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Peter G. Cramer0
James K. West0
Robert E. Bridges0
Date of Patent
February 5, 2008
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109354590
Date Filed
September 7, 2004
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An apparatus and method for compensating a coordinate measurement machine is provided, which may be a laser-based coordinate measurement machine, laser tracker, or other coordinate measurement device. In one exemplary method, such compensation comprises self-compensation of payload parameters by means of embedded tracker targets. In another exemplary embodiment, such compensation comprises self-compensation of payload, azimuth-post, axis, or R0 parameters by means of embedded temperature sensors.
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