Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Optical or pre-photocell system
Patent
1993-09-21
1994-11-08
Nelms, David C.
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Optical or pre-photocell system
356 1, G01C 310
Patent
active
053629701
ABSTRACT:
This invention discloses 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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Hageniers Omer L.
Hockley Bernard S.
Liptay-Wagner Nick
Pastorius W. J.
Pryor Timothy R.
Lee John R.
Nelms David C.
Sensor Adaptive Machines Inc.
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