- Patent Title: Combination scanner and tracker device having a focusing mechanism
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Application No.: US16394674Application Date: 2019-04-25
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Publication No.: US11333761B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Kenneth Steffey , Robert E. Bridges , David H. Parker
- Applicant: FARO Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US FL Lake Mary
- Assignee: FARO Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: FARO Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Lake Mary
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: G01S17/42
- IPC: G01S17/42 ; G01C15/00 ; G01S17/66 ; G01S17/89 ; G01S7/48 ; G01S7/481 ; G01B11/00 ; G01S17/87 ; G01S17/86

Abstract:
A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement device combines tracker and scanner functionality. The tracker function is configured to send light to a retroreflector and determine distance to the retroreflector based on the reflected light. The tracker is also configured to track the retroreflector as it moves, and to determine 3D coordinates of the retroreflector. The scanner is configured to send a beam of light to a point on an object surface and to determine 3D coordinate of the point. In addition, the scanner is configured to adjustably focus the beam of light.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190250271A1 COMBINATION SCANNER AND TRACKER DEVICE HAVING A FOCUSING MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2019-08-15
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