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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
May. 28, 1998
Cecil H. Nelson, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Rodney R. Hintz, Delano, MN (US);
Thomas P. Bartsch, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for high speed acquisition of the dimensional parameters of a work piece are effected by simultaneously acquiring probe positional information, converting the probe positional information to standard characteristic data, and calculating multiple dimensional geometries using the converted probe position information. Selected characteristic data may be stored for use with multiple dimensional geometry calculations, reducing the calculation time. A computer and associated software are used to convert the positional information to dimensional geometry information.