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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Inventors:
Yazid Tohme, West Chester, PA (US);
Rolf Heidemann, Stuttgart, DE;
Markus Grau, Marbach, DE;
Robert E. Bridges, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Assignee:
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); H04N 13/257 (2018.01); G01B 11/245 (2006.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/2545 (2013.01); G01B 11/005 (2013.01); G01B 11/245 (2013.01); G01B 11/25 (2013.01); G01B 11/2518 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.05); H04N 13/257 (2018.05);
Abstract
A triangulation scanner having an enclosure, a projector coupled to the enclosure and configured to emit a first light, and three cameras also coupled to the enclosure. The scanner further includes at least one processor to determine the three-dimensional coordinates in a local frame of reference based at least in part on receiving the first light.