Method and apparatus for using gestures to control a laser tracker

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8537371
APP PUB NO 20120120415A1
SERIAL NO

13340730

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A method for mechanically communicating, from a user to a laser tracker, a command to control operation of the laser tracker includes providing the tracker with an angular encoder, providing a rule of correspondence between each command and each rotational pattern of a portion of a tracker, and selecting a first command. Also, rotating by the user, between first and second times, the portion of the tracker in a first rotational pattern, the first rotational pattern corresponds to the first command, and obtaining a collection of first angular readings from the angular encoder, wherein the angular readings are obtained between the first and second times. Also, determining the first command based at least in part on processing the first angular readings according to the rule of correspondence, and executing the first command with the tracker.

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  • FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Parker, David H Earlysville, US 88 2732
Steffensen, Nils P Kennett Square, US 20 858

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