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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Inventor:
Gerrit Hillebrand, Waiblingen, DE;
Assignee:
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G01B 11/03 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 17/10 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/2518 (2013.01); G01B 11/026 (2013.01); G01B 11/03 (2013.01); G06K 9/00201 (2013.01); G06T 7/75 (2017.01); G06T 17/10 (2013.01); G01B 2210/60 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01);
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) measurement systems and methods are provided. The systems and methods include a 3D imager and a marker. The marker includes an adapter and a marker element, wherein the adapter is arranged to be at least one of installed, placed, and attached to a fixed object of a scanned environment and the marker element includes a coded identifier that is detectable by the 3D imager, wherein the coded identifier identifies the specific location of the fixed object within the scanned environment.