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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2004
Peter G. Cramer, Kennett Square, PA (US);
James K. West, Landinberg, PA (US);
Robert E. Bridges, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Peter G. Cramer, Kennett Square, PA (US);
James K. West, Landinberg, PA (US);
Robert E. Bridges, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for compensating a coordinate measurement machine is provided, which may be a laser-based coordinate measurement machine, laser tracker, or other coordinate measurement device. In one exemplary method, such compensation comprises self-compensation of payload parameters by means of embedded tracker targets. In another exemplary embodiment, such compensation comprises self-compensation of payload, azimuth-post, axis, or R0 parameters by means of embedded temperature sensors.