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Digital two-coordinate metrological
Electronic Autocollimator
AE-002

Electronic Autocollimator AE-002

Digital two-coordinate metrological Electronic Autocollimator AE-002 is designed for extremely high precision measurements of angle of mirrors (prisms, plates) rotation. AE-002 is equipped with a digital camera of high resolution; it is directly connected to the PC through USB 2.0 interface.


AE-002 Autocollimator Specification


Description Values
Aperture 50 mm
Metrological mode of measurement
Angle measurement range in horizontal (X) and vertical . (Y) plane ± 300 arcsec
RMS of measurement result (with an accumulation time of at least 3 s) 0.001 arcsec
Angle measurement error* ±0.02 arcsec
Standard mode of measurement (by the central element of mark)
Angle measurement range in horizontal (X) and vertical . (Y) plane ± 600 arcsec
RMS of measurement result (with an accumulation time of at least 3 s) 0.01 arcsec
Angle measurement error* ±0.1 arcsec

* The measurement error (in metrological mode) is defined for normal conditions of linear-angular measurements and the distance to the mirror not more than 0.25 m with a high rigidity of the design of the measuring set-up.


AE-002 Autocollimator Software

The software allows:

  • Perform setting adjustment with the real and virtual image of the working field
  • Perform measurements of angle with setting of zero in any point of field of view (zero point is situated by default in the center of the photodetector array)
  • Perform measurements with any value of accumulation in time (from 1 frame)
  • Calculate the absolute values of the angle, as the difference between the fixed measurements
  • Display of the measurement results in the form of a table and record them into XLS or TXT file, as well as one-dimensional and two-dimensional graphs in real time.

Results of angles measurement can be expressed in following units: arc seconds, micrometers, microradians, or pixels.

Control of preparation of the device for measurements is made in the Stabilization mode and is accompanied by a sound and text warning of readiness for operation.

Technical specifications can be changed upon customer's request.

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