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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Yazid Tohme, West Chester, PA (US);
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Abstract
A method is provided of determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object surface with a laser tracker and structured light scanner. The method includes providing the scanner having a body, a pair of cameras, a projector, a retroreflector and a processor. The projector and cameras are positioned in a non-collinear arrangement. The projector is configured to project a pattern onto the surface. The method also includes providing the tracker which emits a beam of light onto the retroreflector and receives a reflected beam of light. The first location and orientation is measured with the tracker. The first surface pattern is projected onto the surface. A pair of images of the surface pattern is acquired with cameras. The processor determines the 3D coordinates of a first plurality of points in the tracker frame of reference.