Coordinate measurement system with auxiliary axis
AssigneeFaro Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKishore Lankalapalli, Kenneth Steffey, Keith G. Macfarlane, Paul C. Atwell, Dragos M. Stanescu
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Abstract
According to some aspects of the invention, auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein. According to some aspects of the invention, methods for operating auxiliary axis measurement systems for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object are provided as shown and described herein.
Claims22
An auxiliary axis measurement system for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object, the system comprising:
- a primary axes assembly having one or more primary axes, wherein each axis of the one or more primary axes includes an encoder configured to measure movement relative to a respective axis;
- an auxiliary axis assembly having one or more auxiliary axes, wherein each axis of the one or more auxiliary axes includes an encoder configured to measure movement relative to a respective axis;
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- a control unit operably connected to the encoders of the primary axes assembly and the encoders of the auxiliary axis assembly and configured to receive data therefrom, wherein the control unit processes the data from both the primary axes assembly and the auxiliary axis assembly in real-time to determine the three-dimensional coordinates of the object.
A method for operating an auxiliary axis measurement system, the method comprising:
- obtaining data, at a control unit, from a primary axes assembly having one or more primary axes, wherein each axis of the one or more primary axes includes an encoder configured to measure movement relative to the respective axis;
- obtaining data, at the control unit, from an auxiliary axis assembly having one or more auxiliary axes, wherein each axis of the one or more auxiliary axes includes an encoder configured to measure movement relative to the respective axis;
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- processing the data from both the primary axes assembly and the auxiliary axis assembly in real-time to generate 3D coordinate data of a target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.