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Method for optically measuring three-dimensional coordinates and controlling a three-dimensional measuring device

US9602811B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FARO Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gerrit Hillebrand · Waiblingen, DE
Rolf Heidemann · Zöblitz, DE
Martin Ossig · Tamm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 3, 2015
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 3, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N2013/0081
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for scanning and obtaining three-dimensional (3D) coordinates is provided. The method includes providing a 3D measuring device having a projector, a first camera and a second camera. The method records images of a light pattern emitted by the projector onto an object. The 3D measuring device is moved from a first position and a second position along a second path. A gesture and a corresponding control function are determined based at least in part on the first position and the second position.

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