Patent · US Expired

Method and system for assisting a user taking measurements using a coordinate measurement machine

US6879933B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

FARO Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kenneth Steffey · Oviedo, US
Tom Schenck · Sanford, US
Dan Perreault · Dunkirk, US
Paul C. Atwell · Sanford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2002
Grant date	Apr 12, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B19/0423
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system for testing a target object for compliance with existing geometric dimension and tolerance requirements includes: measuring a selected feature of the target and entering the existing geometric dimension and tolerance requirements into a user interface. Entering includes selecting an icon containing a graphic symbol representative of a geometric dimension and tolerance characteristic.

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