the installation a window appears for the insertion of a key code Here please enter the name of the user the company name and the key code delivered with the software and subsequently confirm the entries with Enter If the key code is correct then the button OK becomes active By activating this button the program opens With a wrong or missing code the only possibility is to start the program as a DEMO Version Click Demo button 38 User Manual PRIMOS Bitte geben Sie Ihren Name Ihre Firma und Ihre Sichlusseicode ein Hame Firma E Schlusselcode inz HEK KEK Demo iF Werlasser Img 4 2 Request for key code du
138. lect color scaling of height image Select background color Select color scale for 3D depiction Click button the result of the measurement is displayed as a 3D depiction with net course in both directions Click button the function Turn 3D depiction is active functionality also see section 3D depiction of height pictures Click button the Function zoom 3D depiction is active functionality also see section 3D depiction of height pictures Click symbol the 3D depiction is restored back to its original state Click button select the color scale in the window that opens and confirm with the OK button Click button select color in the window which opens and confirm with the OK button Click button Select color scale in the window which opens using the mouse and confirm with the OK button 175 User Manual PRIMOS Color scale for fine Select color scaling Click button Select color structure for fine structure scale in the window which opens using the mouse and confirm with the OK button Select color scale for Click button Select color Photo simulation scale in the window which opens using the mouse and confirm with the OK button Color scale for Select color scale for Click button Select color texture texture scale in the window which opens using the mouse and confirm with the OK button Color scale for net Sele
139. line roughness parameters Rmax and Rt have changed If not differently set then when starting the surface roughness dialogue the entire measuring surface is trimmed to a square which could have the following edge lengths 0 1 0 2 0 5 1 2 5 10 20 50 etc In each case the next smallest measuring field that fits into the square is chosen 11 Macro function 11 1 General With the function Macro repeating sequences of functions and evaluation strategies can be saved as a kind of overall function This can then be called upon when needed without much effort 11 2 Creating a Macro Transfer a measured height image to the evaluation window or open a saved height image Activate the button Start recording in the menu macro to begin the macro recording Conduct the desired evaluation function e g Filter intersecting line etc Step by Step After conducting all necessary evaluation functions activate the button Stop recording in the menu Macro to end the macro recording The window Macro management opens 95 User Manual PRIMOS Macro management uo z lia i jis w 17 h8 fis jo l OK j2 3 e is le e i7 la ila lvo x Maca management Macro name test State no used Recording date 23 4 2001 Recordng brne 0 56 17 File name E PR GRATSPRIHOS 2 0 2 macro2 mer Desenptior Test macro Img 11 1 Window Macro management Here
140. luated Therefore the software asks to determine the maximum possible rectangular area which is used for analysis Only marked files are used The maximum rectangle and the wrinkle selection in that case are applied only if all marked files have the same dimensions Alternatively an inserted rectangle or the complete area in case of equivalent ranges can be analyzed After starting the wrinkles analysis press Calculate Wrinkles analysis with selection of a settings name and result path in the first dialog the maximum rectangle is determined and shown if chosen Then the wrinkles of the first marked file are determined and shown in the wrinkle selection dialog Select the wrinkles you want to evaluate by mouse see above Now all marked files are analyzed and only those wrinkles are used which have an overlap to there reference wrinkle of gt 1 of area Note that flat wrinkles usually show an irregular structure dominated by the surface roughness and there positions move from picture to picture Therefore in order to recognize these wrinkles again the overlap criterion must not be stronger The summarized results for all evaluated files can be seen in View Wrinkles analysis results As for the evaluation of a single file the same result files are generated here but with the name tag DB for database 151 User Manual PRIMOS _ ODSCAD Datenbank no name MOlb Si vy ac lt lt OBO sBea 6a te
141. me according to the previously given information The saved files can be opened with selected properties in the standard database module The administration of the test person database is also found in the standard database module There the content of the database can be shown completely or with selected properties distinct datasets can be edited or deleted and the destination directory can be changed 123 User Manual PRIMOS ii 15 2 Installation notes For installation of the Postgres 8 3 software administrator rights are needed Please start the SETUP bat file Please type postgres for username and password each time it is requested Otherwise the test person database will not run via Primos Ignore messages that the password might be too easy You don t need to select any further packages from the list for installation After successful installation don t install further Postgres packages Stack Builder Restart your computer Note The file system has to be NTFS At the first start of the new Primos software after Postgres installation an empty test person database will be generated automatically The Postgres database server will be started automatically at each opening of the Primos software if not yet running The database server is also stopped automatically upon quitting Primos if no other Primos instance is running 15 3 Inserting test person data in the measurement module Please make sure that the test pers
142. me method as line roughness here the total measuring X and Y surface can be divided by x and y direction in a specific or single area The standard Is 1 Name of Elements Description Use fixed height for PC When this menu is inactivated all different heights of the peaks will be included for the determination of Rz value In the case of activation only one fixed height will be take in account Min distance for S The minimum distance is defined for the distance between the peaks Use minimum height of Only the higher peaks will be included in the calculation of minimum PC for S distance Automatic Alignment When this menu is inactivated the determination of the roughness will start with a second degree polynomial of the original profile activated by standard Polynomial Highpass filter A polynomial with the given order is subtracted from the original n profile This filter reduces the waviness very strictly Wave filter This is the first of 3 high pass filters that separate the waviness from the roughness To the right of this the number of times the filtering is repeated is displayed If this number is O then it will not occur The higher this number is set the more the waviness is separated from the roughness Gaussian High pass filter This is the second of 3 high pass filters that separate the waviness from the roughness To the right of this the number of times the filtering is repeated
143. measured results of star roughness are now automatically calculated and included which can provide useful information about the isotropy of skin An export function for MS Excel has been added to the new software version which can be used to export the results in CVS Excel format For the calculation of correct roughness parameters a measuring field has to be selected which concerning the lateral and vertical resolution is suitable to reproduce the profile of the existing microstructure accurately The calculation of the line roughness parameters is performed in compliance with the appropriate DIN standards To receive realistic values select the total line length and the cut off frequency according to the corresponding DIN standard if possible By using the polynomial filtering the degree of the polynomial can be changed it is possible to remove long wavy parts of the surface profile If necessary cut off wave filters and Gaussian filters can be applied several times to the same set of data The calculation of star roughness is used to determine the dependency between the direction angle of the profile lines on the surface and the roughness parameters Generally roughness parameters should be determined in the direction of the largest height differences Area roughness parameters have so far not been standardised They use a significantly larger amount of information than line roughness parameters Small deviations in the surfac
144. measuring window Measure Start measurement Or the button Measure 13 User Manual PRIMOS 5 0 2 Min i mM 0 50 100 150 ene Evaluate Stripes Pattern Start series Img 1 12 Menu bar in the bottom window area Mawat Wheto Mester Gene staten Live picture Initially the measurement results are displayed graphically in a colour coded height image see Img 1 13 The measurement results contain all the 3D information of the measured object which means that the macro structure form waviness as well as micro profile Skin structure wrinkles are available The scales is given under the colour coded height image where black represents the deepest point in the image and the colours change to yellow depending on their height Fle Measure View Height picture Colursettings Evaluste Applications System Window About Rs Jd ML iBGR cBOS BS mm 20 0 150 100 Live picture Measure Save Evaluate Stripes Pattern Start senes into End of measurement 10 Img 1 13 Colour coded 3D height image Should the measurement have not been successful the measured image can be discarded without saving through a click of the button Live Picture and the measurement can be repeated 14 User Manual PRIMOS A good measuring result should be saved directly To do this the button save at the bottom of the screen can be used or another option is the menu item
145. mial filter Removes the Click button in the window deviation from a which opens select the rank of geometric form of polynomial click Evaluate selected height click pictures Difference the height corresponding to the Pictures after removal of selected class of geometric form are shown polynomial Robust high pass Separates the fine Click button the height filter structure of the skin pictures are displayed after the separation of the fine structure of the skin C a C a Remove invalid Assigning of Click button measuring points adjacent height with missing height values are value in case of assigned height values of absence of own adjacent measuring points height value for the measuring point for previously selected 206 User Manual PRIMOS ee a Remove hairs Elimination of hairs Click button Hairs are from the removed from the selected measuring data of height images skin surface for previously selected height pictures Applies a Gaussian Click button In the window Gaussian filter filter to previously which opens select direction selected height and size of filtering click OK pictures The height pictures are displayed after use of the Gaussian filter Median filter Applies a median Click button in the window filter to previously which opens select the area selected height the direction and the size of pictures filter application click OK
