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Ian William McLean0
Nicholas John Weston0
Martin Simon Rees0
Leo Christopher Somerville0
Date of Patent
March 22, 2011
0Patent Application Number
119190620
Date Filed
April 19, 2006
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A method for measuring a surface profile using a surface sensing device mounted on an articulating probe head in which the probe head is moved along a nominal path relative to the surface profile, an at least approximation of the surface normal of the surface profile, the surface profile is sensed with the surface sensing device and the distance or force of the surface sensing device relative to the surface profile substantially in the direction of the surface normal. The surface normal may be determined by approximating at least one section to a curved profile which can be mathematically parameterised.
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