问答在Leica TS13中档机器人总站

Leica Geosystems的商业总监TPS Hans-Martin Zogg讨论了新的Leica TS13如何支持该行业。

The Leica TS13 was recently introduced to the market. Can you tell us more about this new automated total station?

The Leica TS13 is Leica Geosystems’ new mid-range automated total station. It is scalable and provides an attractive starting point to Leica Geosystems’ automated total stations. The TS13 has been developed for the civil engineering industry focussing on utilities. For measurement tasks such as determining the position of an existing pipe, the TS13 is the ideal measurement instrument. Furthermore, it allows users to lay out the position of pipe installations before they are build. This new automated total station can perfectly support the utilities industry due to its versatility in taking measurements as well as doing the layout.

Can you highlight and briefly describe the characteristics of the new TS13 total station?

The TS13 total station is automated and upgradable. Furthermore, it gives the users unrivalled support and offers the highest quality. Its performance and reliability allow users to complete demanding measuring tasks. The Leica TS13 is upgradable, customers can purchase a TS13 with only a 4-button keypad and later, if needed, to upgrade to a total station with keyboard and display unit. It can also be upgraded from a two-person surveying instrument to a one-person surveying instrument by adding the Lock and Robotic option. The Leica TS13 mid-range total station is designed and tested to the same quality standards as theLeica TS16high-end total station.

With many other automated total stations on the market today, why and when should users invest in the TS13?

The Leica TS13 has been designed with customers in mind who are looking for high quality and reliability but the best measurement performance is not crucial for their daily tasks. A customer should invest into the TS13 when he looks for lowest total cost of ownership (sum of purchasing price, support and service over lifetime) and having greatest reliability over lifetime of his instrument but measurement performance is not his key requirement.

通常，在极端条件下，通亚博5分钟快三常在各种站点上使用总站。TS13总站可确保在任何粗糙的工作现场条件下可靠性和耐用性最大，避免发生故障，从而导致直接和间接的成本，例如延迟，错过的期限和声誉丧失。

What is the difference between the Leica TS13 and the Leica TS16?

Besides the ability to upgrade, the Leica TS13 with “Lock” functionality, display and robotic capability, its overall measurement performance is 10-25% less compared to the Leica TS16 total station. This means that less points can be measured and laid-out during a working day comparing to measurements done with a Leica TS16.

性能差异主要起源于自动目标瞄准技术。TS13使用ATR技术，而TS16使用ATRPLUS技术。Atrplus具有自学习能力，更好的锁定稳定性和更长的范围。此外，TS13配备了SpeedSearch来快速搜索棱镜，而TS16配备了PowerSearch，甚至更快地搜索并找到Prisms。最后，TS13具有降低的键盘，没有功能键，可快速访问功能，例如TS16功能。

与TS16相比，什么时候使用TS13的最合适时间？

The TS13 is used when users need to measure a few points per day. This means that measurement performance is not crucial, but quality and reliability matters. The TS13 is a perfect solution for customers in utility and civil engineering industry that measure objects or layout design data occasionally.

TS13具有SpeedSearch技术。这项技术可以做什么，它给现场客户带来什么好处？

The TS13 is equipped with SpeedSearch technology which allows users to find and lock on to the prism quickly. SpeedSearch works onto Leica round prisms as well as Leica 360° prisms. There is no additional equipment needed on the pole side to fast search the prism. This makes the pole light and the user does not depend on any additional battery power on the pole side.

What is the difference between SpeedSearch of the TS13 and PowerSearch of the TS16?

SpeedSearch是TS13的快速搜索方法，PowerSearch是TS16的快速搜索方法。这两种方法之间的主要区别是搜索和找到棱镜的时间。两者都由水平和垂直搜索组成；使用SpeedSearch，水平和垂直搜索较慢。PowerSearch检测到与棱镜的距离，并加速了比100米的棱镜的垂直搜索速度。SpeedSearch以搜索速度搜索独立于棱镜的距离。

In addition, the TS16 is equipped with a PowerSearch filter which allows to exclude prisms or other reflective objects from being detected with the PowerSearch search. This speeds up the fast prism search with PowerSearch significantly compared to the search with SpeedSearch.

What is the difference between ATR and ATRplus?

ATR技术是自动目标识别of the total station. This technology is crucial for aiming and locking onto a prism. Locking a prism means the instrument is following the prism. The TS13 is equipped with ATR and the TS16 with ATRplus technology. The difference between ATR and ATRplus technology is in the aiming ranges and locking performance. The ATRplus is developed to keep the instrument locked on the prism whether the prism is on a surveying pole or on a moving machine.

According to the specifications, the measurement range of the ATR is up to 1000m and the ATRplus up to 1500m. The locking performance of the ATRplus is much stronger at shorter ranges and when several prisms are in the field of view of the telescope and crossing each other compared to the ATR. The ATRplus uses an internal virtual target ID and can follow the prism with its dedicated internal virtual ID. The ATRplus keeps track on the right prism independent if this prism is moving in front or behind another prism. The ATRplus can also lock onto prisms which are shaking or vibrating due to its setup on a pole or machine.

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