146. mport line data Export line data Export graphics Copy representation to print Folder Clos E Dateiname tesi v Dateityp Text Datei txt X Abbrechen Img 13 5 Option Export Data Load the previously saved txt file in the cross section window Menu item File Import Data or button Y In the status bar on the bottom right the field active line can be found Activate the required intersecting line using the scrolling button 109 User Manual PRIMOS W Measurements are also possible between varying intersecting lines For this activate the respective line before you mark a point and subsequently conduct the distance measurement as described above 2 00 1 90 p 1 80 1 70 E 1 60 41 50 1 40 1 30 1 20 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 29 3 0 3 9 4 0 49 9 0 mm Linie test txt 1 Img 13 6 View from several height images Further information regarding the usage of the above mentioned functions can be found in chapter 20 Brief description of the program functions in the measuring control and evaluation software Toolbar 14 3D Matching of Elastic Surface Structures 14 1 Requirements A prerequisite for the 3D matching is the availability of two height images of the same area of the measuring object or at least with sufficient overlapping areas The height images need the same dimensions and resolution as well as both having a micro structure with adequate character
147. ndicated The position of the reference line for the indicated material portion can be changed under reference plane The button Material graphic serves for the display of the material portion curve the void area curve and the material area curve By moving the mouse cursor in the diagrams of the above mentioned characteristics their parameters will be indicated for different positions of the reference line By clicking the Save button in the main roughness window a window for storage of roughness parameters and or material characteristics in a text file opens By clicking the Print button the roughness parameters and or the material characteristics will be printed By means of the button Material graphic the window for the display of material profiles can be opened The window Line roughness will be closed by clicking the Close button 76 User Manual PRIMOS Description of the window elements Name of Elements Description Original profile Displays the original profile Compared to the intersecting line image a height offset value was added that sets the middle value of the whole profile to 0 Through this a clear depiction is reached as all 3 profiles exhibit the same scaling Waviness profile Displays the determined waviness profile Roughness profile Displays the determined roughness profile Total meas section Displays the total length of the profile and can be changed When starting the line
148. ness in vertical direction 1 nx ny oa gt DRY x AX NY iz ja Quadratic Sq is the quadratic mean of the surface roughness If more Roughness than a single measuring surface is appointed then Sq is the mean of the single measuring surfaces User Manual PRIMOS Sq is a vertical parameter This means it describes the o roughness in vertical direction Maximum stretching Smax This is the height difference between the highest peak and of the roughness the lowest valley on the entire measuring field profile Smax is a vertical parameter Ten point height Sz Sz is the mean of the 5 highest peaks and 5 deepest valleys from the entire measuring field Sz is a vertical parameter This means it describes the roughness in vertical direction 5 5 gt IRD gt Ry i l i 10 Greatest roughness St St is the greatest height difference in a single measuring depth of the single field If the single measuring field number is equal to 1 measuring field then St Stm Smax St is a vertical parameter Averaged With the calculation of Stm the difference between roughness depth maximum and minimum is formed for each single 91 User Manual PRIMOS of the single measuring surface These are added up and then divided by measuring fields the number of single measuring surfaces Sim Is a vertical parameter This means it describes the roughness in vertical direction Height of the Sp is the height of the great
149. ng area Volume of cavities Volume calculation of the height profile or a marked part of it below a reference plane Volume of risings Volume calculation of the height profile or a marked part of it above a reference plane Offset to reference Define new measuring reference plane or height for the further volume plane calculation The plane is re determined and is included in the calculation as a new plane 69 User Manual PRIMOS gt Knots parameter Got 000 ome Copy Close Img 9 7 Knots parameters 9 8 Functions in the menu Group evaluation After marking of an area in the measurement data the surface size will be shown for the flat and cambered area The results of star roughness now also include the standard deviation of the measuring data which can be useful to get information about the isotropy of skin An export function for MS Excel is added to the new software version which can be used to export the results in CVS Excel format Line roughness Opening of the dialogue window for the calculation of line roughness parameters Star roughness Opening of the dialogue window for the calculation of star roughness parameters Area roughness Opening of the dialogue window that calculates the area roughness parameter Stop evaluation Stop calculation of roughness parameters for previously selected height pictures and type of roughness 70 User Manual PRIMOS Star
150. ng curve Click button the curve after application of the filter will be shown Click button the curve after application of the filter will be shown 195 User Manual PRIMOS Show real XY ratio Show cross sectional picture with maximum scaling of Y axis or with scaling in real X Y ratio Displays the cross section in various enlargements Label the X and Y axis as well as the individual cross sectional pictures Display hide grid net Display the value table for the Current cross sectional picture Display of frequency distribution of height values in the cross sectional picture Click button if the button is enabled the curve will be shown with scaling in real X Y ratio if the button is disabled the curve will be shown with maximum scaling of Y axis Select the enlargement of cross section in the toolbar the curve is displayed corresponding to the selected enlargement when the button is automatically marked the curve is displayed in maximum Y scaling ee Click button in the window which opens the axes and the curves can be labelled Click button if the button is enabled the cross sectional pictures will be shown with grid if the button is disabled the cross sectional pictures will be shown without grid Click button or icon the value table for the current cross sectional picture will be Indicated Click button a histogr
151. ng results Hints We have to point out that the used names of the several firms in general are under the trade mark mark or patent protection law Great care has been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of the data contained in this manual Nevertheless errors are possible LMI neither guarantees for correctness or technical accuracy of the contained specifications nor does LMI accept responsibility or any accountability for consequences of misinterpretation of this document which may or may not be caused by faulty statements contained herein LMI Technologies GmbH reserves the right to change the manual or software in sense of the technical progress Please note that depending on the software version purchased with the measuring system some program features may not available 3 Configuration of the Measuring System Img 3 1 gives an overview of the basic configuration of the optical 3D in vivo measuring system PRIMOS a ie A Img 3 1 Configuration of measuring system sensor with stand measuring computer 33 User Manual PRIMOS Scope of delivery 1 Sensor with stand for deposition of the sensor and electricity supply of the sensor 2 Measurement and evaluation note book 3 button mouse 3 Spacer The functional structure of the optical 3D sensor 1 is shown in the principle picture in Img 3 2 CCD Camera Observation Optics Measuring Depth 3D Profile gt k _ Projection
152. ntal distance will be indicated AT User Manual PRIMOS ee w Vertical distance Determine distance of Mark two points on the curve two points in Y click button the direction selected distance of the two points in Y previously by mouse direction vertical click vertical distance will be indicated distance Distance Determine real Mark two points on the curve distance of two click button the points selected distance of the two points in Y previously by mouse direction vertical click distance will be indicated Curve length Determine stretched Mark two points on the curve length of cross click button the sectional curve stretched length of cross between two points sectional curve between the selected previously by two points will be indicated mouse click eS ee Geometry Angle acute Determines the acute Mark two points on the curve angle between two click button the angle straight line segments between straight line defined by or a straight line the two points and the X axis segment and the X will be indicated axis or reference line Mark 3 points on the curve click button the angle between straight lines defined by the two pairs points 1 2 and 2 3 of points will be indicated Mark four points on the curve click button the angle between straight lines defined by the two pairs points 1 2 and 3 4 of points will be indicated 198 User Manual PR
153. on _Detalls or the menu item View show sectional picture in the 3D evaluation window Several intersecting lines can be displayed in the cross section One of these lines is active which means dimensioning alignments filtering and calculations can be undertaken To activate a specific line choose it in the status bar using the scrolling button see Fig 13 1 The active line is displayed thicker Bk H pAb amp R s ip amp Ea T os 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 0 Linie Active line Lin al x 17 416 z 40 073 Img 13 1 Profile of the cutting lines 104 User Manual PRIMOS 13 2 Measurement of Gaps The program makes it possible to measure distances in x y direction height differences and real distances shortest distance linear distance of two points To conduct this measurement proceed as follows Activate the intersecting line by use of the scroll button Mark the two points on the intersecting line between which the distance is to be measured By clicking the right mouse button all marked points are deleted Select the gap type to be measured through the menu Geometry or by clicking one of the following buttons Horizontal distance i Vertical distance AP real distance a curve length The distance is displayed The position of the result display in the depiction can be changed by moving the cursor over the result Clicking and moving the cursor with held down mouse button to th
154. on as the 3D representation will be height lines in Y shown as height lines in Y direction direction Grid in both Show the 3D Click button or icon if enabled directions representation as the 3D representation will be height lines in X and shown as height lines in X and Y direction Y direction 192 User Manual PRIMOS Photo simulation Show the 3D Click button or icon if enabled representation as the 3D representation will be photo simulation shown as photo simulation Frame off gy Show the 3D Click button or icon if enabled representation without the 3D representation will be frame shown without frame em I View Line frame Show the 3D Click button or icon if enabled representation with the 3D representation will be frame shown with frame Rahmen mit Show the 3D Click button or icon if enabled Farbfullung representation with the 3D representation will be closed frame shown with closed frame Smoothed 3D depiction in When activated clicked the Depiction smoothed version image is shown in ist smoothed version Automatic Z Automatic height Click button a regular colour scaling scaling Regular distribution from the lowest to colour distribution from the highest measuring point is the lowest to the used highest measuring point Free Z scaling Free height scaling If enabled clicked the scaling Possibility of coloured range can be reduced for highlighting a small highl
