Patent №
US 11,080,872
Granted
2021-08-03
Filed 2020
Owner
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
vision
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
16847123
A method and system for scanning and measuring an environment is provided. The method includes acquiring a first group of 3D coordinates of the area with a first 3D measurement device. The first 3D measurement device determines a distance to a surface in the area based at least in part on the speed of light. A second group of coordinates is acquired with a second measurement device while the first 3D measurement device is moved through the environment. The second measurement device being in a fixed relationship to the first 3D measurement device. The second measurement device determining a position of the second measurement device based on one or more points on the surface in the area based at least in part on a projected light. The first group of 3D coordinates is registered based at least in part the second group of coordinates.
AI classification
Ownership
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
assignment · 523810618
Assignors
WOHLFELD, DENIS
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.