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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2018
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Jacint R. Barba, Sanford, FL (US);
Christopher Michael Wilson, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Nitesh Dhasmana, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Michael Shen, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Jeremy W. Mares, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Keith G. MacFarlane, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Randy R. Fields, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Paul C. Atwell, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Kishore Lankalapalli, Sanford, FL (US);
Yazid Tohme, West Chester, PA (US);
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Abstract
An articulated arm coordinate measuring machine includes a laser line probe. The laser line probe includes a camera that can acquire metrology data and color data. A laser line probe is coupled to a probe end of an articulated arm. The laser line probe having a projector and a camera, the projector being operable to project a line of light at one or more predetermined wavelengths, the camera having a lens assembly optically coupled to a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a photosensitive array and a filter disposed between the photosensitive array and the lens assembly. The filter includes a plurality of red, green and blue pixels in a predetermined arrangement. A controller is coupled to the laser line probe and causes the camera to acquire a metrology image and a color image. The controller assigns a color to the three-dimensional coordinate points based on the color image.