155. on database is activated Therefore open the database File Test person proband database administration Use proband database must be checked see Fig 3 below At the start of the measurement module the user is requested for using the test person database for measurement If yes is selected the measurement will be assisted by the test person database Please press the button Info proband to insert the data of the current test person before measurement In the shown dialog you can select data contained in the database or edit new data The following data are needed for a new dataset survey proband product area and optional information After selecting a survey only the data contained in this survey are shown in the selection boxes After pressing Accept the current measurement time is shown and also if edited before the information e g about the previously used hardware settings lf new data is edited for at least one column the current measurement time is TO Otherwise T is increased automatically Leaving the dialog with OK enables the single and series measurement functions If the current measurement time is later than TO opening the reference camera file kam for overlay is done automatically without dialog At single measurement the files will be saved by pressing the Save button without dialog The files are saved in the folder of the survey with a systematic name according to the previously given inf
156. ondition for the grouping of height images is a systematic file naming Select the menu item Component File group new for the grouping of height images In the field Group mark Fig 10 indicate the length and the position of the character string which is common for all height pictures of the group including the reference height picture Following this in the field Variant indicate which character string is used for numbering of the height pictures within the group In the field Reference it is designated whether the first or the last file within the group is used as reference 141 User Manual PRIMOS File group Group mark Min string length of charact 3 Mas string length of charac Position f Atthe beginning At the end C from a Character VW ariarit Form Digit Min string length E Max string length 3 a Position f Atthe beginning C before group mark f after group mark fe At the end C from Character Reference fe With lowest value Co With highest value File name format EKK NNN OF Cancel Img 16 9 Dialogue window File grouping Example G01000 omc Reference G02000 omc Reference G01001 0mc G02001 omc G01002 0omc G02002 0omc G01003 0mc G02003 0omc After clicking the menu item Component Default file groups the grouping of the height pictures is performed The reference image is labelled red It is given the group number and the letter
157. ons are available in the measurement window 50 User Manual PRIMOS Live picture 2 or Live pie or Measure Live picture start stop or push activator By means of this function the camera image will be transferred to the monitor The live picture must be enabled before measurement or respectively projection of stripes or pattern ei Measure i Measurement 24 or Measure or Measure Start measurement or push activator Starting a single measurement During measurement the transfer of live image will be interrupted After the measurement is finished the 3D data will be shown colour coded on the monitor Save or or File Save height picture Saving the measured height picture Thereby an appropriate file name must be entered If the field Save cam pic is enabled then the corresponding camera image will also be saved each time It receives the same file name as the height picture and the file ending kam If a concrete camera image has been explicitly saved it must firstly be frozen button File Save camera picture or icon and then saved like a height picture buttons File Save height picture or Save or icon cy Stripes Vp or gt PeS or View Stripes Projecting stripes The camera image with projected stripes is shown on the monitor By repeated mouse clicks on this functional button the number of stripes doubles each time Projected stripes can be used for the assessment of depth
158. ons in the menu Calculate 135 16 4 5 Context menu in menu group evaluation 136 16 4 6 Menu View 137 16 4 7 Menu Macro 138 16 5 Roughness calculations 138 16 6 Elastic 3D Matching 140 17 WRINKLES MODULE 143 17 1 Purpose of the module 143 17 2 Settings 143 17 3 Evaluation of single files 145 17 4 Analysis of a measuring series in the database module 150 5 User Manual PRIMOS M 18 PRINT FOLDER 151 18 1 Insert objects in to the print folder delete objects from the print folder 151 18 2 Create text fields 152 18 3 Printing the page 153 19 SYSTEM SETTINGS 154 20 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM FUNCTIONS IN THE MEASURING CONTROL AND EVALUATION SOFTWARE TOOLBAR 164 20 1 Main menu start window 164 20 2 Menu Calibration 166 20 3 Menu Measuring program Hz 169 20 4 Menu Open Document c 176 20 4 1 Menu 3D representation of height picture h 190 20 4 2 Menu Show sectional lines 193 20 5 Menu Database paz 199 20 6 Menu Open Print folder _ 213 20 7 Menu 3D matching for elastic surface structures pR Er 216 INSTRUCTION FOR SETUP AND USE OF LMI OPTICAL 3D SENSORS 221 Hardware Installation 221 ll Software Installation 222 IIl Startup of sensor 222 IV Configuration of network connection for Windows XP and Windows 7 222 V Use of measuring system after setup 229 User Manual PRIMOS 1 Quickstart The Software
159. or at function for the one edge of the height height pictures image area to be zoomed click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor to the diametrically opposed edge of the height image area to be zoomed release the left mouse button the appropriate area of the height image will be shown zoomed For zoom reset position the cursor anywhere in the height image and click the right mouse button Settings Matching Opens the window for Click button the window for the procedure setting the matching setting of the matching parameters parameters is opened The above named functions are described further in separate chapters of the user manual 221 User Manual PRIMOS Wi Instruction for setup and use of LMI optical 3D sensors The following instruction applies to setup and use of LMI optical 3D sensors with computers running under the operating systems Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 7 The connection of sensor and computer is realized via network Ethernet Hardware installation The hardware of measuring system consists of the following components Optical 3D sensor PoE power supply for sensor Two network cables Power cable for PoE power supply Computer with operating system Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 7 For installation of measuring system connect sensor PoE power supply and computer by means of the two network cables as follows 1 Use the shorter network cable to connect th
160. or multiple lines When the mark multiple lines button is selected one line must first be drawn on the height picture and after that a popup opens in which number of lines and the distance between them must be entered As another new function in the program the roughness parameters for Ra Rz and Rq as well as a minimized chart can be found at the bottom left side of the window The chart and the roughness parameters results can be evaluated in more detail by pressing on the buttons Details s fig below Measurin g result Profile of active marking il em a a E Line parameters Number of fio ie Distance mm f Details Roughness parameters Ra CERE um Aq 32 5 um Rz 1246 um Details default settings lf View Show only marked areas is selected the unmarked areas are shaded darker This way the whole image is still visible but the marked and unmarked areas are easily distinguishable view image below 63 User Manual PRIMOS SEYA Settings Macro Applicati Show entire picture Show only marked areas Automatic z scaling Free scaling Non linear scaling Select colour table Histogram of height picture Length mm Show sectional picture Smoothed sectional lines 30 representation File information w Tool panel w Info panel Height mm N J t if 14 mn 25 X eimm 1 8 4 2 0 2 30 35 Width mm Unlike in the previous
161. ormation Only then the new dataset is inserted into the database including the saved file names For a series measurement the files and the new dataset including all file names are saved automatically and the files are opened into 124 User Manual PRIMOS wr the database module After saving a measurement manually or automatically the test person information for a new measurement must be edited via Info proband again to perform a new measurement Proband DB communication Proband data for new measurement Survey Proband Product Area Time Info Studie1 Schmidt Nivea Stim T3 New Canfield 45 OK Cancel Img 15 1 Dialog for creating a new dataset with proband data 15 4 Opening files in the database module using test person data lf you want to open measured files via the database module you will be requested for using the test person database Selecting No means to open the files conventionally by the file open dialog Otherwise the database dialog is shown to select the properties of the proband data you want to open E g you can open all files of survey Survey1 or test person Smith After selecting a survey only the data contained in this survey are shown in the selection boxes The standard choice is all for each column and will open every files Also you can select the file type to open omc kam or both 125 User Manual PRIMOS Proband DB
162. ourse of a treatment and assess the difference between before and after the evaluation software includes the possibility of the so called matching of data This means two images or more recorded at different points in time can be compared against each other Presupposition for this is a precise and reproducible recording of the data For this the overlay function view handbook is recommended With this function the original camera image can be displayed in the live picture as a half transparent image This way it is easier to find the previously recorded structure again ior ero window AOT For the matching image data can be compared before cay fa Matching for elastic surfaces during and after the treatment For the area retrieval it is important that at least 60 of the image surface conforms with the original reference data set before the treatment The images that should be compared must already be saved In the starting window after opening the program the Img 1 30 start 3D Matching 24 User Manual PRIMOS button for the matching function can be found It opens through a single click Activate the button 3D Matching for elastic surface Implementing the picture files File Edit View S Applications System Wi ettings indow About Bees Ge s aa 38 se Reference Measuring image 1 I 1 1 1 1 ast 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 30 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 30 0
