Transprojection of geometry data
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1. A system for coordinate visualization, the system comprising:
- a measuring system for acquiring three dimensional coordinate data from a plurality of measurement locations on an object at least partially contained in a target area comprising at least one target delineator having a known positional relationship to the target area, the measuring system comprising an articulated arm portable coordinate measurement machine including a plurality of segments hingedly connected with a plurality of rotational transfer housings and a probe;
an imaging member that generates an image of at least a portion of the object and at least a portion of the target delineator from a vantage point whose three dimensional location is known; and
at least one module which receives the three dimensional coordinate data, the image and the three dimensional location, the at least one module overlaying a representation of the three dimensional coordinate data indicating the plurality of measurement locations on the object and the image of the object, the target delineator being used to calibrate the image of the target area,wherein, calibration of the image of the target area further comprises;
acquiring three dimensional coordinate information for the target delineator and relating the three dimensional coordinate information for the target delineator to a target delineator representation in the image wherein the relationship is reflected by a calibration parameter, andwherein, the calibration parameter is determined using a target detection functionality in which at least one module discerns a representation of the target delineator within the image and associates the target coordinate information with the representation of the target delineator.
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Abstract
A system and methods for transprojection of geometry data acquired by a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). The CMM acquires geometry data corresponding to 3D coordinate measurements collected by a measuring probe that are transformed into scaled 2D data that is transprojected upon various digital object image views captured by a camera. The transprojection process can utilize stored image and coordinate information or perform live transprojection viewing capabilities in both still image and video modes.
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1. A system for coordinate visualization, the system comprising:
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a measuring system for acquiring three dimensional coordinate data from a plurality of measurement locations on an object at least partially contained in a target area comprising at least one target delineator having a known positional relationship to the target area, the measuring system comprising an articulated arm portable coordinate measurement machine including a plurality of segments hingedly connected with a plurality of rotational transfer housings and a probe; an imaging member that generates an image of at least a portion of the object and at least a portion of the target delineator from a vantage point whose three dimensional location is known; and at least one module which receives the three dimensional coordinate data, the image and the three dimensional location, the at least one module overlaying a representation of the three dimensional coordinate data indicating the plurality of measurement locations on the object and the image of the object, the target delineator being used to calibrate the image of the target area, wherein, calibration of the image of the target area further comprises;
acquiring three dimensional coordinate information for the target delineator and relating the three dimensional coordinate information for the target delineator to a target delineator representation in the image wherein the relationship is reflected by a calibration parameter, andwherein, the calibration parameter is determined using a target detection functionality in which at least one module discerns a representation of the target delineator within the image and associates the target coordinate information with the representation of the target delineator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for coordinate visualization, the system comprising:
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a measuring system for acquiring three dimensional coordinate data from a plurality of measurement locations on an object at least partially contained in a target area comprising at least one target delineator having a known positional relationship to the target area, the measuring system comprising an articulated arm portable coordinate measurement machine including a plurality of segments hingedly connected with a plurality of rotational transfer housings and a probe; an imaging member that generates an image of at least a portion of the object and at least a portion of the target delineator from a vantage point whose three dimensional location is known; and at least one module which receives the three dimensional coordinate data, the image and the three dimensional location, the at least one module overlaying a representation of the three dimensional coordinate data indicating the plurality of measurement locations on the object and the image of the object, the target delineator being used to calibrate the image of the target area, wherein at least one module produces image data overlaying a visible marker at a measurement locations on the image, wherein a plurality of images are acquired from various perspectives and the processor displays selected images with the overlaid visible marker on the basis of the measuring system location with respect to the object, wherein, at least one module selects the image and visible marker to display by identifying the image closest in perspective to the vantage point of the measuring system position, and wherein, the position of the imaging member relative to the measuring system is interpolated or extrapolated from the associated coordinate data.
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25. A system for coordinate visualization, the system comprising:
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a measuring system for acquiring three dimensional coordinate data from a plurality of measurement locations on an object at least partially contained in a target area comprising at least one target delineator having a known positional relationship to the target area, the measuring system comprising an articulated arm portable coordinate measurement machine including a plurality of segments hingedly connected with a plurality of rotational transfer housings and a probe; an imaging member that generates an image of at least a portion of the object and at least a portion of the target delineator from a vantage point whose three dimensional location is known; and at least one module which receives the three dimensional coordinate data, the image and the three dimensional location, the at least one module overlaying a representation of the three dimensional coordinate data indicating the plurality of measurement locations on the object and the image of the object, the target delineator being used to calibrate the image of the target area, wherein at least one module produces image data overlaying a visible marker at a measurement locations on the image, and wherein at least one module selects an appropriate image and corresponding visible marker to display on the basis of a coordinate range associated with each image such that when the measuring system is positioned substantially within the coordinate range, the processor displays that image and corresponding visible marker at the measurement locations on the image.
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26. A system for coordinate visualization, the system comprising:
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a measuring system for acquiring three dimensional coordinate data from a plurality of measurement locations on an object at least partially contained in a target area comprising at least one target delineator having a known positional relationship to the target area, the measuring system comprising an articulated arm portable coordinate measurement machine including a plurality of segments hingedly connected with a plurality of rotational transfer housings and a probe; an imaging member that generates an image of at least a portion of the object and at least a portion of the target delineator from a vantage point whose three dimensional location is known; and at least one module which receives the three dimensional coordinate data, the image and the three dimensional location, the at least one module overlaying a representation of the three dimensional coordinate data indicating the plurality of measurement locations on the object and the image of the object, the target delineator being used to calibrate the image of the target area, wherein at least one module comprises a target locator module to locate the at least one target delineator and provide an array of points associated with each target delineator within the images along with associated coordinate data, an image module in communication with the target locator module providing reference images to the target locator module, and a camera calibration module in communication with the target locator module, the camera calibration module receiving information relating to the object coordinate system and information relating to the at least one target delineator from the target locator module to generate a calibrated parameter set. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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