Systems and methods for measuring various properties of an object
AssigneeHexagon Metrology, Inc.
InventorDavid Demiter
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Abstract
A first measuring device can be mounted to an end of an articulated arm coordinate measuring machine, and geometric coordinates of a surface of an object can be measured using the first measuring device. Then, a second measuring device can be mounted to the end of the articulated arm coordinate measuring machine and a second property of the object can be measured using the second measuring device, after the geometric coordinates have been measured.
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A method of measuring various properties of an object, the method comprising:
- mounting a first measuring device to an end of an articulated arm coordinate measuring machine;
- measuring three-dimensional coordinates of a surface of an object using the first measuring device mounted to the end of the articulated arm coordinate measuring machine;
- mounting a second measuring device to the end of the articulated arm coordinate measuring machine;
- measuring a second property of the object using the second measuring device mounted to the end of the articulated arm coordinate measuring machine after the three-dimensional coordinates have been measured.
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A method of measuring various properties of an object, the method comprising:
- measuring three-dimensional coordinates of a surface of an object using a coordinate measuring device;
- mounting a second measuring device to the coordinate measuring device;
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- measuring a second property of the object using the second measuring device mounted to the coordinate measuring device after the three-dimensional coordinates have been measured.
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A device configured to measure a surface geometry of an object and at least one other property of the object, the device comprising:
- a coordinate measuring device configured to measure three-dimensional coordinate data of a surface of an object by at least measuring a position and orientation of a portion of the coordinate measuring device, the coordinate measuring device further comprising a mounting portion configured to receive a second measuring device such that the coordinate measuring device can measure a position and orientation of the second measuring device;
- a second measuring device mounted to the mounting portion and configured to measure a property of the object different from the three-dimensional coordinate data of the surface of the object at a plurality of locations;
- one or more processors configured to use the three-dimensional coordinate data of the surface of the object and measured positions and orientations of the second measuring device to associate data collected by the second measuring device with corresponding three-dimensional coordinates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.