163. pe of the measuring result in the measuring window Selection of the display type of the measuring result in the measuring window Selection of the display type of the measuring result in the measuring window Selection of the display type of the measuring result in Click button The result of the measurement Is displayed as a color coded height image Click button The result of the measurement Is displayed as a color coded 3D depiction Click button The result of the measurement Is displayed as a 3D depiction in photo simulation Click button the result of the measurement is displayed as a 3D depiction with color coded fine structure Click button the result of the measurement Is displayed as a 3D depiction with texture Click button the result of the measurement Is displayed as a 3D depiction with net course in X direction Click button the result of the measurement Is displayed as a 3D depiction 7 User Manual PRIMOS Height 3D depiction with image net course in both directions Color setting image Background color Color scale for 3D depiction the measuring window Selection of the display type of the measuring result in the measuring window Activation of the function turn 3D depiction Activation of the function zoom 3D depiction Restore the 3D depiction back to its Original state Se
164. re is the result of the mathematical operation Measuring data reference data After opening a measuring file for use as reference measurement or defining an open active height picture as reference measurement open a second measuring file click the button the shown height picture is the result of the mathematical operation Reference data Measuring data 185 User Manual PRIMOS Operate Evaluate Meas Data Reference Meas Data Reference Surface size Surface minimum maximum Determine lump parameters Calculate the product of 2 height pictures Calculate the quotient of 2 height pictures Determine the stretched area of surface marked before in height picture Determine the height value of the highest and the lowest measuring point of the 3D picture Detected automatically lumps in Operation After opening a measuring file for use as reference measurement or defining an open active height picture as reference measurement open a second measuring file click the button the shown height picture is the result of the mathematical operation Measuring data Reference data After opening a measuring file for use as reference measurement or defining of an already opened file as reference measurement open a second file press button the displayed height image is the result of the mathematical operation Measuring data
165. re than one file at once The function can be used by holding the Ctrl key and selecting all desired files by clicking on them with the left mouse button test do fe im Ej 01000 ome GOL002 ome Dateien GO2002 0me G01000 ome G01002 omc Dateityp Fringe Datei fd3 ome kann Abbrechen Img 9 1 Opening multiple files The evaluation of the measured data occurs with the help of this program Following the functions available in the menus of the topography processing program are described see also chapter 20 Brief description of the program functions in the measuring control and evaluation software Toolbar The toolbar in the evaluation window has been given a new and simple design The icons are sorted by functions and assembled in a well described context In the context Line markings there are all necessary tools for drawing single multiple or free hand lines The context menu Area markings is for marking geometrical figures The tools to calculate star and surface roughness are included in the context menu Roughness s Fig below 57 User Manual PRIMOS PRIMOS al omc Fa File Edit Mark Filter Reference Calculate view Macro Applications System Window About B i Be 15 Zoom ih 30 Lines Area markings Roughness Ga File Edit Mark Filter Reference Calculate View Macro Applications System Window About E BH Fel E Zoom fh 30 Lines Area markings Roughn
166. reference planes are displayed When activated clicked only the marked areas of the height image are displayed When activate clicked then an even colour distribution is used for the scaling of the height image Press button in the window which opens change min and max height values click OK the scaling area of the height image is changed Press button In the histogram that opens click a red dot with left mouse button so the dot 188 User Manual PRIMOS ranges Available colours of colour panel C an be distributed non linearly within the whole height range turns green move cursor over the blue histogram line click left mouse button and move with held down mouse button non linear red histogram line appears i e scaling is non linear eee es View Colour coding Histogram of the height image Show sectional lines Possibility of visualisation some surface defects by displaying the position of two intersections by means of three colours Display of the frequency distribution of the height values Displays a cross sectional picture 2D profile for line s previously marked in the height picture Click button a window for adjusting the position of 2 height levels through scroll bar is opened the surface portion of the 3 height areas Is given numerically and the 3 height areas are displayed in the height image with the
167. rial bearing curve can be displayed by clicking the appropriate button _Details of the intersecting line window On the two above figures the material part curves are graphically displayed which are also called Abbott curves 10 3 Star roughness For the calculation of the star roughness the profile lines are arranged radically by the program The calculation of the parameters is performed similarly to the calculation of the line roughness separately for each astral arranged profile line To open the window for star roughness calculations select the menu item Parameters Star roughness or click the icon Roughness 4 i a For adjustment of the position and number of intersecting lines the parameters shown in the table below are available By means of the appropriate scroll buttons these parameters can be changed r R Number of profile cross section Starting Starting angle for the placing of profile intersections angle Radial If this field is enabled the profile cross sections start at the center of circle and end evaluation at the circle perimeter If it is disabled the cross sections start and end at the circle perimeter and go through the center of circle diameter 85 User Manual PRIMOS PRIMOS Roughness parameters omc ERA Applications System Window About 328 26 Topography Roughness parameters Kex a x r Average Side os dC 2 16 18 18 13 4 22 26 24 1 70 155 236 2
168. ring first start of program 4 10 Transporting the Measuring System Before any shipping or transport all components of the measuring system must be carefully packed During transportation all system components must be handled with care Especially strong mechanical vibrations shocks bumps etc can cause de adjustments which can impair future measurements Mechanical impacts such as dropping the system can lead to the destruction of delicate building parts For a first installation after the transport a calibration of the measuring system or at least a calibration check is necessary Hint Camera and projection optic are aligned to one another with a high angle precision The impact of forces on the video camera and projection optics must be prevented at all costs Adjustments to the measuring system can only be undertaken by trained technical personnel The LMI Technologies GmbH is not liable for any damage to the system through improper transportation 39 User Manual PRIMOS 5 Calibration 5 1 Basic system configuration lt is recommended to save the old calibration files before performing a new calibration For this copy all files with the format sys ini cfg and fcf located in the PRIMOS program directory to a backup directory For the calibration of the measuring system a step or groove normal and a cross grid are required The parameters of the adjusting pieces are to be input in
169. roughness dialogue the length of the profile is set to the next smallest recommended measuring path value which are conducted in the DIN EN ISO 4228 Further information regarding the choice of path length can be found further down Single meas section Displays the length of a single measuring distance which can be changed It can only be a whole numbered part of the full measuring distance When starting the line roughness parameter the single length is only one fifth of the full length Wavelength limit Displays the wavelength limit which can be changed When starting the line roughness dialogue the wave length is one fifth of the length of the entire measuring distance and is so the same length as the single meas section Displays the coordinates of the height picture Use fixed height for When this switch is not activated then for the calculation of peak PC heights only heights which are above a proportion of calculated Rz values which must be set are included In the case that it is activated only one fixed height will be taken into account 11 User Manual PRIMOS Name of Elements Description Line have to be fall When this switch is activated then for the determination of the number of below neg limit peaks after the counting of the first peak the next are only counted when the roughness profile falls under the negative height value for which one peak was counted If the switch is off then the next
170. rresponding evaluations e g roughness analysis the aligned height images should be saved and subsequently opened in the topography work area Take into consideration while doing this that it is beneficial during the calculations of roughness parameters and especially the treatment of height images with polynomial filters to fill in non overlapping areas of the measuring data with reference data A large number of evaluations can be conducted simultaneously for many files in the data base mode For further evaluations it is possible to place intersecting lines or marked areas in the same position For such evaluations the functions Copy save insert and open parameter can be used which can be found in the topography work area 14 4 Saving Matched Data In the menu File various possibilities of file saving are available s Fig 14 18 that are explained in detail below gem Edt View Applications Sy Reload measurement data Open reference Save measurement data as Save reference structure Save rererence course Save measurement data structure Save Measurement data course Img 14 17 Possibilities for data saving OT User Manual PRIMOS e Save measurement data as Makes it possible to save matched files under a new name or in a new directory e Save Reference Measuring data structure This option makes it possible to save only the roughness Micro structure of the reference or measurin
171. s are being measured e g deep wrinkles To minimize accidental errors it sensible to average several neighbouring intersecting lines To activate the structure line filter and determine the number of lines select the menu item Edit Structure line filter 117 User Manual PRIMOS View Applications System Windows Help Sterbrratehita Remove hairs from reference Remove hairs from measurement data Fill gaps with reference data Draw lines Structure lines filter Ott 4 lines e 21 lines 61 lines 107 lines Img 14 11 Structure line filter Warning The more lines that are used for the averaging the more the real intersecting line is smoothed out Therefore the number of lines should be chosen with great care s example fig 14 12 hex 1 i iaa a had Mila a on hag T Fal l k J a Klp Img 14 12 averaging over 61 lines 14 3 2 Analysis of Deformations With the deformation analysis the degree of consistency between the reference and measured data can be analysed Menu item View Lateral deformation Height deformation or button K l E In the following example the lateral deviation is greatest in the top left corner and the height deviation is greatest in the bottom left corner The difference depending on direction of both height images are displayed on the bottom left of the screen 118 User Manual PRIMOS O 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 6 0 100 120 140 1
