JP2006208297A - Method and device for measuring planar shape of steel plate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for measuring a planar shape of a steel plate for automatically and highly accurately measuring the planar shape of the steel plate conveyed on a roller table even under an inferior environment. <P>SOLUTION: The measuring device comprises: a width gage 3 for measuring the width of the steel plate 2 in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the steel plate 2 conveyed on the roller table 1; A first length measuring meter 4 using laser Doppler speed meters 4A and 4B for measuring the length of the conveying direction of the steel plate 2; a second length measuring meter 5 for measuring the length of the conveying direction of the steel plate 2 and using PLG attached to a conveying table roller 9; a determining instrument 6 for selecting any one of length measuring values of the steel plate 2 by the first length measuring meter 4 and the second length measuring meter 5; and a planar shape gage 7 for measuring the planar shape of the steel plate 2 on the basis of the width measuring value of the steel plate 2 by the width gage 3 and the length measuring value of the steel plate 2 selected by the determining instrument 6. The determining instrument 6 selects the length measuring value of the steel plate 2 by the second length measuring meter 5 when a steel plate speed by the laser Doppler speed meters 4A and 4B is an abnormal value. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring the planar shape of a steel sheet, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for measuring the planar shape of a steel sheet, which can automatically and accurately measure the planar shape of a steel sheet conveyed on a roller table even in adverse environments. Is.

  In the thick steel plate measuring process, it is important to realize an optimum measuring method, in particular, in order to improve the yield. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, it is important to realize an optimum measuring method (indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 5) that minimizes the cutting loss from the steel plate 2 with crops formed at both ends. For this purpose, a planar shape measuring apparatus that automatically and accurately measures the planar shape of the steel sheet is indispensable.

  Conventionally, as a planar shape measuring apparatus, a combination of a width meter and a length meter is disclosed in Patent Document 1. Patent Document 2 discloses a width meter that does not generate an error even with respect to vertical vibrations of a steel plate to be passed, and Patent Documents 3 and 4 disclose slip and wear in order to improve measurement accuracy. A method for correcting the error is disclosed.

JP-A-8-320215 JP-A-5-296729 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-19546 JP-A-7-167632

  However, Patent Documents 1 and 2 focus on improving the accuracy of measuring the width of a steel sheet, and the length measuring means uses a signal based on a drive signal generated every time the steel sheet travels a certain distance. However, Patent Document 2 does not describe the length measuring means. In actual operation, an error occurs due to wear of the measuring roll, slippage with the steel plate, etc. in the measuring instrument equipped with the PLG (Pulse Logic Generator) and the measuring roll (majoring roll). Therefore, it is necessary to take measures against length measurement. Patent Documents 3 and 4 disclose a technique for solving this problem. However, a length measuring device using a laser Doppler velocimeter is affected by noise or the like in a real line in a bad environment. In some cases, errors may occur, and complete length measurement of all steel sheets could not be realized.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a steel plate planar shape measuring method and apparatus capable of automatically and accurately measuring the planar shape of a steel plate conveyed on a roller table even in a bad environment.

  The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and is characterized by the following.

  The invention according to claim 1 measures the width of the steel sheet in the direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the steel sheet conveyed on the roller table, measures the length of the steel sheet in the conveying direction, and measures the steel sheet thus measured. In the method for measuring the planar shape of the steel sheet based on the width measurement value and the length measurement value of the steel sheet, based on the steel plate speed by the PLG attached to the laser Doppler velocimeter and the length measurement roll, The length of the steel plate is measured, and the planar shape of the steel plate is measured based on the measured length of the steel plate measured by the steel plate speed by the PLG only when the steel plate speed by the laser Doppler velocimeter is an abnormal value. It has a special feature.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the abnormal value is a steel plate speed measured by a laser Doppler velocimeter of 0, a value not less than a preset upper limit speed or a lower limit speed, or a laser Doppler speed. This is a deviation between the current measurement value and the previous measurement value of the steel plate speed measured by a meter, and is characterized by being a value outside a preset range.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the length measurement value of the steel sheet measured by the steel plate speed by the laser Doppler velocimeter is compared with the length measurement value of the steel sheet measured by the steel plate speed by the PLG. And when the difference is more than a predetermined value, it has the characteristic in measuring the plane shape of a steel plate based on the length measurement value of the steel plate measured by the steel plate speed by PLG.

