09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
37 - Services de construction; extraction minière; installation et réparation
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing; Machines, machine tools, and power-operated tools and apparatus, for fastening and joining; Welding and soldering machines and equipment; Process control instruments [mechanical]; Process control instruments [pneumatic]; Process control instruments [hydraulic]; System control instruments (Pneumatic -); System control instruments (Mechanical -); System control instruments (Hydraulic -); Engines, powertrains, and machine parts, and controls for the operation of machines and engines; Clamping devices; Clamping machines. Measuring, detecting, monitoring and controlling equipment; Controllers and regulators; Measuring equipment; Distance and dimension measuring equipment; Measuring apparatus; Volumetric measuring apparatus; Measuring devices, electric; Measuring devices; Calipers; Parts and accessories for calipers; Digital measuring apparatus; Optical measurement apparatus; Optical measuring components; Electronic meters; Wire diameter measuring devices; Acoustic meters; Sensors, detectors and monitoring equipment; Sensors; Sensor controllers; Sensor switches; Counters; Detectors for electric meters; Apparatus, instruments and cables for electricity; Electrical and electronic components; Instrument dials; Levelling instruments; Calibrating instruments; Measuring instruments; Automatic measuring instruments; Instruments for weighing; Height measuring instruments; Electronic control instruments; Testing and quality control equipment; Metal hardness testing machines; Coordinate-measuring instruments; Coordinate-measuring machines; Electricity measuring equipment; Test probes [Electrical]; Rulers [measuring instruments]; Dial gauge instruments; Tool measuring instruments; Micrometers; Parts and accessories for micrometers; Pressure measuring apparatus; Pressure controllers [gauges]; Gauges; Parts and accessories for gauges; Height gauges; Calibrating rings; Setting ring gauges; Depth gauges; Depth sounders; Information technology and audio-visual, multimedia and photographic equipment; Audio/visual and photographic equipment; Display devices, television receivers and film and video devices; Peripherals adapted for use with computers and other smart devices; Display monitors; Data processing equipment and accessories (electrical and mechanical); Computers and computer hardware; Computer components and parts; Computer chipsets for use in transmitting data to and from a central processing unit; Multichannel analyzers; Data processing systems; Data processing terminals; Downloadable and recorded content; Software; System and system support software, and firmware; Data processing software; Application software; Software for monitoring, analysing, controlling and running physical world operations; Manufacturing software; Data and file management and database software; Data management software; Apparatus for data processing; Central processing units for processing information, data, sound or images; Image capturing and developing equipment; Image processing equipment; Communications equipment; Computer networking and data communications equipment; Data transmission apparatus; Signal cables for IT, AV and telecommunication; Communications cables; Electric cables and wires; Connection cables; Laser detectors; Printers, photocopiers, scanners and image processors, and unfilled cartridges for these; Optical scanners; Optical apparatus and instruments, enhancers and correctors; Optical enhancers; Magnifiers; Scientific research and laboratory apparatus, educational apparatus and simulators; Microscopes; Microscope objectives. Business assistance, management and administrative services; Administrative support and data processing services; Data processing, systematisation and management; Automated data processing; Data management services; Advertising, marketing and promotional services; Product demonstrations and product display services. Installation, cleaning, repair and maintenance; Computer hardware and telecommunication equipment installation, maintenance and repair; Computer maintenance services; Repair or maintenance of measuring machines and instruments; Repair of optical instruments. Education, entertainment and sport services; Education and instruction services; Training services; Audio-visual display presentations. Science and technology services; Calibration [measuring]; Testing, authentication and quality control; Technical measuring; Calibration services; IT services; Software development, programming and implementation; Programming of computer software for reading, transmitting and organising data; Maintenance of databases; Computer software maintenance; Computer software technical support services; IT consultancy, advisory and information services; Technical support services relating to computer software and applications.