172. s connected with unwished hollows For that mark one wrinkle and press the button Draw delete cutting line Draw the line by mouse or redraw it if not fitting The ends of the line must not be inside a wrinkle Pressing the button once more deletes the line and enables the selection of a new wrinkle Divide the wrinkle per cutting line by pressing the button Divide wrinkle Mark wrinkle to be divided divide along cutting line Divide wrinkle Img 17 6 Divide a wrinkle by cutting line 147 User Manual PRIMOS Img 17 7 Divided wrinkle Finally you can connect wrinkles into one wrinkle If one real wrinkle is divided into several wrinkles this method is useful For that mark the wrinkles you want to connect and press the button Join wrinkles Mark wrinkles to be joined aa gt Join wrinkles Img 17 8 Connect wrinkles After selection the result dialog is shown a moment later The height data are filtered automatically with a robust highpass filter In the resulting dialog the summarized wrinkles parameter for the whole image and the distribution of the wrinkles in classes of height volume area form factor and length are shown The form factor is the ratio of the wrinkles smoothed circumference to the circumference of a circle of the same area The length also accounts for coarse branching in the structure A picture of the segmented wrinkles can be shown either with all height clas
173. sensor PoE with the power line 2 After some seconds the green LED on the sensor starts periodically to blink The computer in the sensor is booting Wait until the green LED on the sensor stops periodically to blink and is permanent illuminated The sensor then has finished the boot process and is ready for connection with the computer via network IV Configuration of network connection for Windows XP and Windows 7 A Configuration of network connection for Windows XP For configuration of network connection act as follows 223 User Manual PRIMOS Click with left mouse Start Sees and following Control 7 My Documents Panel f My Recent Documents gt Administrator Set Program Access and Defaults Connect To as Printers and Faxes Help and Support FA Log Off Q Shut Down Double click with left File Edit View Favorites Tools Help mouse Network CD Bac gt Search Fold EA b i 9 O CAEG Connections Address G Control Panel 5 Name Vg Control Panel a Accessibility Options Add Hardware Switch to Category View DAdd or Remove Programs 4a Administrative Tools Andrea Noise Cancellation IDT See Also A amp Automatic Updates Bluetooth Configuration windows Update Date and Time Help and Support Dell ControlPoint Display Folder Options Fonts Game Controllers BHIOT Audio Control Panel fe Intel R ASF Agent Console P internet Options S Java amp ake
174. sented by different colours 71 User Manual PRIMOS Histogram of height Displays the frequency distribution of the height values in the height picture picture click button a histogram window containing the frequency distribution of the height values the number of classes for the calculation of the frequency distribution and the displayed height area can be entered by positioning the cursor in the histogram the data of the related class Is shown in the right side of the window Show sectional Displays a graphic profile representation 2D profile of the marked picture line s circle s rectangle s etc in the height picture Smoothed sectional Displays an approximated graphic profile representation 2D profile of lines the line s marked in the height picture 3D representation Displays a 3D representation of the colour coded height picture see chapter 3D representation File information Displays information stored in the measuring file additional to height values e g description of the measuring object Tools panel Display shield the toolbar Info panel Display shield the information line 9 10 Functions in the menu Settings Select colour table Set colour scale for height picture click button or icon the window for choosing the colour scaling of the height image opens choose desired colour scaling with click of the left mouse button and confirm the selection with OK
175. ses or with only one selected class 148 User Manual PRIMOS Wrinkle analysis Wrinkle analysis Print view Count of wrinkles 100 150 200 Depth in um VVrinkles Diagram view options View height picture Count depends on depth C Height picture View options for wrinkle representation Show all wrinkles Show only wrinkles from current classes 10 mm 4 000 0 3 000 0 2 000 0 1 000 0 Results Class results Wrinkle count Average depth of wrinkles Deepest wrinkle Total wrinkle volume Total wrinkle area Average form factor wrinkles Total length of wrinkles Ok Print Print settings Export Img 17 9 Result dialog all classes shown 149 User Manual PRIMOS Wrinkle analysis Wrinkle analysis Print view Count of wrinkles 7 4 000 0 3 000 0 2 000 0 1 000 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Depth in pm Results Class results The class goes from to Diagram view options Yiew height picture Height picture Wrinkle class number 3 100 0 200 0 pm Count depends on depth Wrinkles Wrinkles in class 3 Yiew options for wrinkle representation Show all wrinkles Show only wrinkles from current classes Img 17 10 Only one class shown The main results with graphical representations are given in the protocol and can be printed or exported as Bmp or Jpg picture Wrinkle analysis Wrinkle analysis Print v
176. shoot problems Diagnose and repair network problems or get troubleshooting information Mm Click with left mouse General Properties Connection IPv4 Connectivity Internet IPv Connectivity No Internet access Media State Enabled Duration 3 days 21 10 42 Speed 100 0 Mbps Received 150 469 6 316 891 228 User Manual PRIMOS H Local Area Connection Properties Networking Connect using a Intel R 8257 7 LM Gigabit Network Connection This connection uses the following items Ii Client for Microsoft Networks B QoS Packet Scheduler ch File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks amp Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP Pwd i Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper INQ Driver wi Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Description Transmission Control Protocoly Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Validate settings upon exit Click with left mouse Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 in the field This connection uses the following items Click with left mouse Properties The corr
177. ss one or more intersecting lines can be placed into the height image Open the menu window Marking Line marking or the Button Line marking activated FA File Edit Mark Fiter Reference Calculake vie 4pplications System Window About D Lj 1 Zoom th aD Area markirigs Roughness FA File Edit Mark Fiter Reference Calculake View Macro Applications System Window About 15 m aE 5 Zoom ih 30 Area markings Roughness Img 1 22 Draw lines For the simple determination of the wrinkle deepness an intersection line can be initially put anywhere into the image For this the button line marking in the top menu bar should be activated Activate the button y Draw line and use the curser to draw the line With help of the mouse curser an exact length and position can be defined for each line 19 User Manual PRIMOS i For the insertion of a desired number of lines use the button w Draw parallel lines After drawing a line a window appears where the number of lines and the distance between the lines can be set These settings will be stored Line parameters Number of F ok al E Distance mm E Img 1 23 Submission window for user defined amount of lines If a negative value is given for the intervals the lines are arranged parallel to one another and going left BA ie Edt Mak Pie Saference Coludshs Pacereters Wew Settings Macro Applications Syers Window ibat Roughness Aree maing
178. sti ome test2 ome Structure analysis results x Avg wrinkle depth Deepest wrinkle VVrinkle count V rinkle volume Wrinkle form factor Length of wrinkles I E a E 152 02 189 65 5 3201 4 21 0592 3 478 37 687 139 78 178 57 6 3372 9 24 1298 3 339 43 336 145 90 184 11 6 3287 1 22 5945 3 408 40 511 Img 17 12 Result dialog in database 18 Print Folder With the help of the print folder measuring results can be prepared for printing The print folder function makes it possible to arrange height images cross sections and calculated parameters in any way on a page The designed pages can be stored in PRT format and printed out directly from the page preview To open a new print folder click the icon L I or select the menu item Applications Open print folder 18 1 Insert objects into the print folder delete objects from the print folder lf a current object e g a height picture cross section etc is to be inserted into the print folder perform the following steps Open the object and copy it by means of the button File Copy to print folder or the icon Be to the clipboard Change to the print folder using the menu item Windows Print If a print folder does not yet ex Ea ist open it by means of the button Applications Open print folder or the icon 8 Select the menu item Edit Insert graphic or the icon a if the menu point and icon are grey i e inactive then no picture is in the clipboard
179. sword The default password at the delivery of the measuring system is the letter a Enter the password and click ok The window System configuration opens To save any changes made in the system settings press the button Save in the window E o Warning 1 Save old calibration file before restarting 2 The calibration should done only by authorized staff Please enter password _ oee Img 19 1 Input of password All settings named in the following part are configured by the manufacturer and in the normal case there is no necessity to change these If the user would still like to make changes to these settings then it is advised to consult the measuring device manufacturer or their local representative as incorrect system settings can cause malfunctions of the measuring device 155 User Manual PRIMOS wr e Menu General In this sub menu general projector and camera settings for the concrete measuring system can be found that are undertaken by the manufacturer and which should not be changed by the user as in that case the operational capability of the measuring device can no longer be warranted Click the button General to change to this sub menu In the sub menu the following adjustments can be performed projector type used in the optical 3D sensor and its resolution Camera type used in the optical 3D sensor and its resolution Frame grabber type used in the measuring system Camera parameter
