Scanning path segmentation of workpiece
US11774226B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/37443
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method efficiently measures an object having a feature. The feature has a plurality of cross-sections that each have a surface. The method provides a coordinate measuring machine having a discretely indexable wrist coupled with a measuring probe. The wrist has a given wrist orientation, relative to an arm of the coordinate measuring machine, that is adjustable between a plurality of different orientations. The probe is able to measure different surfaces as a function of the different wrist orientations. The method segments an object to be measured into a plurality of segments that are each measurable with a given wrist orientation.
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