Hexagon Metrology Ab

William Wilcox

Charles Burbank

Kenneth Woodbine

Anthony J Griggs

Bo Pettersson

Pascal Jordil

Siercks Knut

Generating a machine tool program for performing coordinate measurements. The machine tool program may be communicated to a machine tool controller such that the machine tool controller is operable to execute the machine tool program. The machine tool program may be generated from a dimensional metrology program. As part of generating the machine tool program, a path definition and a machine definition may be combined. Measurement data resulting from an execution of the machine tool program may be received by a data server and analyzed using dimensional metrology analysis. Indicators may be provided within the machine tool program to be used during dimensional metrology analysis.

Apparatus and method for dimensional metrology

A method for scanning a surface of a workpieceat a constant scanning speed /v/ using a scanning probemounted on a supporton a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The CMM contains a first set of drive means () to move the support according to three linear axis (x,y,z), and the supportcontains a second set of drive means () for actuating the movement of the scanning probewith two degrees of freedom relative to said support. The method involves control meanscoupled to the sets of drive means (), and memory means for storing theoretical profiles and coordinates of the surface to scan.

Scanning probe with constant scanning speed

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Danville, CA, United States of America

William Wilcox