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181. t elastic matching Perform elastic matching for previously grouped files More information on roughness parameters is available in chapter 10 Roughness parameters 9 9 Functions in the menu View Show entire picture Displays entire height picture Default view Show reference Displays the defined reference surface of height picture surface Show only marked Displays only the marked area of height picture Areas Auto Z Scaling Automatic height scaling uniform colour dispersion between the highest and lowest points Default scaling mode Free Scaling Free height scaling the possibility to highlight any small area it is possible to enter the minimal and the maximal Z values in the selected areas in the popup Non linear Scaling Possibility of specially highlighting interesting height ranges The available colours of the colour panel can be distributed non linearly within the entire height range Click on button in the histogram that opens click one of the red dots with left mouse button dot turns green Move cursor onto blue histogram line hold down left mouse button and move mouse non linear red histogram line appears i e scaling is non linear Colour coding Possibility of visualising some surface defects by dividing the height profile through two intersecting lines Click button a window opens which contains a scroll bar for adjusting the two leveings The resulting 3 height ranges are repre
182. t image In the field Repeat It can be designated whether the to the right arranged measuring sequence is used once twice or more 161 User Manual PRIMOS wr often In the field Picture number the number of frames used for the calculation of the height image is given For the hardware configuration used in the measuring system PRIMOS compact the further setting possibilities in the sub menu are not used e Menu Live Measurement Press the button Live Measurement to switch to this sub menu In this menu the measuring modes of the measuring types Live measurement and series measurement can be activated or deactivated or the pre filtering can be modified A change of the settings for the various measuring modes fine medium of the live series measurement through the customer or the service engineer is not intended The reason for this is that the Live Series measurement is extremely time critical So the program can lose its functional capability through slightly incorrect settings undertaken by an inexperienced user System configuration General Backup Sensor Catalogue Program Live measurement Passwords Measuring programs Pre filtering Measuring program activeMeasuring program name Show pre filter settings Filter name Filter size 1 B Gaussian filter Average filter Median filter l Correction function Accept pre filtering im mo Ho Hm i
183. t object person to a a User Manual PRIMOS wi the varying points in time of the measuring process is important Another source of errors is strong deformations that e g can come from the production of replicas In these cases the change over to in vivo measurements where the sources of error such as deformation through the manufacture of replicas are avoided If both height images do not share enough characteristics a correct aligning is also not possible To many hairs in the height images of the skin areas which are to be matched can also lessen the chances for a successful alignment because they present interferences for the optical 3D measurement of the skin surface h I 1 t I l 0 0 5 0 10 0 eet 20 0 25 0 30 0 Sor 0 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 30 0 35 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 30 0 35 0 Img 14 2 Two Height images of crows feet with very little overlapping area 14 3 Evaluation 14 3 1 Comparison of Intersecting lines For simple comparisons an intersecting line can be laid into the height image For this activate the intersecting line tool in the menu item Edit Draw line or activate the button a Position the cursor at the starting point of the line and move it with held down left mouse button The intersecting line is drawn simultaneously in the reference and measuring data 113 User Manual PRIMOS 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 80 100 120 140 160 16 0 0 0
184. tabase deleted click button the and the appropriate marked height pictures will be data files from hard deleted from the database disk and the appropriate data files from the hard disk Sort entries by Sort height pictures of Click button the height name forward database by name in pictures of the database will be alphabetical order sorted by name in alphabetical order p k Component Sort entries by Sort the height Click button the height name backwards pictures in the pictures of the database will be database by name in sorted by name in reverse reverse alphabetical alphabetical order order Sort entries by Sort the height Click button the height time forward pictures is the pictures in the database are database by time of sorted by time of creation creation forwards forwards oldest file on first position Sort entries by Sort the height Click button the height time backward pictures in database pictures in the database are by time of creation sorted by time of creation backwards newest file on first 203 User Manual PRIMOS m p Open parameters Insert parameters Edit Insert marking parameters saved in a marking file in all selected height pictures of the database Insert marking parameters from the clipboard in all selected height pictures of the database Undo the last operation of data evaluation Click button select folder and f
185. table window s Fig 27 X y position of lump volume area volume and area of lump H max highest point of lump By use of the button Copy the table can be copied via the clipboard to other programs and the data then can be processed further in these programs If one row of the table is selected then only that row will be copied The function is only qualified for lumps that are small in comparison to the measuring area Volume on under Calculation of the volume of the height profile or a marked part of it reference plane beneath a reference plane Volume on upper Calculation of the volume of the height profile or a marked part of it reference plane above a reference plane Offset to Reference Defining the measuring plane or measuring height for the further plane volume calculation The plain is re determined and included in the calculation as a new plane 16 4 5 Context Menu in the Menu Group evaluation Defining line roughness Defining the parameters for the calculation of the line roughness parameters for previously selected height images of skin Defining surface Defining the parameters for the calculation of the surface roughness roughness parameters of previously selected height images of skin Defining star roughness Defining the parameters for the calculation of the star roughness parameters of previously selected height images of skin 137 User Manual PRIMOS Start ev
186. ted database files function Copy parameter see chapter Evaluation of 3D data If no parameters were copied into the clipboard then this function does nothing Functions in the menu Edit By a click on this menu item the last operation of data evaluation Filtering alignment etc is undone All markings are deleted from the height pictures 134 User Manual PRIMOS Cut The marked area s of the height images are cut out Beschneiden The area s around markings in the height images will be cut out A window opens to change the resolution of marked height images Determine max The maximum available part in all images will be identified and cut out rectangle and crop Crop rectangle The marked part of the image will be cut out 16 4 3 Functions is the menu Filter Aligning the marked height images to their average plane or to marked areas of height picture Polynomial filter Removing geometric form deviations from selected height images corresponding to the selected class of polynomial Remove invalid Assigning an adjacent height value in case of absence of own height value for the measuring point of previously selected height images Remove hairs The removal of hairs from the skin surface measuring data of a previously selected height image Gaussian filter Use of a Gaussian filter on the previously selected height images Median filter Use of a median filter on the prev
187. ternate IP settings below Automatic private IP address O User configured The correct setting in the window General is Obtain an IP address automatically If necessary change the setting Click with left mouse Alternate Configuration The correct setting in the window Alternate Configuration is Automatic private IP address If necessary change the setting After all settings are correct adjusted click with left mouse OK Close and close the window Network Connections 226 User Manual PRIMOS B Configuration of network connection for Windows 7 For configuration of network connection act as follows Click with left mouse Start and following input Connect to a Network Projector eS a network in the search Control Panel 27 box uE Network and Sharing Center Find and fix networking and connection problems a Manage network passwords SE Add a wireless device to the network Connect to a network Programs 2 a a Set up a connection or network Identify and repair network problems a Manage saved networks ue Manage wireless networks SE Set up a virtual private network VPN connection a Set up an ad hoc computer to computer network ue View network computers and devices Ac See more results CAA AA E A A Click with left mouse Network and Sharing 25 Connect to a Network Projector EN Center Programs 2 Control Panel 27
188. ters Total meas section Im 1 250 mm Reference plane Mri Single meas section le 250 um 5 200 oz Mr2 Wavelength limit 250 uum Cut depth a Coordinates 172 000 208 000 mm 1 00 um Rvk 5 Y 397 000 178 000 mm al Waviness profile Use fixed height for PC A2 Limit for PC 10 of Rz Line have to be fall below neg limit Min distance for S 0 1 mim Use minimum height of PC for S lt II lt I lt I lt I lt I lt I 0 0 Profile filter v Automatic alignment Additional polynomial highpass filte 1 mm ie Roughness profile l Gaussian highpass filter KI KI K K K KI KI KI K K KI KI KI KI KI KI KI KI KI ad re PAY default Img 10 1 Line roughness At the evaluation of several parallel lines of equal length the roughness of all lines is calculated together The result of each line can be shown on the respective tab see figure 10 2 19 User Manual PRIMOS Surface characteristics al omc Settings Roughness parameters Material parameters Act line Average Std dev 6 5 8 1 34 8 0 0 ae 20 3 24 3 8 5 mm 1 2 Roughness profile Display LineNo 5 2 Po Pe V default Img 10 2 Roughness parameters If the settings were changed the calculation of roughness parameters has to be refreshed by clicking the button Calculate Further more in the left part of window the roughness and waviness profile along the profile line as well as the material bearing curve are i
189. the roughness parameters can be stored automatically if enabled in an ASCII file and displayed by clicking the button View Surface roughness or the icon ms Mery Paton feo Function Operation Group Define star Determines the star evaluation roughness roughness parameters for selected height Click button set parameters for roughness determination click Group evaluation Start 209 User Manual PRIMOS Start evaluation Stop evaluation Start elastic matching with filling Start elastic matching without filling pictures Start calculation of roughness parameters for previously selected height pictures and type of roughness Stop calculation of roughness parameters for previously selected height pictures and type of roughness Perform elastic matching for previously grouped files with filling of gaps in matched height pictures with data from the reference height picture Perform elastic matching for previously grouped files without the filling evaluation the star roughness for selected height pictures will be determined the roughness parameters can be stored automatically if enabled in an ASCII file and indicated by clicking the button View Star roughness or the icon E Click button the roughness parameters will be calculated for previously selected height pictures and type of roughness Click button
