Method and apparatus for following an operator and locking onto a retroreflector with a laser tracker
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1. A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement system, comprising:
- a retroreflector;
a laser tracker including;
a first light source;
a second light source;
at least one camera proximate the second light source; and
a processor responsive to executable instructions which when executed by the processor is operable to determine, in a first instance, that a follow-operator gesture has been given by an operator and in response turn the laser tracker to follow movement of the operator.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement system includes: a retroreflector; a laser tracker including: a first light source; a second light source; at least one camera proximate the second light source; and a processor responsive to executable instructions which when executed by the processor is operable to determine, in a first instance, that a follow-operator gesture has been given by an operator and in response turn the laser tracker to follow movement of the operator.
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1. A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement system, comprising:
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a retroreflector; a laser tracker including; a first light source; a second light source; at least one camera proximate the second light source; and a processor responsive to executable instructions which when executed by the processor is operable to determine, in a first instance, that a follow-operator gesture has been given by an operator and in response turn the laser tracker to follow movement of the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinates, comprising:
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providing a retroreflector and a laser tracker, the laser tracker including a first light source, a second light source, at least one camera proximate the second light source, and a processor; in a first instance; giving by an operator a follow-operator gesture; responding with the processor, executing executable instructions, to the follow-operator command by turning the laser tracker to follow movement of the operator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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