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Method and computer program product for filtering a measurement data set usable for specifying and/or verifying an internal feature of a workpiece
A method for filtering a measurement data set usable for specifying and/or verifying an internal feature of a workpiece, the method includes providing a measurement data set comprising a plurality of measurement points of the internal feature; providing an auxiliary feature representing an ideal estimate for the internal feature of the workpiece; mirroring each measurement point of the measurement data set on a boundary element of the auxiliary feature, thereby generating a first modified data set comprising a plurality of first modified measurement points; determining a convex hull of the first modified measurement points and projecting the first modified measurement points onto the determined convex hull, thereby generating a second modified data set comprising a plurality of second modified measurement points; and mirroring each second modified measurement point on the boundary element of the auxiliary feature, thereby generating a filtered measurement data set comprising a plurality of filtered measurement points.
G01B 21/30 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la rugosité ou l'irrégularité des surfaces
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Method and apparatus for determining the two-point size of a workpiece
A computer-implemented method for determining a two-point size of a workpiece includes receiving a set of measuring points of the workpiece, determining a longitudinal axis of the workpiece based on the set of measuring points, projecting at least a part of the set of measuring points into a projection plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis to obtain a set of projection points, and determining a two-point size of the workpiece based on the projection point.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Software for creating and processing images, graphics and text, in particular for the configuration of clamping fixtures; Coordinate measuring machines; contour measuring machines; roundness and cylindricity measuring machines; surface roughness measuring machines; metal hardness testing machines; coordinate measuring machines for use in measuring dimensions of various machine parts and assemblies in three dimensions; measuring apparatus and instruments for measuring size, shape, contour, roughness, metal hardness, and circularity of work pieces for use in quality control in manufacturing operations; measuring apparatus and instruments for real-time three-dimensional analysis of the shape of a measured object and outputting the shape of the object as a three-dimensional surface for use in quality control in manufacturing operations; measuring apparatus and instruments, namely, profile projectors for measuring the contour of objects for use in quality control in manufacturing operations; contour measuring instruments, namely, instruments for measuring the contour of objects for use in quality control in manufacturing operations
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Context sensitive relational feature/measurement command menu display in coordinate measurement machine (CMM) user interface
A system is provided for programming workpiece feature inspection operations for a coordinate measuring machine. The system includes a computer-aided design (CAD) file processing portion, a geometric relationship analyzer, an inspection motion path generation portion, and a user interface including an editable plan representation of a current workpiece feature inspection plan, a workpiece inspection program simulation portion configured to display a 3D view including geometric features and inspection operation representations, and a context sensitive menu portion. The context sensitive menu portion displays a context sensitive relational command menu that indicates a valid set of relational commands including relational feature or relational measurement commands operable to define a corresponding constructed feature or corresponding relational measurement operation to be included in the current workpiece feature inspection plan. The valid set of relational commands is determined based on a concurrently selected geometric feature set including at least two geometric features concurrently selected and indicated in the user interface.
G05B 19/401 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par des dispositions de commande pour la mesure, p. ex. étalonnage et initialisation, mesure de la pièce à usiner à des fins d'usinage
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
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Inspection program editing environment including integrated alignment program planning and editing features
A system is provided for programming workpiece feature inspection operations for a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), including a user interface that comprises a workpiece inspection program simulation portion configurable to display a 3-D view of a workpiece; an editing user interface portion comprising an editable plan representation of a current workpiece feature inspection plan for the workpiece; and an editable alignment program plan representation for the workpiece. The system is configured with the editable alignment program plan representation being automatically responsive to editing operations, regardless of whether the editing operations are performed in the 3-D view or the editable plan representation. The editing operations include deleting or adding at least one workpiece feature to or from the editable alignment program plan representation.
