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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Bridges, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Paul C. Atwell, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Assignee:
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/03 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G01B 21/04 (2006.01); G01B 5/008 (2006.01); G01B 5/012 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G05B 19/401 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G01B 5/008 (2013.01); G01B 5/012 (2013.01); G01B 11/2509 (2013.01); G01B 11/2513 (2013.01); G01B 21/047 (2013.01); G05B 19/401 (2013.01); G01B 2210/58 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37193 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40233 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine includes a noncontact 3D measuring device that has a projector configured to emit a first pattern of light onto an object, a scanner camera arranged to receive the first pattern of light reflected from the surface of the object, an edge-detecting camera arranged to receive light reflected from an edge feature of the object, and a processor configured to determine first 3D coordinates of an edge point of the edge feature based on electrical signals received from the scanner camera and the edge-detecting camera.