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Portable Articulated Arm Coordinate Measuring Machine Having Integrated Software Controls

  • US 20110178754A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2011
  • Published: 07/21/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A portable articulated arm coordinate measurement machine (AACMM), comprising:

  • a manually positionable articulated arm portion having opposed first and second ends, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each of the arm segments including at least one position transducer for producing position signals;

    a measurement device attached to the first end of the AACMM; and

    an electronic circuit having a self-contained operating environment for the AACMM, the self-contained operating environment including a user interface application, an application programming interface, and logic configured forperforming data collection including receiving position signals from the transducers;

    calculating data corresponding to a position of the measurement device, the calculating responsive to the position signals; and

    outputting the data to at least one of the user interface application and the application programming interface.

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