190. the calculation of roughness parameters for previously selected height pictures and type of roughness is stopped See chapter Database See chapter Database 210 User Manual PRIMOS of gaps in matched height pictures with data of reference height picture a a View Line roughness ale Show results of After the line roughness previously carried out calculation click the button or line roughness icon the table of determined calculation roughness parameters is displayed Surface Show results of After the surface roughness roughness previously carried out calculation click the button or surface roughness icon the table of determined calculation roughness parameters is Indicated Star roughness Show results of After the star roughness previously carried out calculation select the height Star roughness picture for which the calculation roughness parameters should be indicated click button or icon the table of determined roughness parameters is indicated Lump parameter Show results After the lump parameter previously carried out determination select the lump parameter height picture for which the determination lump parameters should be indicated click button the table of determined lump parameters is indicated Measurement Show results of After surface size or volume surface size or calculation click button the volume calculation _ table of determined surf
191. the stripes in the height picture are eliminated see fig 5 8 Confirm the adjustment by clicking OK 46 User Manual PRIMOS y t Inbek ee Kalbrierung Anwendungen mem Fenster Uber T wWe ahe Bes ae Img 5 8 Correct Synchronization 5 7 Calibration test The new PRIMOS version will include an automatic calibration check The user will be guided mar a though a procedure and receives a green 0 or red 0 light for the calibration The test buttons Dp are on the toolbar of the measuring program The green light means that the calibration is within the specified tolerance The red light means that to be on the safe side the calibration should be repeated Furthermore an information Calibration m Date Refer plane 04 07 2007 Lat calib 04 07 2007 Height calib 04 07 2007 window was installed which shows the dates of the last calibrations To finish the calibration process close the calibration window Further information on how to use the functions of the menu Calibration is also included in chapter 20 Brief description of the program functions in the measuring control and evaluation software Toolbar 47 User Manual PRIMOS 6 Measurement 6 1 Start of measuring program The measuring program is opened using the menu point Applications Start measurement or the button Iida If the test person database is activated a window appears where you will
192. the system settings and calibration mode can be changed The default password on delivery of the measuring system Is the letter a for both access types To change the password enter the new password in the field Password for users with access to calibration and or Password for users with all access rights and press the button Save System configuration General Backup Sensor Catalogue Program Live measurement Passwords Password detinition Attention Passwords should consist of up to 8 letters or figures Password for access to calibration Password for full access Save Cancel Img 19 8 System settings Passwords 164 User Manual PRIMOS 20 Brief description of the program functions in the measuring conirol and evaluation software Primos Toolbar In the tables of this chapter the program functions of the various menus and sub menus of the software PRIMOS are shown and a short description of their application is given 20 1 Main menu Start window After running the measuring control an evaluation software the main start window of PRIMOS is opened At the top left edge of the window the menu bar can be found Through its menus and sub menus the user has access to all functions of the measuring control and evaluation software The icon panel below the menu bar serves the calling up of various program functions All menus and sub menus of the software PRIMOS are designed
193. through the button the desired intensity of the projector light is adjusted Do not change pre set light intensity Click button when activated then at the next start of the calibration program the last set pattern is projected when starting the live image Click button when activated the selected pattern is projected inverted Click button when activated then with the next starting of the calibration program the live image is displayed automatically with the starting of the calibration program Se Display hide the function keys Display shield the information line Display shield the control panel Click button display or hide the function keys Click button the control panel is shown shielded Click button the control panel is shown 173 User Manual PRIMOS Color coded height Height image image 3D depiction of color coding 3D depiction with photo simulation 3D depiction with color coded fine structure 3D depiction with texture 3D depiction with net course in X direction 3D depiction with net course in Y direction Selection of the display type of the measuring results in the measuring window Selection of the display type of the measuring results in the measuring window Selection of the display type of the measuring result in the measuring window Selection of the display ty
194. tion Surface roughness or click the icon Roughness De In the window which subsequently opens set or change the roughness parameters After adjusting the calculation settings click the button Calculate to start the roughness parameter calculation In the right of the window the determined area roughness characteristics will be displayed analogue to the line roughness parameters The area roughness can also be calculated for a zoomed in part of the measuring area Roughness and material parameters can be found in the respective tabs By clicking the button Save a window for the storage of roughness parameters and or material characteristics opens in a text file By clicking the button Print the roughness parameters and or the material characteristics will be printed out By means of the button Material graphics the window for the display of material profiles can be opened see also section 10 2 Line roughness of this chapter Hint Roughness parameters very much depend on the selected length of cut line and the type of filtering used Use the filters according to the recommendations of the DIN standards or at least use the same settings for comparison of different parts of surface 8 7 User Manual PRIMOS Surface characteristics me Meas Area Abbot diagram Total measuring area Mr h 0 o BO a PIT 18 24 mm im 13 60 mm kir 30 oq 116 1 0 05 mm Yi 0 03 mm Sk n o me 18 27 mm Ye 13 63 mm Spk EF 1261 Wavelen
195. tion and by use of algorithms described in the literature Area roughness parameters include information about the entire surface measured and a larger amount of information data is used for parameter calculation So the area parameters have a greater significance than the line roughness parameters which vary depending on the position of intersecting line they are more stabile and don t have as large deviations as to line roughness parameters 86 User Manual PRIMOS The values of area roughness parameters are only conditionally comparable with the values of line roughness parameters In the case of the calculation of area roughness parameters instead of line segments partial areas of the surfaces are used Keep in mind that only integrative parameters have values comparable with the corresponding line roughness parameters e g Ra Other parameters have larger deviations e g Rz because with a greater amount of data points Statistically more data points with larger peak heights occur Partial areas with edge lengths Xe and Ye each of 1 5 of the total length of measuring area in x and y direction are pre set The pre settings can be changed in the range from 1 3 to1 20 of the total measuring field dimensions The cut off of the profile filter can be changed within the same range From these results a number of possible partial areas from 9 up to 400 arise For the calculation of the area roughness select the menu point Group evalua
196. tration General Backup Sensor Catalogue Program Live measurement Passwords Measuring cataloque Techn surface 7 Measuring program name Standard l Number of pictures 48 Curent measuring program number fi Delete measuring program Comment New measuring program number fi Save measuring program Measuring program picture recording lv Gray code v Phase shift Start Pixel 7 Plane Width Number of pic End 1024 Pixel Fast recording Recording delay 3 Frames 7 Img 19 6 System settings Program Graycode 4 4t 444 stripe width minimum Activate the field Grey code Occupied Blue free General pre filtering Filter name Filter size M Gaussian filter 3 m 3 V Average filter 3 3 m Median filter 5 5 M Correction function Cancel In the field End select the final Maximum stripe length In the field Start select the starting If necessary adjust filter options See above If desired enter a description in the field Comment To the right of the button Record with select a free ID Nr using the scroll buttons Red Press the button Record with and subsequently Save Note For the use of Gray codes at least one phase shift sequence must be activated In the field Delay a number of frames can be designated at the beginning of the measurement that are later not used for the calculation of the heigh
197. ttings of reference plane and cut depth are intended for this parameter It is obtained from the roughness profile The reference plane defines the sectional plane at which the section is started If the reference plane is 5 then the height of this plane is at a bearing part ratio of 5 The cut depth sets the evaluation section plane below the reference planeby the stated amount The material part micro is then the ratio of the material part to the entire length This parameter is stated in percent For instance if the cut depth is set to 0 Rtpi will have the value of the reference plane except for rounding errors within point resolution for instance when the profile has only 100 points the results will be precise to 1 percent Maximum height of W Wt is the difference between the height of the largest waviness profile profile peak and the depth of the largest profile valley from the waviness Pi fromthe waviness profile S O User Manual PRIMOS Peak number C PC is the number of peaks in the total measurement distance There are 2 setting values for this parameter which are listed under the description of the window elements farther up in the text Bearing part Mr1 Mrl Mrl1 is the bearing part in percent which separates the protruding peaks from the core roughness profile 7 This parameter and the 6 following ones are determined from a roughness profile which is determined in accordance with the filter process
