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A method and apparatus for optically determining the dimension of part surfaces. Particular embodiments describe optical triangulation based coordinate measurement machines capable of accurate measurement of complex surfaces, such as gear teeth and turbine blades. Other embodiments provide highly us

A method and apparatus for optically determining the dimension of part surfaces. Particular embodiments describe optical triangulation based coordinate measurement machines capable of accurate measurement of complex surfaces, such as gear teeth and turbine blades. Other embodiments provide highly useful sensors for robot guidance and related purposes. Up to 5 axis sensing capability is provided on surfaces of widely varying form.

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A machine for determining a dimension of an object designed using a computer, said machine comprising: non-contact sensor means for determining range to said object, means for moving said sensor along a path relative to said object, said path derived from design data of said object, which design dat

A machine for determining a dimension of an object designed using a computer, said machine comprising: non-contact sensor means for determining range to said object, means for moving said sensor along a path relative to said object, said path derived from design data of said object, which design data is provided by said computer, means for combining sensor range data with data concerning said path, and means for determining from said combination, said object dimension.