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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2017
Applicant:
3shape A/s, Copenhagen K, DK;
Inventors:
Thomas Sangild Sørensen, Aarhus C, DK;
Sami Brandt, Bunkeflostrand, SE;
Assignee:
3SHAPE A/S, Copenhagen K, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/292 (2017.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/117 (2016.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/584 (2013.01); A61B 5/117 (2013.01); A61B 5/1127 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61B 6/547 (2013.01); G06T 7/292 (2017.01);
Abstract
A method for determining the position and/or orientation of at least one sensor system relative to the base structure of a scanning system during scanning of an object includes obtaining one or more tracking images using one or more cameras, where the cameras are in a fixed position with respect to the sensor system; and determining from the one or more tracking images the position and/or orientation of the sensor system relative to the base structure at a given time.