  The invention according to claim 4 includes a width meter for measuring the width of the steel plate in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the steel plate conveyed on the roller table, and a laser Doppler velocimeter for measuring the length in the conveying direction of the steel plate. The first length meter used, the second length meter using the PLG attached to the length measuring roll for measuring the length of the steel plate in the conveying direction, and the steel plate by the first length meter and the second length meter. A plane for measuring the planar shape of the steel sheet based on the determination unit for selecting one of the length measurement values, the width measurement value of the steel sheet by the width meter, and the length measurement value of the steel sheet selected by the determination unit A shape meter, wherein the determination device selects a length measurement value of the steel plate by the second length meter when the steel plate speed by the laser Doppler velocimeter is an abnormal value. .

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4, wherein the determination device compares the measured length of the steel plate by the first length meter with the measured length of the steel plate by the second length meter. Is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the planar shape of the steel sheet is measured based on the length measurement value of the steel sheet by the second length meter.

  According to the present invention, when measuring the planar shape of the steel sheet based on the width measurement value and the length measurement value of the steel sheet, the steel plate length is measured with the first length meter using the laser Doppler velocimeter. Measured in combination with a second length meter using PLG attached to a long roll. Usually, the planar shape of the steel plate is measured based on the measured length of the steel plate by the first length meter, and the laser Doppler speed is measured. Compare the steel plate length measured by the steel plate speed measured by the PLG and the steel plate length measured by the PLG steel plate speed measured by the laser Doppler velocimeter. When the difference is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the planar shape of the steel sheet is measured based on the measured length of the steel sheet by the second length meter, and thus the measured length of the steel sheet is an error even under adverse circumstances. Of high precision steel sheet It can be performed Jo measurement.

  Next, an embodiment of a planar shape measuring apparatus for steel sheets according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a planar shape measuring device for a steel sheet according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a measuring method using a width meter used in the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a width meter used in the present invention. 4 is a schematic side view showing the measuring method according to FIG. 4, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the method for measuring the planar shape of the steel sheet of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the planar shape measuring apparatus according to the present invention includes a width meter 3 for measuring the width of a steel plate 2 conveyed on a roller table 1 in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction, and a steel plate in the conveying direction. The first length measuring instrument 4 and the second length measuring instrument 5 that measure the length of 2, the determination unit 6, and the planar shape measuring instrument 7.

  As the width meter 3, for example, a configuration as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is used. The width meter 3 detects transmitted light from a light source 8 (backlight) installed at the lower part of the steel plate 2 by linear array CCD cameras A to H provided at the upper part of the steel plate 2. The cameras A to H and the light source 8 are installed in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the steel plate 2, that is, in the width direction.

  Further, in order to ensure higher accuracy, a two-lens stereo system capable of correcting the lifting of the steel plate 2 is employed even when the front and rear end cropped portion is shaken up and down. As shown in FIG. 2, cameras A and B are conveyance reference side width edge cameras, and cameras C to H are conveyance anti-reference side width edge cameras, and cameras A, B, E and F and cameras C and D , G, and H are installed at intervals in the transport direction.

  The first length measuring instrument 4 is a non-contact type using a laser Doppler velocimeter, and the second length measuring instrument 5 uses a PLG (not shown) attached to a transport table roll (length measuring roll) 9. Contact type.

  The following four points can be mentioned as the merit of the length measuring device using the laser Doppler velocimeter.

(1) Because of the non-contact type, there is no loss time due to the temporary stop of the steel sheet.
(2) There is no measurement error due to slippage of the length measuring roll and expansion or wear of the length measuring roll as in the contact type length measuring device using PLG, and the accuracy is high.
(3) Since the length measuring roll rolls along the plate wave and measures the length, it is measured longer than the length of the steel plate at the time of measurement, but with a length meter using a laser Doppler velocimeter, such a thing is Absent.
(4) The installation cost of the length measuring roll is high in terms of space, and the total cost of both length meters is the same.

  Further, since the laser Doppler velocimeter of the first length measuring instrument 4 cannot be installed at the same position as the width meter 3, two laser Doppler velocimeters are installed on the upstream side and the downstream side in the conveying direction of the steel plate 2 of the width meter 3. There is a need. In this example, the steel plate speed is measured by the upstream speed meter 4A until the tip of the steel plate 2 passes through the upstream speed meter 4A and reaches the downstream speed meter 4B. It switches so that it may measure by 4B. Thereby, correspondence with the full length position and width measurement value of steel plate 2 is attained.

  Also, if the laser Doppler velocimeter is installed in the upper part of the steel plate 2 and the measurement surface is the upper surface of the steel plate, when the laser Doppler velocimeter is fixed, the pass line changes due to the difference in the thickness of the steel plate 2 and the measurement accuracy Decreases. Therefore, the measurement surface is the lower surface of the steel plate where there is no pass line variation due to the plate thickness.

