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US 7,679,757 B1Granted
Non-contact profile measurement system
AssigneeBYTEWISE Measurement Systems LLC.
InventorsMichael Harris, Andy Hidle, Ben Burdette
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Abstract
A non contact measurement system for in-process measurement of a work piece to is described. There is provided a sensor chassis that includes one or more contour sensors for capturing the profile of a work piece and outputting coordinate values describing one or more points representative of the profile of the work piece.
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A measurement system comprising:
- a sensor chassis configured to capture a substantially 360° profile of an object within a predetermined work zone
- a control unit for receiving and processing data received from said sensor chassis;
- said sensor chassis comprises a plurality of contour sensors, each substantially aligned with said work zone so that an object within said work zone is at least partially within the field of view (FOV) of each of said contour sensors;
- each of said contour sensors is configured to generate and output data representative of at least a partial profile of an object within the contour sensors respective FOV;
- the sensor chassis is further configured to allow for the capture of a substantially 360 profile of an object in the work zone without any part of the measurement system coming in contact with the object;
- said control unit is further configured to correlate a coordinate space associated with at least two or more contour sensors with a common coordinate space, generate profile data representative of a substantially 360 profile of a predetermined object;
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- the control unit is further configured to correlate the coordinate space associated with a reference template with said common coordinate space and to compare said profile data with said reference template to determine differences between said profile data and said reference template.
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A measurement system comprising:
- a sensor chassis configured to capture a substantially 360° profile of an object within a predetermined work zone;
- a control unit for receiving and processing data received from said sensor chassis;
- said sensor chassis comprises a plurality of contour sensors, each substantially aligned with said work zone so that an object within said work zone is at least partially within the field of view (FOV) of each of said contour sensors;
- each of said contour sensors is configured to generate and output data representative of at least a partial profile of an object within the contour sensors respective FOV;
- the sensor chassis is further configured to allow for the capture of a substantially 360 profile of an object in the work zone without any part of the measurement system coming in contact with the object;
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- said control unit is further configured to correlate a coordinate space associated with at least two or more contour sensors with a common coordinate space and generate profile data representative of a substantially 360° profile of the object in the work zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.