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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Jeremy M. Garey, Landenberg, PA (US);
Jonathan Robert Day, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kenneth Steffey, Longwood, FL (US);
James K. West, Landenberg, PA (US);
Jeremy M. Garey, Landenberg, PA (US);
Jonathan Robert Day, Wilmington, DE (US);
Kenneth Steffey, Longwood, FL (US);
James K. West, Landenberg, PA (US);
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Abstract
A coordinate measurement device sends a first light beam to a target which returns a portion as a second beam. The device includes: first and second motors that direct the first beam to a first direction determined by a first angle of rotation about a first axis and a second angle of rotation about a second axis, the first and second angles of rotation produced by the first and second motors, respectively; first and second angle measuring devices that measure first and second angles of rotation, respectively; a distance meter that measures a first distance from the device to the target based in part on a first portion of the second beam; a processor that provides a 3D coordinate of the target based in part on the first distance and the first and second angles of rotation; and a retractable handle at the device top side.