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Automatic measurement of dimensional data with a laser tracker
US9007601B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9007601-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414199211-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | Apr 21, 2010 |
| Publication date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2015 |
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Measuring with a system having retroreflector targets and a laser tracker includes storing a list of coordinates for three targets and at least one added point; capturing on a photosensitive array a portion of the light emitted by a light beam and reflected off the targets; obtaining spot positions on a photosensitive array of a tracker camera from the reflected light; determining a correspondence between three spot positions on the photosensitive array and the coordinates of the targets; directing a beam of light from the tracker to the targets based at least in part on the coordinates of the first target and the first spot position; measuring 3-D coordinates of the targets with the tracker; determining 3-D coordinates of the at least one added point based at least in part on the measured 3-D coordinates of the targets and the coordinates of the at least one added point.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for measuring with a system, the method comprising steps of: providing the system including a collection of retroreflector targets and a laser tracker, the collection of retroreflector targets including at least two retroreflector targets configured to be placed on an object, the at least two retroreflector targets including a first target, and a second target, the laser tracker in a first frame of reference fixed with respect to a laser tracker sur…
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- What does patent US9007601B2 cover?
- Measuring with a system having retroreflector targets and a laser tracker includes storing a list of coordinates for three targets and at least one added point; capturing on a photosensitive array a portion of the light emitted by a light beam and reflected off the targets; obtaining spot positions on a photosensitive array of a tracker camera from the reflected light; determining a corresponde…
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- Faro Tech Inc
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- Primary CPC classification G01C15/002. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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