Two-camera triangulation scanner with detachable coupling mechanism
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1. A device for measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of an object surface comprising:
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a triangulation scanner including a projector, a scanner camera, a detachable handle, and a scanner connector, the projector configured to project a scanner pattern onto the object surface, the scanner camera configured to form an image of the scanner pattern and to send an electrical scanner signal to the processor in response, the scanner connector configured to detachably couple to a connector of an articulated arm coordinate measurement machine (AACMM), the processor being configured to determine the 3D coordinates of the object surface whether the triangulation scanner is coupled to or uncoupled from the AACMM, the determining based at least in part on the scanner pattern and on the electrical scanner signal, wherein the triangulation scanner is configured to sit flat on its bottom after removal of the detachable handle;
wherein the scanner connector comprises;
a body and a locking assembly coupled to the body, the locking assembly including a rotating handle that extends from a plate and is configured to move from a first position to a second position to secure the scanner connector.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) scanner having two cameras and a projector is detachably coupled to a device selected from the group consisting of: an articulated arm coordinate measuring machine, a camera assembly, a six degree-of-freedom (six-DOF) tracker target assembly, and a six-DOF light point target assembly.
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1. A device for measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of an object surface comprising:
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a processor; and a triangulation scanner including a projector, a scanner camera, a detachable handle, and a scanner connector, the projector configured to project a scanner pattern onto the object surface, the scanner camera configured to form an image of the scanner pattern and to send an electrical scanner signal to the processor in response, the scanner connector configured to detachably couple to a connector of an articulated arm coordinate measurement machine (AACMM), the processor being configured to determine the 3D coordinates of the object surface whether the triangulation scanner is coupled to or uncoupled from the AACMM, the determining based at least in part on the scanner pattern and on the electrical scanner signal, wherein the triangulation scanner is configured to sit flat on its bottom after removal of the detachable handle; wherein the scanner connector comprises; a body and a locking assembly coupled to the body, the locking assembly including a rotating handle that extends from a plate and is configured to move from a first position to a second position to secure the scanner connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20)
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16. A device for measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of an object surface comprising:
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a processor; and a triangulation scanner including a projector, a scanner camera, a detachable handle, and a scanner connector, the projector configured to project a scanner pattern onto the object surface, the scanner camera configured to form an image of the scanner pattern and to send an electrical scanner signal to the processor in response, the scanner connector configured to detachably couple to a connector of an articulated arm coordinate measurement machine (AACMM), the processor being configured to determine the 3D coordinates of the object surface whether the triangulation scanner is coupled to or uncoupled from the AACMM, the determining based at least in part on the scanner pattern and on the electrical scanner signal, wherein the triangulation scanner is configured to sit flat on its bottom after removal of the detachable handle; wherein the scanner connector comprises; a body; a handle pin movably coupled to the body; a locking assembly coupled to the body, the locking assembly including a rotating handle that extends from a plate, the plate having a curved slot; and a translator pin movably coupled to the handle pin and disposed at least partially in the slot, wherein the handle pin moves from a first position to a second position in response to a rotation of the handle. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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