Pattern tracer with variable effective forward offset and method
CA 1236195 A · Owner: Stewart-Warner Corporation · Inventors: Grant, John W.; Ferrari, Francis E.
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A pattern tracer and method of tracing in which the movement of a tracing element along a pattern is controlled in accordance with an effective forward offset which is selectively less than the actual forward offset to optimize the tracing for speeds less than the maximum tracer speed. The effective forward offset is established by providing control angles which are based on the pattern angles as detected in accordance with a selected criterion depending upon the type of pattern curve detected. The control angles are either calculated from the detected pattern angles or are selected from previously stored pattern angles. A kerf setting for lateral offset of the tracing element from the …
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- Granted May 3, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 3, 2005.
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