Motorized inclinable measuring head
US9494403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B5/012
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An articulated measuring head for orienting a probe relatively to a measuring apparatus, including Hirth couplings for providing a high-resolution indexing to two orthogonal rotors and an advanced guiding system to ensure a precise rotation control when the Hirth couplings are free and accurate indexing when they are clamped together. The articulated head of the invention has an embedded dynamic controller using high-precision encoders and crash detection by capacitive sensors.
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