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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2024
Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh, Heerbrugg, CH;
Danick Brühlmann, Staad, CH;
Nikolay Khanenya, St. Gallen, CH;
Pascal Jordil, Ecoteaux, CH;
Gabriel Koller, Güttingen, CH;
Jan Züllig, Neukirch, CH;
HEXAGON INNOVATION HUB GMBH, Heerbrugg, CH;
Abstract
A coordinate measuring machine for determining at least one spatial coordinate of a measurement point on an object, comprising a structure movably connecting a probe head to a base, the structure comprising a plurality of rotary joints and a plurality links, wherein each rotary joint comprises at least one driving unit, wherein the coordinate measuring machine comprises a control unit configured to control the driving units for driving the probe head relative to the base for approaching the measurement point, to receive angular data, and to determine the at least one spatial coordinate of the measurement point based on the angular data.