Sensor Adaptive Machines, Inc.

Diffracto, Ltd.

Lmi-diffracto

W J Pastorius

Timothy R Pryor

Omer L Hageniers

Bernard S Hockley

Nick Liptay-Wagner

Nick Liptay Wagner

A 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.

Method and apparatus for electro-optically determining the dimension, location and attitude of objects

Method and apparatus for electro-optically determining the dimension,

The invention provides a method and apparatus for positioning a member in a desired attitude relative to a surface of an object including, providing a positioning means for positioning the member, providing a non-contact sensor attached to the positioning means, using the sensor, sensing the attitude of the surface of the object in at least two planes, and controlling the positioning means to position the member at a desired attitude relative to the surface of the object.

Method and apparatus for positioning a member in a desired attitude

A method and apparatus for control of a detector array based imaging system which includes analyzing the output of a photodetector array and modifying or controlling a photodetector array light gathering related variable based on the analysis. In particular, one embodiment of the invention involves temporarily storing the image data from the photodetector array and modifying one of the scan clock rate or the scan clock rate within a scan of the photodetector array based on an analysis of the stored data to optimize the light gathering of the image system. A further embodiment of the invention involves controlling a light gathering related photodetector array variable and an illumination source variable based on an analysis of the output of the photodetector array.

Method and apparatus for control of a detector array based imaging

Method and apparatus for electro optically determining the dimension,

Method & apparatus for electro optically determining the dimension,

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.

Method and apparatus for electro optically determining the dimension

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W J Pastorius