WO2008066896A3 - Portable coordinate measurement machine - Google Patents

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WO2008066896A3
WO2008066896A3 PCT/US2007/024599 US2007024599W WO2008066896A3 WO 2008066896 A3 WO2008066896 A3 WO 2008066896A3 US 2007024599 W US2007024599 W US 2007024599W WO 2008066896 A3 WO2008066896 A3 WO 2008066896A3
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cmm
measurement machine
coordinate measurement
portable coordinate
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Simon Raab
Clarke H Briggs
Marc Barber
David Danielson
Kenneth Steffey
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Faro Tech Inc
Raab S
Clarke H Briggs
Marc Barber
David Danielson
Kenneth Steffey
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B5/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
    • G01B5/004—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring coordinates of points
    • G01B5/008—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring coordinates of points using coordinate measuring machines

Abstract

A portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) is disclosed. The CMM may include a manually positionable articulated arm having opposed first and second ends and a measurement probe attached to the first end articulated arm. The arm may include a plurality of jointed arm segments. Each arm segment may include at least one position transducer for producing a position signal. The CMM may also include an electronic circuit that receives the position signals from the transducers and provides a digital coordinate corresponding to the position of the probe in a selected volume. At least one of the arm segments may be non-linear along its length.
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