  However, if the laser Doppler velocimeter is used alone, the amount of laser light decreases due to the influence of dust in the air due to the adverse environment at the production site, and measurement data cannot be obtained normally. In order to prevent this, in order to measure the length of the steel plate 2, the transport table roll is a length measuring roll, and the one with the PLG installed on this roll is the second length measuring meter 5. The length measuring device 5 is used in combination.

  However, since the PLG attached to the transport table roll does not have a function such as temperature correction, the thermal expansion of the transport table roll 9 becomes an error factor when the steel plate temperature is high (up to about 600 ° C.). That is, when the transport table roll 9 is thermally expanded, the roll diameter is increased, so that the measurement distance by the PLG becomes shorter than the actual movement distance.

  Moreover, since the conveyance table roll 9 is in contact with the steel plate 2, it is affected by distortion in the plate thickness direction of the steel plate 2 and roll wear. Therefore, when the total length of the steel plate 2 is measured with a length meter using PLG. Will increase the error. That is, when the transport table roll 9 is worn and the roll diameter is reduced, the measurement distance by the PLG becomes longer than the actual movement distance. In addition, when the steel plate 2 does not contact the conveyance table roll 9 due to the distortion in the thickness direction of the steel plate 2, measurement becomes impossible.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the entire length of the steel plate 2 is usually measured by the first length measuring device 4 using the laser Doppler velocimeter, but only when the error occurs in the measured value of the steel plate velocity by the laser Doppler velocimeter. The steel plate speed by the 2nd length meter 5 using is adopted.

  In the present invention, a rationality check is performed for each steel plate by using a laser Doppler velocimeter, a PLG, and a measured value, for example, every predetermined length, for example, every several millimeters based on the processing logic shown in FIG.

  When the dust or the like in the atmosphere is irradiated with laser and the steel plate 2 is not sufficiently irradiated with laser, the laser Doppler velocimeter cannot perform a correct measurement value, and an error occurs in the speed measurement value of the steel plate. In such a case, speed measurement data cannot be obtained or correct speed measurement data cannot be obtained. When a speed measurement value cannot be obtained, a speed value 0 (zero) or a measurement error occurs. Further, when the speed measurement value is not correct, for example, an abnormal value greatly deviating from the actual moving speed range of the steel plate such as +100 mpm or −100 mpm.

  Further, the current measurement value of the steel plate speed measured by the laser Doppler velocimeter is compared with the previous measurement value, and when the difference is a predetermined value or more, an abnormal value is set. The predetermined value is a value that is equal to or greater than the amount of change defined by the steel plate speed.

  Usually, since the moving speed of the steel sheet is about several tens of mpm, when it is outside the corresponding moving speed range, the measured length of the steel sheet by the first length measuring instrument 4 using the laser Doppler velocimeter is used instead of the PLG. The length measurement value of the steel plate by the used second length measuring instrument 5 is adopted. The planar shape meter 7 measures the planar shape of the steel plate 2 based on the measured width value of the steel plate 2 by the width meter 3 and the measured length value of the steel plate by the second length meter 5.

  The determination device 6 determines whether the length measurement value of the steel plate 2 by the first length meter 4 is adopted or the length measurement value of the steel plate 2 by the second length meter 5 is adopted. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the determiner 6 is configured such that the steel plate speed V measured by the laser Doppler velocimeter is 0, V is equal to or higher than a preset upper limit speed, V is equal to or lower than a preset lower limit speed, or The previous measured value and the current measured value of the steel plate speed V measured by the laser Doppler velocimeter are compared, it is determined whether the difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined range, and if none of these conditions is satisfied, the first length measuring instrument 4 is used. The length measurement value of the steel sheet is sent to the plane shape meter 7. On the other hand, when any of these conditions is satisfied, the length measurement value of the steel sheet by the second length measuring instrument 5 is sent to the plane shape measuring instrument 7.

  Although there are errors as described above in the measured values by PLG, the distance for adopting the measured values of PLG is in the range of several mm to several tens of mm. Therefore, the error in that range is at most 1 mm, and the total length of the steel sheet ( The influence on the accuracy with respect to the total is small, and there is no problem in ensuring the accuracy.

  In addition, the error output signal of the anomaly detection function of the laser Doppler velocimeter itself is input and judged instead of the speed measurement value described above, and the measured value of PLG is adopted when there is an error signal. Also good.

