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News Release from: Leica Geosystems AG | Subject: LTD800
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Team on 09 March 2005
Renault F1 Team uses Leica LTD800
Renault F1 Team makes use of Leica LTD800 Laser Tracking Technology And Wireless T-Products for Development of New R25 Race Car
The Metrology Division of Leica Geosystems has announced that its LTD800 laser tracking system and new wireless T-Products played a key role in the industrial measurement and testing of the new Renault R25 race vehicle The R25, which was unveiled in Monaco on February 1st, 2005, lies at the heart of the Mild Seven Renault F1 Team's plans to challenge rivals Ferrari for the 2005-2006 World Championship title
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Leica Geosystems leads the industry with more than 1,400 tracker systems installed worldwide in the automotive, aerospace, and general engineering industries.
The world-renowned Renault F1 Team purchased two LTD800s with integrated T-Probe and Metrolog XG for Leica software.
One laser tracker is used to set up the car in the wind tunnel test facility.
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The other Leica tracker is primarily used to measure large manufactured components and complete legality checks on the finished R25 race vehicle.
"In the high demand environment of F1 wind tunnel testing, this system provides the Renault F1 Team with a cutting edge tool for improvements in efficiency and accuracy.
Conscious of the need for continuing improvements, the Leica laser tracker initial investment will reduce our set-up times by 55%, enabling increased efficiency and precise repeatability," states Micky Nolan, Renault F1 Team's Wind Tunnel Facility Manager.
"With commonality of CAD packages and real time CAD comparisons, our engineers can measure and verify any part in any geometrical position around our model.
The Leica measurement system was the only one on the market that fulfilled the Renault F1 Team's search criteria.
The Leica laser tracker offers the Renault F1 Team an all-in-one solution," concludes Nolan.
"All F1 racing teams have secret designs, which hopefully makes their car quicker than the competition.
These are tested in the wind tunnel, hence the T-Probe requirement," states Leica technical engineer Steve Shickell.
"By using the Leica system to measure the first R25 vehicle, the Renault F1 Team is able to measure everything on the car in a single set up and every minute the team saves installing the model, is extra time for performance development." Leica's LTD800 Laser Tracker and the wireless, ultra-light T-Probe and T-Scan products have transformed the way quality professionals perform their industrial measurement tasks.
This combination of PCMM (portable coordinate measurement) technology enables engineers to capture measurements with unprecedented precision, speed, and flexibility in the most demanding industrial environments.
The T-Probe and T-Scan devices are the world's first complete 'Walk-Around CMMs'.
The T-Probe, which is shock-resistant and insensitive to temperature changes, can be used for hand-held rapid measurements of small and large objects within a 30m volume.
The T-Scan is insensitive to all surface types and does not require surface preparation.
It can be used for rapid non-contact digitization of large objects at a rate of 7,000 points per second.
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