• Measurement of high-speed or slow motion deformation, movements, deviations and displacements of single points (crash-tests, wind-tunnel, ...)
• Measurement of velocities and accelerations of single points (directional, angular, ...)
• PONTOS Real-Time Sensor, live tracking of ellipses in 3D without image saving, 3D coordinates of several points are computed in real-time on snapped images

Data Acquisition

• Comfortable interface for different camera models
• Flexibel triggering of image aquisition (manual, time sequence, TTL signal or load signal from the experiment, ...)
• Import of images from external cameras (TIFF, JPEG, PNG)
• Integrated data logger and trigger box
• PONTOS Real Time Sensor, Live tracking of several facets and ellipses in 3D without image saving, 3D coordinates of several points are computed in real time on snapped images

Computation

• Stereo-image based evaluation technique
• Automatic calculation of the 3D marker positions, their movement and the deformation of the object
• Evaluation of relative motion between points
• 3D graphical display of the resulting data
• Components: Rigid body elements for automated point identification

Transformation and Registration

• Transformation of multiple load stages into a common coordinate system (Elimination of the rigid body movement)
• Transformation of 3D data into object defined coordinate system (3-2-1)
• Registration of the captured data into predefined coordinate systems or into predefined geometrical elements (primitives)
• Pre-registration and best-fit registration to reference or CAD data

STL and CAD Data

• Import: STL data and CAD data, (CATIA V4/V5, Pro/Engineer, IGES, STEP, VDA, ...)
• Calculation of the deviation from measured data to reference data (points, distances)

Primitives

• Primitives (spheres, cylinders, cones, planes, lines, ...) can be generated from mesh data (certified by PTB and NIST)
• Intersection and projection of primitives
• Analysis of marker movement relative to primitives

Analysis

• Displacement fields
• Point positions, Distances, Angles
• 6DoF / relative 6DoF
• Velocities (directional, angular)
• Accelerations (directional, angular)
• Deviations and displacements relative to CAD data instead reference stages

Documentation & Reporting

• Result data overlay on captured images
• Result visualization of displacement images, graphical diagrams, analogue signals, ... in predefined or customized reports
• Export functions for measuring arrays and selected data points
• Export of result/inspection data as neutral file formats (HTML, Excel, ASCII, ...)
• Optimized visualisation: linking of components (rigid body elements) to meshes or adapters, mesh moves with component
• Automated update of reports
• Interfaces to ARAMIS, TRITOP, ATOS
• Generation of result-movies and image series
• Free PONTOS Viewer to share results, reports and data analysis

Automation & Scripting

• Macro and scripting functionality for repetitive steps
• Automatic Quality Control including image analysis, registration, calculation of the deviations, data evaluation and report generation

GOM Adapter

• Measurement of primitives and edges
• User defined adapters for dynamic and automated primitive creation
• Dynamic visualisation of primitives and edges

Help

• Automated parameter suggestions for all important functions
• Online Help

Software Administration

• All software features completely controllable with seperate administration licence
• Adapt the software to company-specific workflows
• Disable specific system menus and functions
• Integrate user-defined scripts into menus
• Lock system templates so that only company-specific templates are available
• Block creation or editing of templates, scripts or automation protocols

Hardware

• Integrated LED flash systems to illuminate the measuring area synchronized to image acquisition
• Small sensor controller
• Easily transportable system

Image Processing Computer & Operating Systems

• Windows 32 Bit / 64 Bit, XP, Vista (computation and analysis)
• Linux 64 Bit
• 64 bit dual quad core image processing computer with up to 32 GB RAM
• Software utilised for 4GB - 32GB RAM
• Software optimized for multiple-core use (2, 4, 8 cores)