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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 22, 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 rotatable structure on which a position detector is disposed. The position detector generates a signal indicating a direction of rotation of the structure so that a beam launched from the structure to a patterned target tracks the patterned target. The laser tracker also includes an optical system that includes a lens and is used to determine the orientation of the patterned target.