MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINES
First Claim
1. A method of implementing a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) having interchangeable accessories, the method comprising:
- providing a portable AACMM comprised of a manually positionable arm portion having opposed first and second ends, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal, a measurement device attached to a first end of the AACMM, and an electronic circuit which receives the position signals from the transducers and provides data corresponding to a position of the measurement device;
identifying a source device from which data is received by determining a transmission path through which the data is transmitted, the source device removably attached to the first end of the AACMM via a coupler;
determining a data type of the data based upon at least an identification of the source device;
performing an action on the data responsive to the data type; and
outputting results of performing the action to a destination device.
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Abstract
A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) includes a manually positionable arm portion having opposed first and second ends, the arm portion including connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal, a measurement device attached to a first end of the AACMM, and an electronic circuit which receives the position signals from the transducers and provides data corresponding to a position of the measurement device. Implementing the portable AACMM includes identifying a source device from which data is received by determining a transmission path through which the data is transmitted, the source device removably attached to the first end of the AACMM, determining a data type of the data based upon identification of the source device, performing an action on the data responsive to the data type, and outputting results of performing the action to a destination device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of implementing a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) having interchangeable accessories, the method comprising:
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providing a portable AACMM comprised of a manually positionable arm portion having opposed first and second ends, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal, a measurement device attached to a first end of the AACMM, and an electronic circuit which receives the position signals from the transducers and provides data corresponding to a position of the measurement device; identifying a source device from which data is received by determining a transmission path through which the data is transmitted, the source device removably attached to the first end of the AACMM via a coupler; determining a data type of the data based upon at least an identification of the source device; performing an action on the data responsive to the data type; and outputting results of performing the action to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) having interchangeable accessories, the portable AACMM comprising:
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a manually positionable 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 a position signal; a measurement device attached to a first end of the AACMM; an electronic circuit for receiving the position signals from the transducers and for providing data corresponding to a position of the measurement device; a source device removably attached to the first end of the portable AACMM via a coupler, the source device configured for capturing data; and logic executable by the electronic circuit, wherein the logic identifies the source device from which the data is received by determining a transmission path through which the data is transmitted, determines a data type of the data based upon at least an identification of the source device, performs an action on the data responsive to the data type, and outputs results of performing the action to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for implementing a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM), the computer program product comprising a computer storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied thereon, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to implement a method, the method comprising:
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identifying a source device from which data is received by determining a transmission path through which the data is transmitted, the source device removably attached to a first end of the AACMM; determining a data type of the data based upon at least an identification of the source device; performing an action on the data responsive to the data type; and outputting results of performing the action to a destination device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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