Integrated system for quickly and accurately imaging and modeling three dimensional objects
US5988862A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/4818
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An integrated system generates a model of a three-dimensional object. A scanning laser device scans the three-dimensional object and generates a point cloud. The points of the point cloud each indicate a location of a corresponding point on a surface of the object. A first model is generated, responsive to the point cloud which represents constituent geometric shapes of the object. A data file is generated, responsive to the first model, that can be inputted to a computer-aided design system.
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