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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Ian William Mclean, Edinburgh, GB;
Geoffrey Mcfarland, Wotton-under-Edge, GB;
David Sven Wallace, Nympsfield, GB;
Inventors:
Ian William McLean, Edinburgh, GB;
Geoffrey McFarland, Wotton-under-Edge, GB;
David Sven Wallace, Nympsfield, GB;
Assignee:
Renishaw PLC, Wotton-under-Edge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for planning the trajectory of an apparatus, such as an articulating probe head, mounted on a coordinate positioning apparatus, such as a CMM. It is determined whether for a given trajectory, the angular velocity or acceleration of the apparatus about a rotational axis of the apparatus will exceed a predetermined threshold. If so, parameters are adjusted so that the angular velocity or acceleration do not exceed the threshold.