G06F 3/04847 - Techniques d’interaction pour la commande des valeurs des paramètres, p. ex. interaction avec des règles ou des cadrans
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G05B 19/401 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par des dispositions de commande pour la mesure, p. ex. étalonnage et initialisation, mesure de la pièce à usiner à des fins d'usinage
G01B 5/012 - Têtes de contact de palpeurs pour de telles machines
G06F 3/04815 - Interaction s’effectuant dans un environnement basé sur des métaphores ou des objets avec un affichage tridimensionnel, p. ex. modification du point de vue de l’utilisateur par rapport à l’environnement ou l’objet
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p. ex. des menus
G06F 3/04845 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI] pour la commande de fonctions ou d’opérations spécifiques, p. ex. sélection ou transformation d’un objet, d’une image ou d’un élément de texte affiché, détermination d’une valeur de paramètre ou sélection d’une plage de valeurs pour la transformation d’images, p. ex. glissement, rotation, agrandissement ou changement de couleur
A system is provided for programming workpiece feature inspection operations for a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), including a user interface that comprises a workpiece inspection program simulation portion configurable to display a 3 D view of a workpiece; an editing user interface portion comprising an editable plan representation of a current workpiece feature inspection plan for the workpiece; and an editable alignment program plan representation for the workpiece. The system is configured with the editable alignment program plan representation being automatically responsive to editing operations, regardless of whether the editing operations are performed in the 3-D view or the editable plan representation. The editing operations include deleting or adding at least one workpiece feature to or from the editable alignment program plan representation.
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G05B 19/18 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique
G05B 19/401 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par des dispositions de commande pour la mesure, p. ex. étalonnage et initialisation, mesure de la pièce à usiner à des fins d'usinage
G06F 7/00 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le traitement de données en agissant sur l'ordre ou le contenu des données maniées
G06F 19/00 - Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des applications spécifiques (spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques G06F 17/00;systèmes ou méthodes de traitement de données spécialement adaptés à des fins administratives, commerciales, financières, de gestion, de surveillance ou de prévision G06Q;informatique médicale G16H)
A system is provided for programming workpiece feature inspection operations for a coordinate measuring machine. The system includes a computer aided design (CAD) file processing portion, an inspection motion path generation portion and a user interface. The user interface includes a workpiece inspection program simulation portion and auxiliary collision avoidance volume creation elements. The workpiece inspection program simulation portion displays a 3D view and the auxiliary collision avoidance volume creation elements are operable to create or define auxiliary collision avoidance volumes that are displayed in the 3D view. In various implementations, rather than requiring a user to model a physical object (e.g., as part of a workpiece or CMM) in a CAD file, the user may instead create and position an auxiliary collision avoidance volume at a location where the physical object is expected to be, so as to prevent collisions that could occur with the physical object.
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G01B 7/008 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques électriques ou magnétiques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points en utilisant des machines de mesure de coordonnées
G06F 15/00 - Calculateurs numériques en généralÉquipement de traitement de données en général
G06F 3/048 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
G05B 19/4061 - Évitement des collisions ou des zones interdites
G05B 19/4097 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par l'utilisation de données de conception pour commander des machines à commande numérique [CN], p. ex. conception et fabrication assistées par ordinateur CFAO
G05B 19/4099 - Usinage de surface ou de courbe, fabrication d'objets en trois dimensions 3D, p. ex. fabrication assistée par ordinateur
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Inspection program editing environment providing user defined collision avoidance volumes with integral modification properties
A system includes an environment for programming workpiece inspection operations for a coordinate measurement machine (CMM). The environment includes a user interface comprising a program simulation portion configured to display a 3D view of the workpiece and/or representations of inspection operations to be performed on the workpiece. The user interface further includes auxiliary collision avoidance volume (CAV) creation elements that create CAV's that are represented in the 3D view. The 3D CAVs and/or their representations have integrated graphical modification properties which are controllable in the user interface. The modification properties are activated by selection of a face of the CAV representation, without the explicit activation of a separate modification control element mode or tool. This results in a simplified and intuitive user interface. Users perform a constrained set graphical modifications in the 3D view using an input device, to modify a CAV.
