InsidetheTrimbleX9:DeepDiveintoTrimbleX-DriveTechnology 2
Why does the Trimble X9 3D laser scanner look so different from other scanners?
Withnovisiblemirrorassembly,thecenterunitresemblesatotalstationmorethanascanner.The
X9actuallyhasthecharacteristicsofbothwithadualverticaldrivesystem.Thesystemintegratesa
survey-gradeservodrivefromatotalstationandaprotectedhigh-speedscanningmirrortoenable
featureslikeauto-calibrationandmuchmore.
Does automatic self-leveling mean physically leveled without user intervention?
TrimbleX9self-levelingtechnologyprovidesbothfullautomationforquicksetupandsurvey-grade
accuracyfordatayoucantrust.Somescannersmeasurelevelinallorientationswithoutmanually
leveling,buttheyarenotaccurate.Othershavesurvey-gradeaccuracybutuseatribrachtolevel
withinatiltcompensationrangeof1to2degrees.TheX9hassurvey-gradeaccuracywithawidetilt
compensationrangeof±10°foreasysetupwithLEDguidelightsinsteadofatribrach.
ThepurposeofthiswhitepaperistoexplainthetechnologybehindTrimbleX-Driveandthemany
benefitsitbringsto3Dlaserscanning.Thefollowingtopicsarecovered:
● TrimbleX9CenterUnit
o X-DriveVerticalDeflectionSystem
o AutomaticSelf-Leveling
o IntegratedCameraSystem
● SummaryoftheFeaturesandBenefits
