Patent ID: 11874101
Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A coordinate measuring system comprising:
a coordinate measuring device;
a motorized cartridge having a cartridge housing having a shaft passing therethrough, a measurement probe coupled to shaft and arranged to detect movement of the shaft, and an integrated motor operably coupled to the shaft and arranged to drive movement of the shaft; and
a control unit operably connected to the integrated motor and configured to control operation of the integrated motor, wherein the control unit is configured to learn manual input to automatically control operation of the integrated motor based on the learned manual input;
wherein the learned manual input is based on encoder readings during a manual operation of the integrated motor, the encoder readings being based on at least one of currents, voltages, or other electrical characteristics within or associated with the motorized cartridge;
wherein the coordinate measuring device is mounted to at least one of the cartridge housing and the shaft such that movement of the shaft imparts movement to the coordinate measuring device.