Auto-Focus Addition to Disk Laser Texture Machine

Description:

An Auto Focus mechanism was added to the hard drive media Laser Texture machine. This mechanism automatically re-focused the laser for each disk. This machine automatically feeds hard drive disk media from cassette holders onto an air bearing spindle. .

Hardware:

A pair of cameras connected to a Data Translation frame grabber card provided the input for the system. The focus distance was controlled using a stepper type output to pico positioning drives. Two additional cameras were used to verify that the disks were properly textured.

Operator Interface:

Visionblox DLLs were added to the Microsoft Visual Basic application to analyze the camera data. The original application was modified to incorporate these functions.

Engineering Activities:

Control System Design, Electrical Wiring Diagrams, Programming, Documentation, Material Procurement, Assembly, Installation and Start-Up.

System Documentation:

Control Description, Software Documentation, Maintenance Manuals, Visual Basic Program Listings and complete system drawings.



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