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US 5,978,748 AGranted
Host independent articulated arm
AssigneeFaro Technologies, Inc.
InventorSimon Raab
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Abstract
An articulated arm including an on-board controller which stores one or more executable programs which provide the user with instructions (e.g. an inspection procedure) and stores the CAD data that serves as the reference data. The actual measurements can be compared to the reference data and the user can be notified of an actual measurement that is out of tolerance immediately.
Claims24
A system for measuring coordinates of an object comprising:
- an articulated arm including a plurality of rotational transfer housings, each transfer housing providing a degree of freedom, said articulated arm measuring points in three dimensional space;
- a controller mounted to the articulated arm including memory for storing an executable program and reference data;
- and
- a user interface mounted to the articulated arm for providing information to an operator.
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A method of operating an articulated arm for measuring the coordinates of an object comprising:
- providing an articulated arm including a plurality of rotational transfer housings, each transfer housing providing a degree of freedom, said articulated arm measuring points in three dimensional space;
- storing an executable program in a controller mounted to the articulated arm;
- storing reference data in the controller;
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- executing the executable program to provide instructions to an operator for taking actual measurements of the object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.