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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Paul C. Atwell, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Yu Gong, Oviedo, FL (US);
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of a surface includes providing a manually positionable articulated arm portion having opposed first and second ends, providing a measurement device coupled to the first end, the measurement device including a camera having a lens and a photosensitive array and moving the camera to first and second positions and orientations to capture first and second images. Based on data from the camera, a first set of cardinal points common to the first and images and the second images are used to form a 3D coordinates that describe the surface.