Height Measurement

Altitude measurement is an application that demands high performance from non-contact distance sensors.

Whether it is to retain water, help generate electricity, or collect water for storage, laser rangefinders are often used to measure dam heights. Laser rangefinders can be remotely installed inside a control cabin or inside a protective housing, away from direct sunlight and corrosive humidity.

A company has dump trucks bringing materials into one of their buildings, but when the drivers dump their load, they don’t always remember to lower the dump box back into position before trying to drive out. After some costly repairs they came to us for help.

As aerial vehicles become autonomous, sensors are needed to verify altitude above landing strips. Also, low-flying aircraft may use laser rangefinders to profile the grounds below.

A manufacturer of flux-core weld wire uses laser measurement sensors to measure the height of flux in a channeled wire.

Science museums hosting interactive exhibits that measure human height use Acuity AR1000 laser distance sensors to automatically measure a person’s height.

UAV projects depend on sensors to provide spatial information for route planning and crash avoidance.

Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle projects depend on sensors to provide spatial information for route planning and crash avoidance. A developer of an unmanned airplane arrived at a dual-sensor system utilizing a customized AR3000 setup.

Effectively moving oversized loads requires precautionary measures to ensure safety. This is particularly necessary when it comes to route surveys. A crucial element to maintaining precautionary measures in the route survey process is ensuring proper overhead height measurement.

When it comes to vehicle dynamics, providing precise ride height measurement from the vehicle to the ground is critical for testing different variables under one measurement.

Using the AR1000 laser distance sensor, the feed manager can collect metrics for each cow by measuring “hip height”, a major indicator for the size of a cow.

Long distance sensors can be mounted on cranes to profile the height of log stacks to provide an accurate inventory count.

An OEM machine maker who has for years been making equipment for the concrete block industry is addressing a quality assurance issue by integrating Acuity laser displacement sensors into a non-contact height measurement system.

Sensors are commonly used to detect and measure pieces of mail at blistering speeds. Integrators of Postal Automation systems use AR200 laser measurement sensors for counting individual flat packs in long stacks.

Managers of bulk solids carefully monitor their stockpile height measurements for both overfill prevention and inventory management. These directors of heaped goods — such as grain, gravel, ore — are often looking for stockpile measurement with high-accuracy, non-contact methods.