G01B 5/008 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points en utilisant des machines de mesure de coordonnées
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G06F 15/00 - Calculateurs numériques en généralÉquipement de traitement de données en général
G06F 3/048 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
G05B 19/4061 - Évitement des collisions ou des zones interdites
G05B 19/4099 - Usinage de surface ou de courbe, fabrication d'objets en trois dimensions 3D, p. ex. fabrication assistée par ordinateur
G01B 7/008 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques électriques ou magnétiques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points en utilisant des machines de mesure de coordonnées
G05B 19/4097 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par l'utilisation de données de conception pour commander des machines à commande numérique [CN], p. ex. conception et fabrication assistées par ordinateur CFAO
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INSPECTION PROGRAM EDITING ENVIRONMENT PROVIDING USER DEFINED COLLISION AVOIDANCE VOLUMES
A system is provided for programming workpiece feature inspection operations for a coordinate measuring machine. The system includes a computer aided design (CAD) file processing portion, an inspection motion path generation portion and a user interface. The user interface includes a workpiece inspection program simulation portion and auxiliary collision avoidance volume creation elements. The workpiece inspection program simulation portion displays a 3D view and the auxiliary collision avoidance volume creation elements are operable to create or define auxiliary collision avoidance volumes that are displayed in the 3D view. In various implementations, rather than requiring a user to model a physical object (e.g., as part of a workpiece or CMM) in a CAD file, the user may instead create and position an auxiliary collision avoidance volume at a location where the physical object is expected to be, so as to prevent collisions that could occur with the physical object.
B65H 1/00 - Supports ou magasins pour les piles dans lesquelles on prélève des articles
G01B 5/008 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points en utilisant des machines de mesure de coordonnées
G01B 5/20 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer des contours ou des courbes
G06F 3/048 - Techniques d’interaction fondées sur les interfaces utilisateur graphiques [GUI]
G06F 15/00 - Calculateurs numériques en généralÉquipement de traitement de données en général
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Inspection program editing environment including real-time feedback related to throughput
A system is provided for programming workpiece feature inspection operations for a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The system includes a computer-aided design (CAD) file processing portion and a user interface which includes an editing user interface portion and an execution time indicator. The CAD file processing portion analyzes an input CAD file to automatically determine workpiece features. The editing user interface portion includes an editable plan representation including an editable set of the workpiece features to be inspected. The execution time indicator is indicative of an estimated inspection program execution time for operating the CMM to execute a corresponding workpiece inspection program. The execution time indicator is automatically updated in response to a utilization of one of a first set of operations to modify the current workpiece feature inspection plan, so as to automatically indicate the estimated effect of the modification on the inspection program execution time.
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G05B 19/4097 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par l'utilisation de données de conception pour commander des machines à commande numérique [CN], p. ex. conception et fabrication assistées par ordinateur CFAO
A system is provided for programming workpiece feature inspection operations for a coordinate measuring machine. The system includes a computer-aided design (CAD) file processing portion and a user interface including a workpiece inspection program simulation portion, an editing user interface portion, and a simulation status and control portion. The simulation status and control portion is configured to respond to selection of workpiece features or inspection operation representations (e.g., as selected in the workpiece inspection program simulation portion or editing user interface portion). The simulation status and control portion response to the selection includes altering a simulation status portion (e.g., altering a numerical time representation or a position of a current time indicator) to characterize a state of progress through a current workpiece feature inspection plan corresponding to the portion of the current workpiece feature inspection plan directed to the selected workpiece feature or inspection operation representation.
A system is provided for programming workpiece feature inspection operations for a coordinate measuring machine. The system includes a computer-aided design (CAD) file processing portion and a user interface comprising a 3D view, and editable plan representation. Both the 3D view and the editable plan representation are configure to be automatically responsive to operations in a first set of editing operations, regardless of whether the operations are performed in the 3D view or the editable plan representation of the user interface. The first set of editing operations may comprise deleting (or adding) at least one workpiece feature in the 3D view or the editable plan representation of the user interface, for example. Various other portions of the system (e.g. other user interface windows) may also be automatically responsive to the first set of editing operations, regardless of where the editing operations are performed in the user interface.
