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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
May. 11, 2021
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Jens Trollmann, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Stefan Mueller, Ditzingen, DE;
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Abstract
A device and method for projecting a light pattern is provided. The device includes a processor system and a housing. A three-dimensional (3D) measurement device is operably coupled to the housing that measures a distance to a surface in an environment. A laser projector is operably coupled to the housing, the laser projector having a light source and a pair of movable mirrors, the light source positioned to emit light onto the pair of movable mirrors. Wherein the processor system is responsive to non-transitory executable computer instructions for: determining 3D coordinates of points on the surface with the 3D measurement device; selecting a pattern; causing the laser projector to emit a beam of light and moving the pair of mirrors to generate the pattern on the surface; and adjusting the pattern based at least in part on the 3D coordinates.