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Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated line laser scanner

US7881896B2 · kind B2 · utility

119Cited by

168References

43Claims

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Assignee

FARO Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Paul C. Atwell · Sanford, US
Jacint R. Barba · Sanford, US
Frederick John York · Oviedo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 24, 2008
Grant date	Feb 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B2219/45061
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A portable coordinate measurement machine for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume comprises includes an a positionable articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm segments. The arm includes a measurement probe having an integrated line laser scanner mounted thereon. The laser may be a fiber coupled laser. Wireless data transfer and communication capability for the CMM is also possible.

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