US Patent: 5,953,687 - Method and Apparatus for Displaying Active Probe Tip Status of a Coordinate Measuring Machine


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US Patent: 5,953,687

Method and Apparatus for Displaying Active Probe Tip Status of a Coordinate Measuring Machine

Patentees:

Joseph Zink (exact or similar names) - Beavercreek, Greene County, OH

Paul T. Schweizer (exact or similar names) - Oakwood, Montgomery County, OH

USPTO Classifications:

33/503, 33/559, 702/167, 702/168, 702/95

Tool Categories:

metalworking tools : machinist tools : measuring tools : coordinate measuring machines

Assignees:

Giddings & Lewis, Inc. - Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County, WI

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Applied:	Aug. 18, 1997
Granted:	Sep. 14, 1999

Patent Pictures:

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Description:

Abstract:

A CMM control system which presents a three-dimensional graphic representation to the operator showing the active probe tip recognized by the CMM software. The controller software determines whether a motorized probe head is present and the exact location the probe tip. By using three-dimensional vector graphic routines, the controller software presents a graphic display of the probe relative to the machine's coordinate system. This technique minimizes the occurrence of measurement errors which could be introduced by the unwary operator who inadvertently used CMM data taken with an unrecognized probe tip.