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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Nobuo Kochi, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Otani, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Niimura, Tokyo, JP;
Topcon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A surface shape measuring apparatus, comprising: a stereo-photographing partfor photographing an objectin stereo; a relative position changing partfor changing the positional relation between the stereo-photographing partand the objectmeansfor storing stereo-photographing parameters in a plurality of directions from which the stereo-photographing partphotographs the objecta stereo-image generating meansfor controlling the stereo-photographing partto photograph the objectfrom the plurality of directions with the stored stereo-photographing parameters and generating stereo images of the objectand a surface shape processing meansfor measuring the surface shape of the objectbased on the stereo images of the object