Portable coordinate measurement machine
US7784194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B5/008
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) is disclosed. The CMM may include a manually positionable articulated arm having opposed first and second ends and a measurement probe attached to the first end articulated arm. The arm may include a plurality of jointed arm segments. Each arm segment may include at least one position transducer for producing a position signal. The CMM may also include an electronic circuit that receives the position signals from the transducers and provides a digital coordinate corresponding to the position of the probe in a selected volume. At least one of the arm segments may be non-linear along its length.
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