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US 7,954,250 B2Granted
CMM Arm with enhanced manual control
AssigneeNikon Metrology NV
InventorStephen James Crampton
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for a Robust CMM Arm with Exoskeleton is provided comprising an Internal CMM Arm and an Exoskeleton driving the Internal CMM Arm through a plurality of transmission means such that one or more internal volumes are sealed against ingress of solid objects and fluids. It also relates to a haptic control of an RCA.
Claims16
An articulated measurement apparatus comprising:
- Robot Co-ordinate Measuring Machine Arm, RCA, having a Robot, Coordinate Measuring Machine, CMM, Arm, transmission means and measurement probe for measuring an object, configured so that movements of the robot are transmitted to the CMM Arm via the transmission means, further comprising sensors that receive an operator's manual pressure configured to translate and/or rotate a probe end in a haptic mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.