OPTICAL TOOLING Survey & Alignment
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 2 Title_date OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND TERMINOLOGY
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 3 Title_date TELESCOPIC TRANSIT SQUARE The primary function of the Transit Square is to sweep vertical planes parallel and perpendicular to a given reference datum.
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 4 Title_date BUCK-IN OF AN INSTRUMENT Buck-In refers to setting the Line of Sight (L.O.S.) of an instrument through two known points. Top: Instrument’s L.O.S. not bucked-in to known floor monuments (F.M.). Bottom: Instrument’s L.O.S. bucked in to floor monuments.
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 5 Title_date AUTO-COLLIMATION Auto-collimation establishes an instrument’s L.O.S. perpendicular to mirror. If the mirror is attached to a particular surface, then the instrument’s L.O.S. becomes perpendicular to that surface.
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 6 Title_date PRINCIPLES OF OPTICAL TOOLING Top: Collimation-When the Line of Sight (L.O.S.) of two instruments are set parallel but do not share the same vertical and/or horizontal plane. Middle: Collineation –When two instruments share the same L.O.S. Bottom: Planizing - When an instrument establishes a plane perpendicular to a reference L.O.S.
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 7 Title_date PARAGON TILTING LEVEL The Paragon Tilting Level is used to establish elevations (or ‘Y’ values) from a given reference datum.
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 8 Title_date ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 9 Title_date INVAR EXTENSION KIT INVAR EXTENSION KIT: Extends the range of optical tooling white faced scales for accurate measurements and to access hard to reach points.
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 10 Title_date TARGETING TARGETING FOR OPTICAL TOOLING: Left: 1.5” optical target sphere positioned in a floor monument of known location. Right: 1.5” adhesive target which will maintain a reference line once one has been established.
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 11 Title_date OPTICAL TOOLING SCALE OPTICAL TOOLING SCALE: Allows precise dimensional measurements accurate to 0.001”.
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 12 Title_date Standardized ” Targeting 0.5” LASER PRISM/OPTICAL TARGET: From L to R: ” reflector used with Laser Tracker Systems; ” 3D Optical Target; ” Tooling Ball for use with Invar Extension Kit; ” SNS S&A designed Tooling Ball/3D Optical Target.
O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 13 Title_date INSTRUMENT STAND Typical Instrument Stand: Left: Portable stand; Right: Heavy duty roll around stand.