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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Xiaodong Tian, Davis, CA (US);
Makoto Fujishima, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Xiaodong Tian, Davis, CA (US);
Makoto Fujishima, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems International, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatusfor generating three-dimensional model data is provided with: two CCD camerasandfor imaging an attached object attached to a machine tool to generate two-dimensional image data; a first model-data storing sectionfor storing model data of the attached object, a second model-data storing sectionfor storing the model data related to at least a part of the machine tool; an edge detecting sectionfor detecting edges; a shape-feature recognizing sectionfor recognizing a shape feature; an object recognizing sectionfor recognizing the model data of the attached object imparted with the recognized shape feature; and a model-data generating sectionfor generating three-dimensional model data including the attached object and a part of the machine tool.