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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Inventors:
Rolf Heidemann, Stuttgart, DE;
Denis Wohlfeld, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Robert E. Bridges, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Helmut Kramer, Mainbernheim, DE;
Assignee:
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/30 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); B64C 39/00 (2006.01); G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/2513 (2013.01); B64C 39/00 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G01B 11/254 (2013.01); G01C 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measuring system includes an external projector that projects a pattern of light onto an object and an aerial drone attached to a 3D imaging device, the 3D imaging device and the external projector cooperating to obtain 3D coordinates of the object.