Six axis motion control apparatus
AssigneeCapture 3D, Inc.
InventorsRichard P. White, David Wade, Henry Wede
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Abstract
A motion control apparatus for measuring and scanning an object. The motion control apparatus includes a base. The motion control apparatus also includes an object support assembly that is coupled to the base. The object support assembly receives the object to be scanned and measured. The motion control apparatus includes a scanner track that extends above from the base. The scanner and object are moveable about multiple axes to position to the scanner with respect to the object for viewing the object by the scanner for obtaining measurements of the object.
Claims20
A motion control apparatus for non-contact scanning of a surface of an object, the apparatus comprising:
- an object support member for supporting the object, the object support member is linearly traverseable along a first axis and linearly traverseable along a second axis, and rotateable about a third axis;
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- a scanner for non-contact scanning of the surface of the object, the scanner positioned adjacent to the object support member, the scanner being linearly traverseable along a fourth axis, rotateable about a fifth axis and rotateable about a sixth axis.
A motion control apparatus for non-contact scanning of a surface of an object, the apparatus comprising:
- an object support member for supporting the object, the object support member is linearly traverseable along a first axis, rotateable about a second axis, rotateable about a third axis and rotateable about a fourth axis;
- and
- a scanner for non-contact scanning of the surface of the object, the scanner positioned adjacent to the object support member, the scanner being linearly traverseable along a fifth axis and linearly traverseable along a sixth axis.
A motion control apparatus for non-contact scanning of a surface of an object, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- an object support member attached to the frame for supporting the object, the object support member rotateable about a rotational axis;
- a scanner support longitudinally traverseable generally parallel to the rotational axis;
- a gimbal attached to the scanner support;
- a volumetric scanner attached to the gimbal, the volumetric scanner provides non-contact scanning of a surface of the object;
- wherein the gimbal permits rotation of the scanner generally orthogonal to the rotational axis.
A motion control apparatus for non-contact scanning of a surface of an object, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- an object support assembly attached to the frame;
- a gimbal attached to the object support assembly, the gimbal providing rotation about a first rotational axis;
- a first rotary bracket attached to the gimbal, the object mountable to the first rotary bracket for providing rotation about a second rotational axis;
- a scanner support assembly attached to the frame, the scanner support assembly linearly traverseable along a longitudinal axis;
- a volumetric scanner attached to the scanner support assembly, the scanner provides non-contact scanning of the surface of the object, the scanner positioned adjacent to the object support member.
A method of non-contact scanning of a surface of an object using a motion control apparatus, the apparatus having an object support assembly configured to support an object to be scanned, the apparatus having a scanner for scanning the object, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving the object to be scanned on the object support assembly;
- moving the object support assembly with respect to the scanner with the motion control apparatus to obtain a scanning position of the object;
- scanning the object with the scanner of the motion control apparatus at the scanning position;
- repeating the moving and scanning steps;
- determining whether the scanned object is within design tolerance based on a standard object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.