Coordinate measurement system with auxiliary axis
AssigneeFaro Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKishore Lankalapalli, Kenneth Steffey, Keith G. Macfarlane, Paul C. Atwell, Dragos M. Stanescu, John Lucas Creachbaum, Brent Bailey, Matthew Mogensen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
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.
Claims20
An auxiliary axis assembly for use with an articulated arm coordinate measuring apparatus (AACM), the auxiliary axis assembly comprising:
- a turntable assembly including a rotatable platform for supporting and rotating an object thereon being measured;
- a bearing cartridge including at least one bearing that enables rotation of the rotatable platform;
- a connector for connecting the rotatable platform to the bearing cartridge;
- and
- an encoder connected to the bearing cartridge for monitoring movement of the rotatable platform and generating scanning position data associated with movement of the rotatable platform in response to receiving a capture signal;
- and
- the encoder including a communication bus for connection with a communication line that transmits the capture signal from a control unit to the encoder and the scanning position data from the encoder to the control unit, the control unit configured to synchronize in real-time, the scanning position data with the AACM.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.