LASER SCANNER OR LASER TRACKER HAVING A PROJECTOR
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Abstract
A laser scanner or a laser tracker includes a light source that emits a light beam within an environment, and a data capture component that captures the light beam reflected back to the laser scanner or tracker from the environment. The laser scanner or tracker also includes a projector integrated within a body of the laser scanner or tracker or mounted to the body of the laser scanner or tracker at a predetermined location, the projector being operable to project visible information onto an object located within the environment, the projected visible information being indicative of images, data or information, the projected visible information being at least one of design intent information, information acquired by the laser scanner or tracker, or guidance to an operator.
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40 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A coordinate measuring device having a three-dimensional coordinate system, comprising:
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a light source configured to send a light beam to a first point; an optical detector configured to convert a portion of the light beam reflected back from the first point into a first electrical signal; a first processor configured to calculate a first distance from the coordinate measuring device to the first point, the calculation based at least in part on the first electrical signal and a speed of light in air; a projector integrated within a body of the coordinate measuring device or mounted to the body of the coordinate measuring device at a predetermined location, the projector being configured to project a two-dimensional pattern of visible light onto an object, the projected visible light being indicative of images, data, or information, the projector including an array of programmable pixels configured to produce the two-dimensional pattern in response to instructions received from a second processor; a beam steering mechanism configured to rotate the light beam and the two-dimensional pattern of light about a first axis by a first angle, the beam steering mechanism being further configured to rotate the light beam about a second axis by a second angle; a first angular transducer configured to measure the first angle; and a second angular transducer configured to measure the second angle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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