System and method for measuring three-dimensional coordinates

US11692812B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FARO Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Daniel Döring · Ditzingen, DE
• Gerrit Hillebrand · Waiblingen, DE
• Rasmus Debitsch · Stuttgart, DE
• Rene Pfeiffer · Penna, DE
• Martin Ossig · Tamm, DE
• Alexander Kramer · Austin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 12, 2021
• Grant date: Jul 4, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 12, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/30204
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3D) measurement system, a method of measuring 3D coordinates, and a method of generating dense 3D data is provided. The method of measuring 3D coordinates includes using a first 3D measurement device and a second 3D measurement device in a cooperative manner is provided. The method includes acquiring a first set of 3D coordinates with the first 3D measurement device. The first set of 3D coordinates are transferred to the second 3D measurement device. A second set of 3D coordinates is acquired with the second 3D measurement device. The second set of 3D coordinates are registered to the first set of 3D coordinates in real-time while the second 3D measurement device is acquiring the second set of 3D coordinates.