Automated robotic measuring system
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1. A positioning system comprising:
- an articulated supporting arm comprising a plurality of jointedly interconnected support arm segments moveable about a plurality of axes;
a plurality of compliant members positioned on said supporting arm; and
an articulated measuring arm comprising a plurality of jointedly interconnected measuring arm segments capable of a plurality of degrees of freedom of movement and supported by said compliant members,wherein said compliant members provide a yielding characteristic that resists a degree of compressibility of each compliant member when a force is applied to one of the articulated supporting arm and the articulated measuring arm, andwherein at least one support arm segment at least partially encloses at least one measuring arm segment and at least one of said compliant members is positioned between said at least one support arm segment and said at least one measuring arm segment.
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Abstract
An automated coordinate measuring system comprising a measuring arm used for acquisition of geometry data that incorporates an exoskeletal structure resilient to physical perturbations including thermal changes and vibrations which may affect coordinate data acquisition. The system may be adapted to a portable platform allowing for convenient positioning and alignment of the measuring arm in a wide variety of environments.
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1. A positioning system comprising:
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an articulated supporting arm comprising a plurality of jointedly interconnected support arm segments moveable about a plurality of axes; a plurality of compliant members positioned on said supporting arm; and an articulated measuring arm comprising a plurality of jointedly interconnected measuring arm segments capable of a plurality of degrees of freedom of movement and supported by said compliant members, wherein said compliant members provide a yielding characteristic that resists a degree of compressibility of each compliant member when a force is applied to one of the articulated supporting arm and the articulated measuring arm, and wherein at least one support arm segment at least partially encloses at least one measuring arm segment and at least one of said compliant members is positioned between said at least one support arm segment and said at least one measuring arm segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A positioning system comprising:
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an articulated supporting arm comprising a plurality of jointedly interconnected support arm segments moveable about a plurality of axes; a plurality of compliant members positioned on said supporting arm; an articulated measuring arm comprising a plurality of jointedly interconnected measuring arm segments capable of a plurality of degrees of freedom of movement and supported by said compliant members; a plurality of drive cables connected to the supporting arm and configured to cause a motion of the supporting arm; and a plurality of motors connected to and configured to control the drive cables. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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