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Method and apparatus for using gestures to control a laser tracker

  • US 9,684,055 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2016
  • Issued: 06/20/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a user to control operation of a measurement device, the method comprising:

  • providing a relationship between each of a plurality of commands and each of a plurality of gestures, each gesture of the plurality of gestures corresponding to a body position of the user;

    providing the measurement device, the measurement device measuring three-dimensional coordinates of a point based at least in part on light from a first light projected from a first light source of the measurement device;

    providing a processor operably coupled to the measurement device;

    projecting a second light beam from a second light source and acquiring a first image of a user;

    generating with the processor a skeletal model of the user from the first image;

    positioning the user into a first body position, the first body position corresponding to a first gesture from among the plurality of gestures;

    identifying with the processor from the skeletal model the performing by the user of the first gesture;

    determining a first command with the processor based at least in part on the identifying of the first gesture;

    executing the first command with the measurement device;

    positioning the user into a second body position, the second body position corresponding to a second gesture corresponding to a second body position;

    identifying with the processor from the skeletal model the performing by the user of the second gesture;

    determining with the processor the second command based at least in part on identifying the second gesture; and

    executing the second command with the measurement device.

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