Three-dimensional coordinate scanner and method of operation
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01B-011/245
G01B-011/25
G01C-011/00
G01C-015/00
G01S-017/42
G01S-017/66
G01S-017/89
G01S-007/48
G01S-007/481
G01S-007/491
출원번호
US-0932267
(2013-07-01)
등록번호
US-9482529
(2016-11-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Becker, Bernd-Dietmar
Bridges, Robert E.
출원인 / 주소
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Cantor Colburn LLP
인용정보
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280
초록▼
A noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device that includes a first projector, a first camera, a second projector, and a second camera; a processor electrically coupled to the first projector, the first camera, the second projector, and the second camera; and computer readable media which,
A noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device that includes a first projector, a first camera, a second projector, and a second camera; a processor electrically coupled to the first projector, the first camera, the second projector, 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 digital 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 digital signal and the second distance.
대표청구항▼
1. A noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device comprising: an assembly that includes a first projector, a first camera, a second projector and a second camera, wherein the first projector, the first camera, the second projector, and the second camera are in a fixed relation to one anothe
1. A noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device comprising: an assembly that includes a first projector, a first camera, a second projector and a second camera, wherein the first projector, the first camera, the second projector, and the second camera are in a fixed relation to one another, the first projector having a first light source, the first projector configured to emit onto a surface of an object a first light having at least one pattern, the first camera having a first lens and a first photosensitive array, the first camera configured to receive a first portion of the first light reflected off the surface and to produce a first signal in response, the first camera having a first field of view, the first field of view being a first angular viewing region of the first camera, the second projector having a second light source, the second projector configured to emit onto the surface of the object a second light, the second camera having a second lens and a second photosensitive array, the second camera configured to receive a second portion of the second light reflected off the surface and to produce a second signal in response, the second camera having a second field of view, the second field of view being a second angular viewing region of the second camera, the second field of view being different than the first field of view;a processor, electrically coupled to the first projector, the second projector, the first camera, and the second camera, being configured to execute a non-transitory computer executable program code that when executed by the processor performs operations that include causing the first signal to be collected at a first time and the second signal to be collected at a second time different than the first time, determining three-dimensional coordinates of a first point on the surface based at least in part on the first signal, and determining three-dimensional coordinates of a second point on the surface based at least in part on the second signal; andwherein the processor is further configured to execute the non-transitory computer executable program code that when executed by the processor performs operations that determine the presence of a multipath interference and cause the assembly to move from a first position to a second position in response to the presence of multipath interference at a third time between the first time and the second time. 2. The noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device of claim 1 wherein the second light is a line of light along a direction perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the second light. 3. The noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device of claim 1 wherein the at least one pattern includes at least three non-collinear pattern elements. 4. The noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device of claim 3 wherein the second light includes a second pattern, the second pattern having at least three non-collinear pattern elements. 5. The noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device of claim 2 wherein the line of light is a line pattern that is swept in time. 6. The noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device of claim 2 wherein the line of light is a spot of light that is swept in time. 7. The noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device of claim 1 wherein the first field of view is at least twice as large as the second field of view. 8. The noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device of claim 1 wherein the first photosensitive array includes a first pixel, the first pixel configured to capture light reflected off a first area of the surface, the second photosensitive array includes a second pixel, the second pixel configured to capture light reflected off a second area of the surface, wherein the second area is smaller than the first area. 9. A method of determining three-dimensional coordinates on a surface of an object, the method comprising: providing an assembly that includes a first projector, a first camera, a second projector and a second camera, wherein the first projector, the first camera, the second projector, and the second camera are fixed in relation to one another, there being a first distance between the first projector and the first camera, there being a second distance between the second projector and the second camera, the first projector having a first light source, the first projector configured to emit onto the surface a first light having at least one pattern, the first camera having a first lens and a first photosensitive array, the first camera configured to receive a first portion of the first light reflected off the surface, the first camera having a first field of view, the first field of view being a first angular viewing region of the first camera, the second projector having a second light source, the second projector configured to emit onto the surface a second light, the second camera having a second lens and a second photosensitive array, the second camera configured to receive a second portion of the second light reflected off the surface, the second camera having a second field of view, the second field of view being a second angular viewing region of the second camera, the second field of view being different than the first field of view;providing a processor electrically coupled to the first projector, the first camera, the second projector, and the second camera;emitting from the first projector onto the surface, in a first instance, the first light having the at least one pattern;acquiring in the first instance a first image of a first area of the surface with the first camera and sending a first signal to the processor in response;determining by the processor a first set of three-dimensional coordinates of first points in the first area, the first set based at least in part on the at least one pattern, the first signal and the first distance;emitting from the second projector onto the surface, in a second instance, the second light;acquiring in the second instance a second image of a second area of the surface with the second camera and sending a second signal to the processor in response;determining by the processor a second set of three-dimensional coordinates of second points in the second area, the second set based at least in part on the second light, the second signal, and the second distance;determining the presence of multipath interference at a first position of the assembly;moving the assembly from the first position to a second position in response to determining the presence of the multipath interference; andwherein the second light is emitted when the assembly is in the second position. 10. The method of claim 9 further comprising: wherein the assembly is in the first position in the first instance and the assembly is in the second position in the second instance; andwherein a portion of the first area and a portion of the second area share a common overlapping area. 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of moving the assembly includes directing an operator to move the assembly to the second position by activating indicator lights on the assembly. 12. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of moving the assembly includes projecting a third light onto the object to indicate a direction of the movement toward the second position. 13. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of moving the assembly includes indicating on a graphical representation on a display a portion of the object to be scanned. 14. The method of claim 10 further comprising: providing a computer-aided drawing (CAD) model of the object being measured prior to emitting the first light;verifying, based on the CAD model, the presence of multipath interference by determining that rays of light from the first projector are reflected from a third point of the object onto a fourth point of the object, wherein the fourth point is a point imaged by the first camera; andwherein determining the second position based at least in part on the presence of multipath interference as determined from the CAD model. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein in the step of emitting from the second projector onto the surface, in a second instance, the second light, the second light is in the form of a line or a spot. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein in the step of emitting in the second instance a second light, the second light is in the form of a line that is swept in time or a spot that is swept in time, the line of light being along a direction perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the second light. 17. The method of claim 10 further comprising: obtaining a plurality of three-dimensional coordinates of the surface of the object by scanning at least a portion of the surface;verifying, based on the obtained plurality of three-dimensional coordinates, the presence of multipath interference by determining that rays of light from the first projector are reflected from a third point of the object onto a fourth point of the object, wherein the fourth point is a point imaged by the first camera; anddetermining the second position based at least in part on the presence of the multipath interference. 18. The method of claim 17 wherein, in the step of emitting from the second projector onto the surface in a second instance the second light, the second light is in the form of a line or a spot, the line being along a direction perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the second light. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein, in the step of emitting from the second projector onto the surface, in the second instance, the second light, the line or the spot is swept in time. 20. The method of claim 9 further including determining a resolution of the first set of three-dimensional coordinates. 21. The method of claim 9 wherein the at least one pattern is a temporally varying pattern. 22. The method of claim 9 wherein in the step of providing an assembly, the first field of view is at least twice as large as the second field of view.
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