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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh, Heerbrugg, CH;
Bo Pettersson, London, GB;
Knut Siercks, Mörschwil, CH;
Eugen Voit, Au, CH;
Jürg Hinderling, Marbach, CH;
Benedikt Zebhauser, Rorschach, CH;
Klaus Schneider, Dornbirn, AT;
HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH, Heerbrugg, CH;
Abstract
A method for a six degree of freedom position and orientation determination of a known shape in a scenery is disclosed. The method includes taking a range image with a range imaging camera and a visual picture with a digital camera. The range imaging camera includes a sensor array with a first number of pixels. Determining a 3D cluster of points from range information collected from the sensor array to a point of the scenery. the digital camera comprises an image sensor having a second number of pixels, resulting in a 2D picture. A stored 3D digital representation of the known shape may be fitted in a virtual space to match the reproduction of the known object in the 2D picture and the 3D cluster of points and determining the six degree of freedom position and orientation of the known shape according to the virtual match.