Method and apparatus for electro-optically determining the dimension, location and attitude of objects
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1. A robotic system for determining a dimension of an object, comprising:
- non-contact sensor means for sensing a characteristic of said object and for providing data related to said characteristic,robot means having at least 4 axes of positional movement for positioning said sensor means relative to said object,control means for controlling said movement of said robot means to position said sensor means relative to said object, andmeans for analyzing data from said sensor means to determine a dimension of said object.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for optically determining the dimension of part surfaces. Particular embodiments describe optical triangulation based coordinate measurement machines capable of accurate measurement of complex surfaces, such as gear teeth and turbine blades. Other embodiments provide highly useful sensors for robot guidance and related purposes. Up to 5 axis sensing capability is provided on surfaces of widely varying form.
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16 Claims
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1. A robotic system for determining a dimension of an object, comprising:
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non-contact sensor means for sensing a characteristic of said object and for providing data related to said characteristic, robot means having at least 4 axes of positional movement for positioning said sensor means relative to said object, control means for controlling said movement of said robot means to position said sensor means relative to said object, and means for analyzing data from said sensor means to determine a dimension of said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for determining a dimension of an object comprising the steps of:
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providing non-contact sensor means for sensing a characteristic of an object, providing a robot means having at least 4 degrees of positional movement for positioning said sensor means relative to said object, controlling said robot means to position said sensor means with respect to said object, using said sensor means, sensing a characteristic of said object and providing data related to said characteristic, analyzing said data from said sensor to determine a dimension of said object.
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