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Adaptive 3D-scanner with variable measuring range

US11490068B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH · CH

Inventors

Thomas Jensen · Rorschach, CH
Michael Hermstein · Überlingen, DE
Johan STIGWALL · Sankt Gallen, CH
Andreas Schwendener · Chur, CH
Robert Godding · Braunschweig, DE
Peter Munstermann · Konstanz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2020
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/10012
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A triangulation scanner having a projection unit, at least one first image acquisition unit and one second image acquisition unit and a control and processing unit for deriving distance measured values from image information. The scanner comprises a third image acquisition unit and a fourth image acquisition unit and an acquisition zoom functionality for activating or reading out the sensors such that a respective first acquisition state and a respective second acquisition state can be provided for each sensor. The acquisition of an image corresponding to a field of view defined by the respective acquisition zoom level is provided by each such acquisition zoom level thus definable, wherein the fields of view are each different.

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