Non-contact apparatus and method for measuring surface profile
First Claim
1. A method for calibrating a dynamic structured light measuring system, comprising:
- determining a focal length of an imaging device;
determining a transformation from an imaging device coordinate system to an absolute coordinate system;
determining absolute coordinates of a point in a plane, wherein a Z coordinate of the plane is know; and
determining at least one equation for at least one quadric surface containing projected grid line tracks.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a non-contact method for measuring the surface profile of an object that can include generating a point-type optical signal and projecting it on a rotatable precision optical grating, generating a rotating pattern of light and dark lines onto the object, recording a series of images of the rotating pattern moving across the object with an image receiving device and calculating the surface profile of the object. Other embodiments can include a method to calibrate the system and a non-contact apparatus that generally includes a point-type light source, a rotatably mounted optical grating being configured to project a moving grating image on the object, a processor in communication with the image capturing device and configured to receive image input from the image capturing device and generate a surface profile representation of the object therefrom.
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1. A method for calibrating a dynamic structured light measuring system, comprising:
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determining a focal length of an imaging device;
determining a transformation from an imaging device coordinate system to an absolute coordinate system;
determining absolute coordinates of a point in a plane, wherein a Z coordinate of the plane is know; and
determining at least one equation for at least one quadric surface containing projected grid line tracks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for calibrating a dynamic structured light measuring system, comprising:
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determining a focal length of an optical imaging device positioned above a reference measurement surface;
calculating a transformation from a camera coordinate system to an absolute coordinate system;
determining absolute coordinates of a point in a first plane above the reference measurement surface using the transformation, wherein a distance from the reference measurement surface to the first plane is known; and
determining at least one representative equation for at least one quadric surface containing projected grid line tracks. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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