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Statistical Surface-Scanning Method And System

  • US 20080065347A1
  • Filed: 10/19/2004
  • Published: 03/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A process employed to scan a complex surface (202, 302, 402) which is delimited at least in part by a physical barrier (411) and/or that has obstacles (114, 406);

  • where the said process includes the following stages;

    (a) a stage for scanning, in a suitable manner, a first zone (106, 206i, 306i), of small dimensions and of appropriate shape, of the said complex surface,where appropriate, detecting the said physical barrier (411) and/or the said obstacles (114, 406), andtravelling through successive relative positions,and integrating the said relative positions;

    in such a manner that enables an absolute position to be established in the said first zone, enabling us to achieve an exhaustive scan of the said first zone;

    where the said process also includes;

    (b) a stage for selecting a second zone (206i+1, 306i+1) of small dimensions and of appropriate shape, of the said complex surface, and for iterating the above stage (a) for this second zone,(c) a stage to iterate stage (b) as often as necessary in order to scan the whole of the complex surface.

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