Patent · US Active

Laser scanner and method for optically scanning an environment

US7193690B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

FARO Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Martin Ossig · Tamm, DE
Reinhard Becker · Wiesbaden, DE
Bernd-Dietmar Becker · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2006
Grant date	Mar 20, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 29, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/89
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser scanner for optically scanning and measuring an environment comprises a light transmitter having a predetermined transmission power for emitting a light beam. The emitted light beam is reflected at a measurement point in the environment. The reflected light beam is received with a certain intensity by a receiver. The transmission power is adjustable as a function of the intensity of the reflected light beam. Furthermore, a gray-scale value of the measurement point is determined as a function of the transmission power adjusted.

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