WILLIAM BRYAN LONG, CRNA
Nursing at Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI

6166811, Dec 26, 2000

Aug 12, 1999

9/372871

William D. Long - Ann Arbor MI
Charles C. Kingston - Wixom MI

Perceptron, Inc. - Plymouth MI

G02B 2122

356376

A robot-based gauging system is provided for determining three-dimensional measurement data of the surface of an object. The robot-based gauging system includes a robot having at least one movable member and a robot controller for controlling the movement of the movable member in relation to the surface of an object. A non-contact sensor is coupled to the movable member of the robot for capturing image data representative of the surface of the object. A position reporting device reports position data representative of the position of the non-contact sensor. A synch signal generator for generating and transmitting a synch signal is electrically connected to each of the non-contact sensor and the position reporting device, such that the non-contact sensor reports image data in response to the synch signal and the position reporting device reports position data in response to the synch signal. The robot-based gauging system further includes a vision system adapted to retrieve image data from the non-contact sensor and position data from the position reporting device, whereby the vision system synchronizes the image data with the position data in order to determine three-dimensional measurement data for the object.