198. tton input file name select format and folder for storage click Save Click button input file name select format and folder for storage click Save Click button input file name select format and folder for storage click Save Click button input file name select format and folder for storage click Save 217 User Manual PRIMOS File Edit Save measurement data Course as Copy image to clipboard Start matching Remove hairs from reference Remove hairs from measurement data Fill gaps with reference data Draw lines Store the course height picture of measuring data Copy the current image to clipboard Close the 3D matching window Performs the matching of reference and measuring data Applies a hair filter to the reference data Apply a hair filter to the measuring data Fill in missing data in the matched high picture with reference data Mark alineina height picture Click button input file name select format and folder for storage click Save Click button or icon the current presentation is copied to the clipboard Click button or icon the current window is closed Click button or icon the 3D matching of reference and measuring data are performed Click button hairs are removed from the reference height picture Click button hairs will be removed from the measuring he
199. tures Volume on lower Determine volume of Click button below the reference height profile ora selected height pictures the part of it above a volume of the height profile or reference plane for a part of it above a reference previously selected plane will be indicated height pictures ae Evaluate a of balanced plane Determine volume of Click button below the height profile or a selected height pictures the part of it below and volume of height profile or a above a reference part of it plane for before below and above a reference selected height plane will 208 User Manual PRIMOS Group Define line Determine line evaluation roughness roughness parameters for selected height pictures Define surface Determines the area roughness roughness parameters for selected height pictures Insert an intersecting line in the selected height pictures click button set parameters for roughness determination click Group evaluation Start evaluation the line roughness for cut lines in selected height pictures will be determined the roughness parameters can be stored automatically if enabled in an ASCII file and displayed by clicking the button View Line roughness or the icon sit Click button set parameters for roughness determination click Group evaluation Start evaluation the area roughness for selected height pictures will be determined
200. ub directory can be created in the directory tree Enter a name in the text field and then confirm with OK The directory is added and automatically opened Now activate the Save button The files are saved in the new directory Warning If the OK button is not pressed after inserting a new directory name then the original data Is over written 16 3 Gallery Mode The gallery mode serves the overview display of all height images in the database In this mode various calculations can be performed simultaneously for several height images For this the overview pictures of the height images that are to be worked are selected Hereby the pictures are bordered with differing colours depending on their marking and selection status Following boarders are used in the gallery mode No boarder the overview image is not marked and is not the currently selected Red boarder the overview image is not marked but is the currently selected Yellow boarder the overview image is marked and is the currently selected Blue boarder the overview image is marked but is not the currently selected Images can be marked by clicking the left mouse button The current marked pictures are yellow framed already marked pictures are blue framed and by clicking the mouse button a second time the picture is red framed which means that the picture is deselected 131 Pur User Manual PRIMOS W If a picture is selected with the right mouse button a cont
201. ure of the step gauge normal with the reticule pattern Procedure Enable the live picture icon Bu or button Calibration Live picture start stop Position the groove in the middle of measuring window Align the groove parallel to the x axis of the blended in cross in the middle of measuring window Focus the live picture for focussing it is recommended to project a pattern e g a cross click icon lz or button View Pattern Cross If the distance is changed sensor surface to be measured height change the position of the projected cross will change When the projected cross and reticule match the optimum focus is achieved see fig 5 5 If necessary correct the brightness Start the height calibration click icon or button Calibration Start height scaling with corrugation 44 User Manual PRIMOS i 5 5 Lateral calibration For lateral calibration the cross grid is used In this calibration procedure all points of the camera picture are treated by Fourier filter and the separation distance between the points on grid is evaluated with subpixels precision PRIMOS Calibration DER SW File View Calibration Applications System Window About it EEEE Jd WF asARe Bes Ba flighting OO Camera 5 Projector m 128 192 255 64 Cr b F V Show cross EEEE Calibration m eeGGG88 i Date HHHH Refer plane 04 07 2007 Lat calib 04 07 2007 Heigh
202. utton Sensor to switch to this sub menu The parameters setting normal in mm of the adjusting pieces grid width and length as well as groove depth that are delivered with the measuring system are to be entered or corrected in this menu middle left of the window For the setting of the above named parameters use the scroll buttons to the right of the input fields and set the values of the grid width and length as well as the groove depth to correspond to the values given on the adjusting pieces In the top right of the window the time of the last calibration 157 User Manual PRIMOS wr Calibration protocol is displayed At the bottom left of the window Correcting factor of scaling the possibility stands in principle to correct the scaling factor through after an inaccurate calibration however it is recommended to repeat the calibration in this case as explained in the chapter Calibration The following named settings are not allowed to be changed by the user of the measuring device In the top left of the window the procedure used for the calibration is selected In the middle of the window the coded form of the fringe width calib Index is displayed that is used for the calibration of the measuring system The field Cam Left has to be marked when the camera is left of the optical 3D sensor of the projector If this marking is set incorrectly a faulty height image is obtained In the field
203. version of the PRIMOS software the marked FE Mark Fiter Referen areas can now easily be cropped and saved in the OMC format Three parameters Sa Sz and Sq of the roughness evaluation results are shown at the left bottom side of the window when a rectangle is drawn on the height picture zoom Crop zoom selection uk Cut off Crop rectangle Roughness parameters 34 a24 urn Sra i217 o pm Gz 7958 urn Details ffdetautt settings 64 User Manual PRIMOS Reset markings Deletes all markings on the measured surface Click button or icon 6 aeaa Draw lines Marking a line in the height picture Position the cursor in the height picture at the starting point of the line to be drawn click the left mouse button hold it and move the cursor to the point at which the line is to end release the left mouse button Draw N parallel Lines Draws multiple lines on the height picture Draw freehand line draw a freehand line in the height picture Position the cursor in the height picture at the starting point of where the freehand line is to be drawn click the left mouse button move the cursor to the next corner of the freehand line click the left mouse button etc after clicking the left mouse button for the last corner of the freehand line click the right mouse button the first and the last corner will not be connected prem OOOO Draw circle Mark a circle in the height picture Position the
204. xt can be edited by means of the following options in the menu item Edit or by clicking the appropriate icons T Select font Background colour for text gt Paragraph left justified Paragraph centred Paragraph right justified The print folder can be created in portrait or landscape format select the item Portrait or pF Landscape in the menu View or click the icons or Eh Furthermore the folder can be displayed in the page print preview select the item Page preview in menu View or click the icon La To return to the edit mode select the item Edit mode in menu View or click the icon Lo 154 User Manual PRIMOS 18 3 Printing the page To print the page change to the preview page select the item Page preview in menu View or click the icon Lo There the design of the page can once more be checked in various sizes To print the page select the menu item View Print or the button The print page can be saved in PRT Format with help of the menu item File Save or the button k A saved print page can be opened for further processing through the menu item File Open or the button F 19 System Settings This menu item serves the creation and changing of measuring modes as well as the changing of passwords for the access to calibration and system settings To open the window System settings select the menu item System System settings The access to this menu is protected by a pas
205. y Proband Product Area Time l Selection via No OK Cancel Img 15 4 Select the properties of proband data to be shown After selecting a survey only the data contained in this survey are shown in the selection boxes ODSCAD Datenbank no name P File Components Edit Filter Calculate Groupevaluation View Macro Setting Info Applications System Window About PH D EF AONI cBeos 64 rotokol DatasetNo Suvey Proband foe Cds e No oi fies heret ome Studiet Schulz Nivea Stim T0 Canfield 45 1 1 2 Schulz Nivea Stim T1 Canfield 45 3 3 Schulz Nivea Stim T2 Canfield 45 1 1 Schulz Nivea Stim T3 Canfield 45 1 1 Schulz Nivea Stim T4 Canfield 45 1 1 Klaus Nivea Stim TO 2 1 Klaus Nivea Stim T1 4 a Klaus Nivea Stim T2 6 3 19 14 Info Close table Groups o Files 14 marked o Img 15 5 Content of the database shown on screen For editing distinct datasets the column to be edited is selected and the new text is inserted by the user 127 User Manual PRIMOS Proband DB communication Edit selected proband data Survey Proband Product Area Time E fe Ja dJa ft M Selection via No Column to edit Studie Text to edit OK Cancel Img 15 6 Editing the content of a column of distinct datasets Proband DB communication Delete selected proband data Survey Proband Product Area Time pi zA a Aa Tf lt fa z l Selection via No OK Cancel Img 15 7
206. yboard mail Mouse Network Connections H Network Setup Wizard BYNVIDIA Control Panel 3NVIDIA nVview Desktop Manager Phone and Modem Options Power Options Printers and Faxes Regional and Language Options S Scanners and Cameras 4Scheduled Tasks Security Center Sounds and Audio Devices a Speech system W Taskbar and Start Menu 8User Accounts Bl windows CardSpace Windows Firewall 4 Wireless Network Setup Wizard 224 User Manual PRIMOS s Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Back amp wi pe Search i Folders ial Move mouse on Local Network Connections Area Connection and Name click right mouse LAN or High Speed Internet Network Tasks Create a new connection ML ocal Area Connection Set up a home or small M wireless Network Connedtgon anica newark lt 4 1394 Connection Change Windows Firewall settings Disable this network device Rename this connection Change settings of this connection Click with left mouse File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Pro perties Oea E B psech Py Folders E7 Address Network Connections Name Mareo ss LAN or High Speed Internet Create a new connection Local Area Connectio Setup ahome or small Wireless Network Con Disable Ome PEN lt 4 1394 Connection Elkas change Windows Firewall epai settings Disable this network device Bridge Connections Rename this connection

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