System and method for precise location of a point of interest
First Claim
1. A method for locating a point of interest in a region, wherein an approximate model of the region is known, the method comprising:
- determining one or more characteristics of a region of interest within the region, wherein said region of interest includes the point of interest;
determining a continuous trajectory based on the one or more characteristics of the region of interest, wherein the continuous trajectory allows measurement of the region of interest;
measuring the region of interest at a plurality of points along the continuous trajectory to generate a sample data set;
performing a surface fit of the sample data set using the approximate model to generate a parameterized surface; and
calculating a location of the point of interest based on the parameterized surface.
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Abstract
A scanning system and method for locating a point within a region. The method may: 1) determine or locate a region of interest in the region; 2) determine one or more characteristics of the region of interest within the region, wherein the region of interest includes the point of interest; 3) determine a continuous trajectory based on the one or more characteristics of the region of interest; 4) measure the region of interest at a plurality of points along the continuous trajectory to generate a sample data set; 5) perform a surface fit of the sample data set using the approximate model to generate a parameterized surface; and 6) calculate a location of the point of interest based on the parameterized surface. The method may include measuring the region at and/or near the calculated location to confirm the solution, and may also include generating output comprising the results.
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1. A method for locating a point of interest in a region, wherein an approximate model of the region is known, the method comprising:
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determining one or more characteristics of a region of interest within the region, wherein said region of interest includes the point of interest;
determining a continuous trajectory based on the one or more characteristics of the region of interest, wherein the continuous trajectory allows measurement of the region of interest;
measuring the region of interest at a plurality of points along the continuous trajectory to generate a sample data set;
performing a surface fit of the sample data set using the approximate model to generate a parameterized surface; and
calculating a location of the point of interest based on the parameterized surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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15. A system for locating a point of interest in a region, wherein an approximate model of the region is known, the system comprising:
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a sensor; and
a computer which is operable to couple to said sensor, said computer comprising;
a CPU; and
a memory medium which is operable to store a scanning program;
wherein said CPU is operable to execute said scanning program to perform;
determining one or more characteristics of a region of interest within the region, wherein said region of interest includes the point of interest;
determining a continuous trajectory based on the one or more characteristics of the region of interest, wherein the continuous trajectory allows measurement of the region of interest;
measuring the region of interest with said sensor at a plurality of points along the continuous trajectory to generate a sample data set;
performing a surface fit of the sample data set using the approximate model to generate a parameterized surface; and
calculating a location of the point of interest based on the parameterized surface.
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28. A memory medium containing program instructions which are executable to locate a point of interest in a region, wherein an approximate model of the region is known, and wherein said program instructions are executable to perform:
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determining one or more characteristics of a region of interest within the region, wherein said region of interest includes the point of interest;
determining a continuous trajectory based on the one or more characteristics of the region of interest, wherein the continuous trajectory allows measurement of the region of interest;
measuring the region of interest with a sensor at a plurality of points along the continuous trajectory to generate a sample data set;
performing a surface fit of the sample data set using the approximate model to generate a parameterized surface; and
calculating a location of the point of interest based on the parameterized surface.
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