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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2010
Robert E. Bridges, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Lawrence B. Brown, Cochranville, PA (US);
James K. West, Landenberg, PA (US);
D. Scott Ackerson, Easton, MD (US);
Robert E. Bridges, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Lawrence B. Brown, Cochranville, PA (US);
James K. West, Landenberg, PA (US);
D. Scott Ackerson, Easton, MD (US);
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Abstract
A laser tracker includes a first optical system located on a structure and that launches a beam from the structure. The laser tracker also includes a locator camera having a second optical system that includes a lens having a center and a clear aperture through which light may pass. The clear aperture has a clear aperture diameter. The second optical system includes a light source that illuminates a retroreflector, receives light reflected back from the retroreflector and forms an image on a photosensitive array that is converted to a digital data set from which the angular direction of the targets can be determined.