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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Sa08700334, Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventor:
Allen Sajedi, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
SA08700334, Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/008 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/404 (2006.01); H04B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/008 (2013.01); G01B 5/0016 (2013.01); G05B 19/404 (2013.01); G01B 5/0004 (2013.01); G01B 2210/58 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37193 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49054 (2013.01); H04B 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) comprises an articulated arm having first and second ends, the articulated arm including a plurality of arm segments and a plurality of rotary joints, the first end configured to connect to a measurement probe and the second end configured to connect to a base. At least one of the rotary joints includes a shaft configured to rotate about an axis of rotation of the at least one of the rotary joints, and a rotary damping mechanism configured to provide controlled damping of rotational movement of the shaft about the axis of rotation.