Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure via detection of electromagnetic radiation
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1. A computer-implemented method of inspecting a structure, the method comprising:
- projecting onto a surface of a structure one or more electromagnetic (EM) waves in a form of a light pattern, the one or more EM waves in a visible spectrum;
deploying one or more three-dimensional (3D) scanners to scan the structure, wherein the one or more 3D scanners are 3D non-contact scanners that include an image sensing device and that detect 3D information based on deformations in the light pattern detected by receiving at the image sensing device the one or more EM waves reflecting off of at least part of the structure;
generating, by the one or more 3D scanners, a plurality of 3D data points based on the detected deformations in the light pattern, wherein each of the plurality of 3D data points corresponds to a point on the surface of the structure detected by the one or more 3D scanners during the scan of the structure and wherein each of the generated plurality of 3D data points has an associated coordinate set relating to vertical, horizontal, and depth distance measurements;
storing a point cloud at one or more memories, wherein the point cloud comprises one or more of the generated plurality of 3D data points;
automatically analyzing, by one or more processors, the point cloud to identify one or more features associated with the structure, wherein automatically analyzing the point cloud to identify one or more features associated with the structure includes;
constructing, by the one or more processors, a 3D model from the point cloud,storing the constructed 3D model at the one or more memories, andanalyzing, by the one or more processors, the 3D model to identify the one or more identified features;
generating, by the one or more processors, an estimation of a condition of the structure based on the identified one or more features; and
storing the generated estimation at the one or more memories.
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Abstract
In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the structure is scanned with a three-dimensional (3D) scanner. The 3D scanner generates 3D data. A point cloud or 3D model is constructed from the 3D data. The point cloud or 3D model is then analyzed to determine the condition of the structure.
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1. A computer-implemented method of inspecting a structure, the method comprising:
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projecting onto a surface of a structure one or more electromagnetic (EM) waves in a form of a light pattern, the one or more EM waves in a visible spectrum; deploying one or more three-dimensional (3D) scanners to scan the structure, wherein the one or more 3D scanners are 3D non-contact scanners that include an image sensing device and that detect 3D information based on deformations in the light pattern detected by receiving at the image sensing device the one or more EM waves reflecting off of at least part of the structure; generating, by the one or more 3D scanners, a plurality of 3D data points based on the detected deformations in the light pattern, wherein each of the plurality of 3D data points corresponds to a point on the surface of the structure detected by the one or more 3D scanners during the scan of the structure and wherein each of the generated plurality of 3D data points has an associated coordinate set relating to vertical, horizontal, and depth distance measurements; storing a point cloud at one or more memories, wherein the point cloud comprises one or more of the generated plurality of 3D data points; automatically analyzing, by one or more processors, the point cloud to identify one or more features associated with the structure, wherein automatically analyzing the point cloud to identify one or more features associated with the structure includes; constructing, by the one or more processors, a 3D model from the point cloud, storing the constructed 3D model at the one or more memories, and analyzing, by the one or more processors, the 3D model to identify the one or more identified features; generating, by the one or more processors, an estimation of a condition of the structure based on the identified one or more features; and storing the generated estimation at the one or more memories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A property inspection system for capturing the condition of a physical structure, the property inspection system comprising:
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(A) a projector for projecting onto a surface of a structure one or more electromagnetic (EM) waves in a form of a light pattern, the one or more EM waves in a visible spectrum; (B) one or more 3D scanners for detecting one or more points on the surface of the structure and for generating 3D data points corresponding to the detected one or more points, the one or more 3D scanners being 3D non-contact scanners that include an image sensing device and that are configured to detect the one or more points on the surface of the structure based on deformations in the light pattern detected by receiving at the image sensing device the one or more EM waves reflecting off of at least part of the structure; and (C) one or more processors configured to execute instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to; (i) associate each of the 3D data points generated by the one or more 3D scanners with a coordinate set, each coordinate set relating to vertical, horizontal, and depth distance measurements; (ii) generate a point cloud comprising one or more of the 3D data points generated at the one or more 3D scanners; (iii) construct, from the generated point cloud, a 3D model of at least part of the structure; (iv) generate an estimation of a condition of the structure based on features of the structure identified in an analysis of the constructed 3D model; and (v) store the estimation of the condition of the structure to a memory. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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