Method and apparatus for using gestures to control a laser tracker
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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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Abstract
A method and system are provided for controlling a measurement device remotely through gestures performed by a user. The method includes providing a relationship between each of a plurality of commands and each of a plurality of user gestures. A gesture is performed by the user with the user'"'"'s body that corresponds to one of the plurality of user gestures. The gesture performed by the user is detected. A first command is determined from one of the plurality of commands based at least in part on the detected gesture. Then the first command is executed with the laser tracker.
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1. A method for a user to control operation of a measurement device, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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