Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to illustration robot movement. In examples, a destination location may specify a location to which the illustration robot should move a writing instrument from its current location. In some examples, the robot may not be parallel to the vector from the location of the writing instrument to the destination location, such that the robot may need to rotate or turn in order to create the illustration. Accordingly, the robot may move along an arc determined to cause the writing instrument to move tangent to the vector. Further, the arc may be periodically recalculated in order to maintain the movement of the writing instrument along the vector, rather than along an arc.

Abstract: A stroke safety device for a key duplicating machine has a fixed mount and a movable mount. The fixed mount is mounted around a connecting shaft of the key duplicating machine and has a first body, multiple first resilient members, multiple pressing elements, and an adjusting element. The first body has a through hole, an inclined segment, and a mounting recess. The movable mount is pivotally connected to the fixed mount and has a second body and an operating element. The second body is pivotally mounted on a base of the key duplicating machine to cover the inclined segment, and has two opposite side segments. The abutting rod is inserted into the mounting recess of the first body to selectively abut against the adjusting element.

Abstract: An improved six degree of freedom computer mouse-like input device for intuitively manipulating a mouse pointer through three-dimension space. The device allows a human operator to more closely complement the operator's natural hand range of motion through a bounded input volume in order to interact with three-dimensional computer software programs.

Abstract: A measuring device (10) and method for duplicating an irregular shape (200) onto a sheet of material (300) by employing the device (10) in combination with a sheet of paper (100) and a conventional marking implement; to form traced lines (101) on the sheet of paper (100) in response to measurements taken from the irregular shape (200); transferring the sheet of paper (100) to the sheet of material (300); using the traced lines (101) and measuring device (10) to make marks (301) on the sheet of material (300); and, then severing the sheet of material (300) in line segments between adjacent marks (301).

Abstract: Apparatus for determining the position of a point movable throughout a measuring volume relative to a set of reference axes includes a probe member (10) having a probe tip (11) defining the position of the movable point. The measuring probe (10) also has first and second reference points (12, 13) spaced apart from one another and having a fixed known spatial relationship with one another and with the probe tip (11). Means (16) are provided for moving the probe member (10) so that the probe tip may be positioned at any desired point within the measuring volume. At least three distance measuring equipments (15) are provided, located outside the measuring volume at fixed known positions relative to the set of reference axes and each operable to determine the distance between it and each of the reference points (12, 13) on the probe member (10). Calculating means (19) are provided to calculate from said distance measurements the position of the probe tip (11).

Abstract: A support base has an attachment device for being secured in a predetermined position on a frame. A first coupler is mounted on the support base for movement in two mutually perpendicular directions and a first elongate member, is mounted in the first coupler and extends in a direction normal to the plane defined by the directions in which the the first coupler is movable. A universal coupling is disposed at the remote end of the first member and includes a second coupling and a clamp for securing the second coupling in any angular orientation relative to the remote end of the first member. A second elongate member is longitudinally adjustable and is fixed to the second coupling so that the remote end of the second member may be three-dimensionally adjusted relative to the remote end of the first member.

Abstract: A motor vehicle datum locating fixture includes a base adapted to be secured in one of a plurality of discrete locations on a frame which supports the vehicle and first, second and third bars. A first clap is mounted on the base to fix the first bar in any one of an indefinite number of perpendicular and rotational positions relative to the base. A second clamp is disposed adjacent the end of the first bar for securing the second bar in any one of an indefinite number of perpendicular and angular position relative to the first bar. The second bar also includes a support for supporting the third bar at a fixed perpendicular position relative to the second bar.