发明申请
- 专利标题: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELOCATING AN ARTICULATING-ARM COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE
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申请号: US15625513申请日: 2017-06-16
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公开(公告)号: US20180088203A1公开(公告)日: 2018-03-29
- 发明人: Simon Raab , Charles Pfeffer
- 申请人: FARO Technologies, Inc.
- 主分类号: G01S3/786
- IPC分类号: G01S3/786 ; G01B5/008 ; G01S17/06
摘要:
A system and method for coordinate measurement is provided. The system includes a laser tracker and a moveable articulated-arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM). The AACMM has an articulated arm with a probe end and an actuator. A retroreflector is coupled to the probe end. When the AACMM is in a first position, the system emits a laser beam and measures a position of the retroreflector while the AACMM also measures the position of retroreflector. When the AACMM is in a second position, and based on an activation of the at least one actuator by an operator, the system transmits a signal from the AACMM to the laser tracker and rotates the laser tracker towards the second position in response to the laser tracker receiving the signal. A means for transforming the first or second coordinate system to a common coordinate frame of reference is provided.