Coordinate measuring and testing machine
First Claim
1. Multi-coordinate measuring and testing installation, comprising a fundamental machine unit;
- a scanning system movable in at least two coordinate directions; and
a machine control unit, said scanning system being a multi-sensor scanning system constituted of a mechanical probe having at least one sensing stylus, a video scanner and a laser scanner;
a microprocessor for controlling said sensing stylus and scanner so as to be operable independently of each other and being selectively actuatable along through software or coupleable to each other in a dual or triple operative combination, said video scanner and the laser scanner being arranged on a common beam path for detecting the same measuring point on a workpiece.
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Abstract
Multi-coordinate measuring and testing machine which is essentially constituted from a fundamental machine unit, a scanning or sensing system which is movable in at least two coordinate directions, and a machine-controlling unit. The scanning or sensing system is constructed as a multi-sensor system and is constituted from a mechanical sensing head or probe with at least one stylus and/or a video scanner and/or a laser scanner which are controlled from a microprocessor and operate independently of each other, and which are selectively either individually actuatable by means of software connected thereto, or can be coupled to each other in a dual or triple combination.
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1. Multi-coordinate measuring and testing installation, comprising a fundamental machine unit;
- a scanning system movable in at least two coordinate directions; and
a machine control unit, said scanning system being a multi-sensor scanning system constituted of a mechanical probe having at least one sensing stylus, a video scanner and a laser scanner;
a microprocessor for controlling said sensing stylus and scanner so as to be operable independently of each other and being selectively actuatable along through software or coupleable to each other in a dual or triple operative combination, said video scanner and the laser scanner being arranged on a common beam path for detecting the same measuring point on a workpiece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- a scanning system movable in at least two coordinate directions; and
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