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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Yuji Ichimaru, Fukuoka, JP;
Yuji Ichimaru, Fukuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Yasakawa Denki, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional scanner according to one aspect of the embodiments includes an irradiation unit, an imaging unit, a position detecting unit, and a scanning-region determining unit. The irradiation unit emits a slit-shaped light beam while changing an irradiation position with respect to a measuring object. The imaging unit sequentially captures images of the measuring object irradiated with the light beam. The position detecting unit detects a position of the light beam in an image captured by the imaging unit by scanning the image. The scanning-region determining unit determines a scanning region in an image as a scanning target by the position detecting unit based on a position of the light beam in an image captured by the imaging unit before the image as a scanning target.