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Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2021
Applicant:

Renishaw Plc, Wotton-under-Edge, GB;

Inventor:

Stephen Mark Angood, Portreath, GB;

Assignee:

RENISHAW PLC, Wotton-under-Edge, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/008 (2006.01); B25J 9/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/023 (2013.01); B25J 9/0039 (2013.01); B25J 9/0057 (2013.01); B25J 9/1623 (2013.01); B25J 17/0216 (2013.01); G01B 5/008 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50162 (2013.01);
Abstract

A coordinate positioning machine that includes: a structure moveable within a working volume of the machine, a hexapod metrology arrangement for measuring the position of the structure within the working volume, and a non-hexapod drive arrangement for moving the structure around the working volume. Also, a coordinate positioning machine including a structure moveable within a working volume of the machine, a drive arrangement for moving the structure around the working volume in fewer than six degrees of freedom, and a metrology arrangement for measuring the position of the structure within the working volume in more degrees of freedom than the drive arrangement.


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