Patent ID: 6697748
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B25J,G01B,G05B,G06F

Abstract:
A rotary table for use with a three-dimensional digitizing system, said three-dimensional digitizing system measuring three-dimensional geometry of an object resting on said rotary table and providing data describing said three-dimensional geometry to a host computer system, the rotary table comprising:a support base; a turntable coupled to said support base and operative to rotate about an axis positioned perpendicularly to a surface of said turntable, said turntable receiving on said turntable surface said object to be measured, said turntable and said object rotating about said axis during or between said measuring of said three-dimensional geometry of said object to allow said measuring of said three-dimensional geometry; and a sensor coupled to said support base and operative to measure an angular rotation of said turntable, wherein said sensor provides sensor data indicative of said angular rotation to said host computer system, said host computer system including said angular rotation of said turntable in a determination of said three-dimensional geometry of said object on said rotary table.