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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2008
Ali Farsaie, New Bern, NC (US);
Ali Farsaie, New Bern, NC (US);
Spatial Integrated Systems, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
A three dimensional spatial imaging system () for generating a three dimensional model of a scanned space includes: a laser rangefinder () that obtains spatial data by measuring distances to a plurality of target points within the scanned space; a rotating mirror () placed in a path of a laser beam () emitted from the laser rangefinder (), the mirror () deflecting the laser beam () to varying degrees as the mirror () is rotated; a digital camera () that obtains image data from photographs of the scanned space; a rotating head () on which the laser rangefinder (), mirror () and camera () are all mounted, the head () rotating up to 360 degrees about a central axis of rotation () that is substantially normal to a plane in which the head () is rotated; and, a data processor that maps color information from the image data obtained by the camera () to the corresponding target points of the spatial data obtained by the laser rangefinder ().