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AssigneeKuka Schweissanlagen GmbH
InventorsMeinhard Schilling, Andre Kaestner, Felix Stewing
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An imaging microwave probe (1) with at least one measuring tip (5) on a measuring arm (2), whereby at least one of the measuring lips (5) has an antenna (6) for the detection or emission of electromagnetic signals and the measuring tip is significantly smaller in the near field than the wavelength of the electromagnetic signals, a positioning device for positioning of an object (3) for measuring relative to the measuring tip (5) in at least one spatial dimension (X, Y, Z), with a signal processing device (7) in electrical connection to the antenna (6) for conversion of the sensor signal from the antenna to a measured signal with a reduced frequency suitable for analysis or for conversion of a coupling signal with reduced frequency into a signal for transmission from the antenna (6) are described. The signal processing device (7) is integrated on the measuring tip (5) adjacent to the antenna (6) and a measured/coupling signal path (8) for the measured and/or coupling signal running from the signal processing device (7) to a measuring unit (9) arranged at a separation from the measuring tip at a frequency selected such that the measured and/or coupling signal is provided in the measuring region without significant distortion.
An imaging microwave probe (1) with at least one measuring tip (5) on a measuring arm (2), wherein at least one of the measuring tips (5) carries an antenna (6) for detecting or emitting electromagnetic signals and the measuring tip is much smaller in the near field than the wavelength of the electromagnetic signals, with a positioning device for positioning an object (3) to be measured relative to the measuring tip (5) in at least one spatial dimension (X, Y, Z), with a signal processing device (7), electrically connected to the antenna (6), for converting the sensor signal of the antenna (6) into a measuring signal with a reduced frequency suitable for evaluation or for converting a coupling signal with reduced frequency into a signal to be emitted by the antenna (6), characterized in that the signal processing device (7) is integrated adjoining the antenna (6) on the measuring tip (5) and a measuring/coupling signal-transmission link (8) for the measuring and/or coupling signal extends from the signal processing device (7) to a measuring unit (9), arranged remotely from the measuring tip (5), with a frequency which is selected in such a manner that the measuring and/or coupling signal can be transported through the measuring environment without significant disturbance.
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