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

Claim 0:
1. A motorized cartridge for coordinate measuring machines, the motorized cartridge comprising:
a cartridge housing having a shaft passing therethrough;
a measurement probe coupled to shaft and arranged to detect movement of the shaft;
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, based at least in part on a manual input, to automatically control operation of the integrated motor based on the learned manual input;
wherein the learn manual input is based on encoder readings during a manual operation by an operator of at least the measurement probe, the encoder readings being based on at least one of currents, voltages, or other electrical characteristics within or associated with the motorized cartridge.