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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2012
Peter G. Cramer, Coatesville, PA (US);
Kenneth Steffey, Longwood, FL (US);
John M. Hoffer, Jr., Bel Air, MD (US);
Peter G. Cramer, Coatesville, PA (US);
Kenneth Steffey, Longwood, FL (US);
John M. Hoffer, Jr., Bel Air, MD (US);
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for warming up a first instrument that includes providing an instrument measuring a first instrument temperature with the first temperature sensor at a starting time; measuring a first air temperature with the second temperature sensor at the starting time; determining a first profile based at least in part on the first instrument temperature and the first air temperature, the first profile representing an amount of first electrical current applied as a function of time, the first profile selected to provide a predicted level of instrument performance within a warm-up time; applying the first electrical current according to the first profile; and providing an operator at the starting time with a numerical value for the warm-up time of the instrument, wherein the warm-up time is based at least in part on the first instrument temperature and the first air temperature.