Coordinate measurement machines with removable accessories
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1. A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) for measuring three-dimensional coordinates of an object in space, comprising:
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a manually positionable arm portion having an opposed first end and second end, the arm portion being rotationally coupled to the base, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal;
an electronic circuit which receives the position signal from the at least one position transducer in each arm segment;
a probe end coupled to the first end;
a noncontact three-dimensional measuring device coupled to the probe end, the noncontact three-dimensional measuring device having a projector and an image sensor, the projector having a source plane, the projector configured to emit a structured light onto the object, the structured light emitted from the source plane and including at least three non-collinear pattern elements, the image sensor arranged to receive the structured light reflected from the object; and
a processor electrically coupled to the electronic circuit, the processor configured to determine the three-dimensional coordinates of a point on the object in response to receiving the position signals from the position transducers and in response to receiving the structured light by the image sensor.
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Abstract
A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine is provided. The coordinate measuring machine includes a base with an arm portion. A probe end is coupled to an end of the arm portion distal from the base. A device configured to emit a coded structured light onto an object to determine the three dimensional coordinates of a point on the object.
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1. A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) for measuring three-dimensional coordinates of an object in space, comprising:
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a base; a manually positionable arm portion having an opposed first end and second end, the arm portion being rotationally coupled to the base, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal; an electronic circuit which receives the position signal from the at least one position transducer in each arm segment; a probe end coupled to the first end; a noncontact three-dimensional measuring device coupled to the probe end, the noncontact three-dimensional measuring device having a projector and an image sensor, the projector having a source plane, the projector configured to emit a structured light onto the object, the structured light emitted from the source plane and including at least three non-collinear pattern elements, the image sensor arranged to receive the structured light reflected from the object; and a processor electrically coupled to the electronic circuit, the processor configured to determine the three-dimensional coordinates of a point on the object in response to receiving the position signals from the position transducers and in response to receiving the structured light by the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of operating a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine for measuring the coordinates of an object in space, comprising:
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providing a manually positionable arm portion having an opposed first end and second end, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal; providing a probe end for measuring the object, the probe end being coupled to the first end; receiving at an electronic circuit the position signals from the transducers; providing a three-dimensional noncontact measurement device having a controller, the three-dimensional noncontact measurement device having a sensor and a projector, the projector configured to emit a structured light onto the object, the projector having a source plane, the structured light emitted from the source plane and including at least three non-collinear pattern elements; and projecting a structured light from the three-dimensional measurement device onto the object. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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