Three-dimensional coordinate scanner and method of operation
First Claim
1. A method of determining three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on a surface of an object, the method comprising:
- providing a 3D coordinate measurement device that includes a projector and a camera, the projector having a light source operable to emit projected light, the projected light having at least one pattern, the camera having a lens and a photosensitive array, the camera having a camera field of view;
providing a moveable apparatus operable to cause relative movement between the object and the device;
providing a position sensing mechanism operably coupled to the moveable apparatus, the position sensing mechanism operable to determine a position of the moveable apparatus;
providing a processor electrically coupled to the projector, the camera, the moveable apparatus, and the position sensing mechanism;
emitting from the projector onto the surface a first projected light having a first pattern;
acquiring with the camera a first image of the first projected light and producing a first electrical signal in response;
determining with the processor a first set of 3D coordinates of first points on the surface, the first set based at least in part on the first pattern and the first electrical signal;
determining with the processor a simulation in which the processor projects first rays from the projector in the first position to the first points and calculates for each first ray an angle of reflection of a secondary ray from each of the first points and determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position;
moving the device with the moveable apparatus from the first position to a second position based at least in part on the determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position;
with the projector in the second position, emitting from the projector onto the surface a second projected light having a second pattern;
acquiring with the camera a second image of the second projected light and producing a second electrical signal in response;
determining with the processor a second set of 3D coordinates of a second point on the surface, the second set based at least in part on the second pattern and the second electrical signal; and
storing the second set of 3D coordinates.
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Abstract
A noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device that includes a first projector, a first camera, and a second camera; a processor electrically coupled to the first projector, the first camera and the second camera; and computer readable media which, when executed by the processor, causes the first digital signal to be collected at a first time and the second digital signal to be collected at a second time different than the first time and determines three-dimensional coordinates of a first point on the surface based at least in part on the first signal and the first distance and determines three-dimensional coordinates of a second point on the surface based at least in part on the second signal.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of determining three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on a surface of an object, the method comprising:
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providing a 3D coordinate measurement device that includes a projector and a camera, the projector having a light source operable to emit projected light, the projected light having at least one pattern, the camera having a lens and a photosensitive array, the camera having a camera field of view; providing a moveable apparatus operable to cause relative movement between the object and the device; providing a position sensing mechanism operably coupled to the moveable apparatus, the position sensing mechanism operable to determine a position of the moveable apparatus; providing a processor electrically coupled to the projector, the camera, the moveable apparatus, and the position sensing mechanism; emitting from the projector onto the surface a first projected light having a first pattern; acquiring with the camera a first image of the first projected light and producing a first electrical signal in response; determining with the processor a first set of 3D coordinates of first points on the surface, the first set based at least in part on the first pattern and the first electrical signal; determining with the processor a simulation in which the processor projects first rays from the projector in the first position to the first points and calculates for each first ray an angle of reflection of a secondary ray from each of the first points and determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; moving the device with the moveable apparatus from the first position to a second position based at least in part on the determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; with the projector in the second position, emitting from the projector onto the surface a second projected light having a second pattern; acquiring with the camera a second image of the second projected light and producing a second electrical signal in response; determining with the processor a second set of 3D coordinates of a second point on the surface, the second set based at least in part on the second pattern and the second electrical signal; and storing the second set of 3D coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of object measurement to determine three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on a surface of the object, the method comprising:
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providing a 3D coordinate measurement device that includes a projector and a camera, the camera having a lens and a photosensitive array, the camera having a camera field of view; providing a moveable apparatus operable to cause relative movement between the object and the device; providing a position sensing mechanism operably coupled to the moveable apparatus, the position sensing mechanism configured to determine a position of the moveable apparatus; providing a processor electrically coupled to the projector, the camera, the moveable apparatus, and the position sensing mechanism; providing a CAD model of the object, the CAD model operable to provide computer-readable information for determining a 3D representation of the surface of the object; providing computer readable media having computer readable instructions which when executed by the processor calculates 3D coordinates of points on the surface based at least in part on the CAD model; determining with the processor a first set of 3D coordinates of first points on the surface, the first set based at least in part on the computer-readable information in the CAD model; determining with the processor a simulation in which the processor projects first rays from the projector to the first points and calculates for each first ray an angle of reflection of a secondary ray from each of the first points and determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; moving the movable apparatus to a first location based at least in part on the determining that the angle of reflection of at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; selecting with the processor a first pattern based at least in part on the determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; with the projector in the first location, emitting from the projector onto the surface a first projected light having the first pattern; acquiring with the camera a first image of the first projected light and producing a first electrical signal in response; determining with the processor a second set of 3D coordinates of at least one second point on the surface, the second set based at least in part on the first pattern and the first electrical signal; and
storing the second set of 3D coordinates.
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8. A system of determining three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on a surface of an object, the system comprising:
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a 3D coordinate measurement device having a projector and a camera, the projector having a light source operable to emit projected light, the projected light having at least one pattern, the camera having a lens and a photosensitive array, the camera having a camera field of view; a moveable apparatus operable to cause relative movement between the object and the device; a position sensing mechanism operably coupled to the moveable apparatus, the position sensing mechanism operable to determine a position of the moveable apparatus; one or more processors responsive to executable computer instructions, the one or more processors electrically coupled to the projector, the camera, the moveable apparatus, and the position sensing mechanism, the executable computer instructions comprising; emitting from the projector onto the surface a first projected light having a first pattern; acquiring with the camera a first image of the first projected light and producing a first electrical signal in response; determining a first set of 3D coordinates of first points on the surface, the first set based at least in part on the first pattern and the first electrical signal; determining a simulation in which first rays are projected from the projector in the first position to the first points; calculating for each first ray an angle of reflection of a secondary ray from each of the first points; determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; moving the device with the moveable apparatus from the first position to a second position based at least in part on the determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; emitting from the projector onto the surface, with the projector in the second position, a second projected light having a second pattern; acquiring with the camera a second image of the second projected light and producing a second electrical signal in response; determining a second set of 3D coordinates of a second point on the surface, the second set based at least in part on the second pattern and the second electrical signal; and storing the second set of 3D coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system of object measurement to determine three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on a surface of the object, the system comprising:
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a 3D coordinate measurement device having a projector and a camera, the camera having a lens and a photosensitive array, the camera having a camera field of view; a moveable apparatus operable to cause relative movement between the object and the device; a position sensing mechanism operably coupled to the moveable apparatus, the position sensing mechanism operable to determine a position of the moveable apparatus; one or more processors responsive to executable computer instructions, the one or more processors being electrically coupled to the projector, the camera, the moveable apparatus, and the position sensing mechanism, the executable computer instructions comprising; receiving a CAD model of the object, the CAD model configured to provide computer-readable information for determining a 3D representation of the surface of the object; determining 3D coordinates of points on the surface based at least in part on the CAD model; determining a first set of 3D coordinates of first points on the surface, the first set based at least in part on the computer-readable information in the CAD model; determining a simulation in which first rays are projected from the projector to the first points; calculating for each first ray an angle of reflection of a secondary ray from each of the first points; determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; moving the movable apparatus to a first location based at least in part on the determining that the angle of reflection of at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; selecting a first pattern based at least in part on the determining that at least one of the secondary rays intersects the object within the field of view of the camera in the first position; emitting from the projector onto the surface, with the projector in the first location, a first projected light having the first pattern; acquiring with the camera a first image of the first projected light and producing a first electrical signal in response; determining with the processor a second set of 3D coordinates of at least one second point on the surface, the second set based at least in part on the first pattern and the first electrical signal; and
storing the second set of 3D coordinates.
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