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Three-dimensional measuring apparatus and three-dimensional measuring method

US7499184B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 2006
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S11/12
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides a measuring apparatus that can efficiently analyze a three-dimensional image by simultaneously recording a circular streak image and a straight-line streak image at a measured point, even when a large number of circular streak images are present. A measuring apparatus includes: a 3CCD camera; a cubic beam splitter that combines optical images incident from plural routes; a mirror that shifts an image focusing position of an optical image at a measured point by a predetermined distance; a coloring unit that applies a predetermined color to an optical image incident to a route of the beam splitter; a motor that rotates the beam splitter and the mirror in a direction of an arrowhead; and a PC that calculates a three-dimensional position of the measured point based on the optical image recorded by a camera.

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