Ultra-portable coordinate measurement machine
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1. A coordinate measurement device comprising:
- a portable GPS device mounted on the coordinate measurement device, the portable GPS device being configured to facilitate measurement of the location of the coordinate measurement device in space; and
at least one of;
an articulated arm comprising a plurality of transfer members and a plurality of articulating members connecting the plurality of transfer members to each other to measure an angle between the transfer members; and
an optical coordinate acquisition member.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an articulated arm coordinate measurement machine can include a plurality of transfer members and a plurality of articulation members connecting the plurality of transfer members to each other to measure an angle between the transfer members. The machine can additionally include at least one coordinate acquisition member positioned at an end of the articulated arm. Further, the machine can include a harness connected to at least one of the group consisting of the transfer members and the articulation members to support at least a portion of the weight of the transfer members and the articulation members. The harness can also be configured to mount to a human.
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26 Claims
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1. A coordinate measurement device comprising:
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a portable GPS device mounted on the coordinate measurement device, the portable GPS device being configured to facilitate measurement of the location of the coordinate measurement device in space; and at least one of; an articulated arm comprising a plurality of transfer members and a plurality of articulating members connecting the plurality of transfer members to each other to measure an angle between the transfer members; and an optical coordinate acquisition member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for measuring one or more points, comprising:
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carrying a coordinate measurement device comprising an optical coordinate acquisition member by a user; measuring one or more objects with the coordinate measurement device while carried by the user; and tracking a location of the coordinate measurement device with a GPS device while measuring said one or more objects. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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- 12. A coordinate measurement device comprising a portable GPS device mounted on the coordinate measurement device, the portable GPS device being configured to facilitate measurement of the location of the coordinate measurement device in space.
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19. A coordinate measurement device comprising:
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a portable location device mounted on the coordinate measurement device, the portable GPS device being configured to facilitate measurement of the location of the coordinate measurement device in space by communicating with local signal emitters at known locations and using triangulation; and at least one of; an articulated arm comprising a plurality of transfer members and a plurality of articulating members connecting the plurality of transfer members to each other to measure an angle between the transfer members; and an optical coordinate acquisition member. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for measuring one or more points, comprising:
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carrying a coordinate measurement device comprising an optical coordinate acquisition member by a user; measuring one or more objects with the coordinate measurement device while carried by the user; and tracking a location of the coordinate measurement device using triangulation. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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