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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2004
Glen R. Stevick, Berkeley, CA (US);
David M. Rondinone, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jerome R. Singer, Berkeley, CA (US);
Matthew D. Rocklin, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Glen R. Stevick, Berkeley, CA (US);
David M. Rondinone, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jerome R. Singer, Berkeley, CA (US);
Matthew D. Rocklin, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for creating a 3D map of the surface contours of an object includes projecting a variety of patterns onto the object, and imaging the patterns as they fall on the object to encode the topographic features of the object. The images are processed in a computer program in a manner such that a complete 3D map of the surface of the object is obtained in digital form. Reiteration of the method can detect motional variation such as a breathing human, flexure of a complex mechanical structure, or a stress-strain testing of an airplane, vehicle, beam, bridge, or other structure.