  In this way, at the time of abnormality measurement, the length measurement value of the second length meter 5 using PLG is adopted instead of the length measurement value by the first length meter 4 using the laser Doppler velocimeter. In addition, when the steel plate conveyance speed is close to the stop state and very slow, the speed of the raw data measured by the laser Doppler velocimeter may become an abnormal value (a very large value, for example, 1000 mpm). In this case, the length measurement value by the first length meter 4 is adopted or the length measurement value by the second length meter 5 is adopted by determining whether the measured speedometer is a reasonable value. Determine whether.

  Further, when the second length measuring instrument 5 has a function of correcting a roll diameter change due to wear of the table roll 9, and when the laser Doppler speedometer is operating normally, the steel plate by the second length measuring instrument 5 is used. Is always the same or smaller than the measured length of the steel sheet by the first length measuring instrument 4 using a laser Doppler velocimeter.

  In this case, the processing flow of FIG. 4 is simplified and not determined based on the steel plate speed. Instead, every time the steel plate 2 advances by a predetermined distance, the length measurement value of the steel plate 2 by the first length meter 4 and the second When the length measurement value of the steel plate 2 measured by the length meter 5 is compared and the difference exceeds a preset value (range), for example, the length measurement value of the steel plate 2 measured by the second length meter 5 is the first. When the length measurement value of the steel plate 2 by the length meter 4 is exceeded, it is determined that the steel plate speed by the laser Doppler velocimeter is an abnormal value, and based on the length measurement value of the steel plate 2 by the second length meter 5, The planar shape of the steel plate 2 may be measured. Here, the predetermined value includes a positive value, a negative value, and a positive / negative range, and indicates a value determined to be normal.

It is the schematic which shows the planar shape measuring apparatus of the steel plate of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the measuring method by the width meter used for this invention. It is a schematic side view which shows the measuring method by the width meter used for this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the planar shape measuring method of a steel plate of this invention. It is a top view which shows the optimal measuring method shown on the steel plate surface.

Explanation of symbols

1: Roller table 2: Steel plate 3: Width meter 4: First length meter 4A: Upstream speed meter 4B: Downstream speed meter 5: Second length meter 6: Determinator 7: Plane shape meter 8: Light source 9: Conveyance Table roller

Claims (5)

Measure the width of the steel sheet in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the steel sheet conveyed on the roller table, measure the length in the conveying direction of the steel sheet, and measure the width and measured length of the steel sheet thus measured. In the method for measuring the planar shape of a steel plate, based on the value, the planar shape of the steel plate is measured.
The length of the steel sheet is measured based on the steel plate speed by the PLG attached to the laser Doppler speedometer and the length measuring roll, and the steel sheet speed by the PLG is only when the steel plate speed by the laser Doppler speedometer is an abnormal value. A planar shape measuring method for a steel sheet, comprising: measuring a planar shape of the steel sheet based on a length measurement value of the steel sheet measured by the method.   The abnormal value is 0 when the steel plate speed measured by the laser Doppler velocimeter is not less than a preset upper limit speed or less than a lower limit speed, or the current measured value and the previous measured value of the steel sheet speed measured by the laser Doppler velocimeter. The method of measuring a planar shape of a steel sheet according to claim 1, wherein the value is a value outside a preset range.   The measured length of the steel plate measured by the steel plate speed measured by the laser Doppler velocimeter is compared with the measured length of the steel plate measured by the steel plate speed measured by the PLG. The planar shape measuring method for a steel sheet according to claim 1, wherein the planar shape of the steel sheet is measured based on a measured value of the length of the steel sheet measured by the steel sheet speed.   A width meter that measures the width of the steel plate in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the steel plate conveyed on the roller table, a first length meter that uses a laser Doppler velocimeter to measure the length of the steel plate in the conveying direction; One of the length measurement values of the steel plate by the second length meter using the PLG attached to the length measuring roll and the first length meter and the second length meter for measuring the length of the steel plate in the conveying direction. A determination unit comprising: a plane shape meter that measures a planar shape of the steel sheet based on a width measurement value of the steel sheet by the width meter and a length measurement value of the steel sheet selected by the determination unit; When the steel plate speed measured by the laser Doppler velocimeter is an abnormal value, the vessel selects the steel plate length measured value by the second length meter, and the planar shape measuring device for the steel plate is characterized in that:   The determination device compares the measured length of the steel plate by the first length meter with the measured length of the steel plate by the second length meter, and if the difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the second length meter The planar shape measuring device for a steel plate according to claim 4, wherein the planar shape of the steel plate is measured based on a measured value of the length of the steel plate.

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