Multi-functional coordinate measurement machines

a coordinate measuring machine and multi-functional technology, applied in the field of coordinate measuring machines, can solve the problems of relatively difficult use of measurement installations and high cos

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-07-21
FARO TECH INC
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Portable AACMMs represent a vast improvement over known stationary or fixed, cost-intensive and relatively difficult to use measurement installations, particularly in the amount of time it takes to perform dimensional measurements of relatively complex parts.

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[0023]Portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machines (AACMMs) are used in a variety of applications to obtain measurements of objects. Embodiments of the present invention provide advantages in allowing an operator to easily and quickly couple different measurement accessory devices to a probe end of the AACMM. Embodiments of the present invention provide further advantages in providing for integrating some level of control of the probe end with the accessory device. Embodiments of the present invention provide still further advantages in providing power and data communications to a removable accessory without having external connections or wiring.

[0024]FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate, in perspective, a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) 100 according to various embodiments of the present invention, an articulated arm being one type of coordinate measuring machine. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the exemplary AACMM 100 may comprise a six or seven axis art...

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A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) includes a manually positionable arm portion having opposed first and second ends, the arm portion including connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal, a measurement device attached to a first end of the AACMM, and an electronic circuit which receives the position signals from the transducers and provides data corresponding to a position of the measurement device. Implementing the portable AACMM includes identifying a source device from which data is received by determining a transmission path through which the data is transmitted, the source device removably attached to the first end of the AACMM, determining a data type of the data based upon identification of the source device, performing an action on the data responsive to the data type, and outputting results of performing the action to a destination device.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 61 / 296,555 filed Jan. 20, 2010, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]The present disclosure relates to a coordinate measuring machine, and more particularly to a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine having a connector on a probe end of the coordinate measuring machine that allows accessory devices to be removably connected to the coordinate measuring machine.[0003]Portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machines (AACMMs) have found widespread use in the manufacturing or production of parts where there is a need to rapidly and accurately verify the dimensions of the part during various stages of the manufacturing or production (e.g., machining) of the part. Portable AACMMs represent a vast improvement over known stationary or fixed, cost-intensive and relatively difficult to use measurement in...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01B5/008G06F15/00
CPCG01B5/012G01B11/007G01B21/047G05B19/401G05B2219/45061G05B2219/24067G05B2219/37193G05B2219/40233G05B2219/40596G05B19/406G01B5/00G01B5/0002G01B5/004G01B5/008G01B7/008G01B11/00G01B11/005G01B21/04G01B21/045G01D9/00G05B19/4061G05B19/4063G05B19/408G05B23/0221
Inventor ATWELL, PAUL C.BRIGGS, CLARK H.
Owner FARO TECH INC
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