公开(公告)号：US20170276759A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15621392

申请日：2017-06-13

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Robert E. Bridges ,  David H. Parker ,  Kelley Fletcher

IPC分类号： G01S3/786 ,  G06T7/30 ,  G06T7/12 ,  G06T7/174 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06T7/254 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/02 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01B11/00 ,  G01C15/00

CPC分类号： G01S3/786 ,  G01B11/002 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01C15/002 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G06F3/015 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06K9/00335 ,  G06K9/00355 ,  G06T7/12 ,  G06T7/174 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06T7/254 ,  G06T7/30 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/20224 ,  G06T2207/30196

摘要： 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 a command and a gestures. A gesture is performed by the user with the user's body that corresponds to the user gesture. The gesture performed by the user is detected. A command is determined based at least in part on the detected gesture. Then the command is executed with the laser tracker.

公开(公告)号：US20170251192A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15594752

申请日：2017-05-15

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Robert E. Bridges

IPC分类号： H04N13/00 ,  G01S3/786 ,  G01C3/08 ,  H04N13/02 ,  G01B11/00

CPC分类号： H04N13/122 ,  G01B11/005 ,  G01C3/08 ,  G01S3/786 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G06T1/0007 ,  H04N13/204 ,  H04N13/257 ,  H04N13/275

摘要： A method of combining 2D images into a 3D image includes providing a coordinate measurement device and a triangulation scanner having an integral camera associated therewith, the scanner being separate from the coordinate measurement device. In a first instance, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the scanner and the integral camera captures a first 2D image. In a second instance, the scanner is moved, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the scanner, and the integral camera captures a second 2D image. A cardinal point common to the first and second images is found and is used, together with the first and second images and the positions and orientations of the scanner in the first and second instances, to create the 3D image.

公开(公告)号：US20170094251A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US15268749

申请日：2016-09-19

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Matthias Wolke ,  Denis Wohlfeld ,  Rolf Heidemann ,  Robert E. Bridges

IPC分类号： H04N13/02 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G06T7/00

CPC分类号： H04N13/25 ,  G02B27/1013 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06T7/593 ,  G06T2207/10012 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/246 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/257

摘要： A three-dimensional measuring system includes a body, an internal projector attached to the body, and a dichroic camera assembly, the dichroic camera assembly including a first beam splitter that directs a first portion of incoming light into a first channel leading to a first photosensitive array and a second portion of the incoming light into a second channel leading to a second photosensitive array.

公开(公告)号：US20170023352A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US15287336

申请日：2016-10-06

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Robert E. Bridges ,  Lawrence B. Brown ,  James K. West ,  D. Scott Ackerson

IPC分类号： G01B11/00 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01C3/08 ,  G01B11/02 ,  G01B11/03

CPC分类号： G01B9/02012 ,  G01B11/002 ,  G01B11/02 ,  G01B11/026 ,  G01B11/03 ,  G01C3/08 ,  G01S5/163 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/66

摘要： A method for measuring a distance includes modulating the light beam at a first frequency, receiving a second beam by the optical detector to produce a first electrical signal having the first frequency and a first phase; modulating the light beam at a second frequency different than the first frequency; receiving the second beam by the optical detector to produce a second electrical signal having the second frequency and a second. After these steps, the retroreflector is moved while modulating the light beam continuously at the second frequency; and a first distance to the retroreflector is determined based at least in part on a the first and second frequencies and phases.

摘要翻译： 用于测量距离的方法包括以第一频率调制光束，由光学检测器接收第二光束以产生具有第一频率和第一相位的第一电信号; 以不同于第一频率的第二频率调制光束; 通过光学检测器接收第二光束以产生具有第二频率和第二频率的第二电信号。 在这些步骤之后，移动后向反射器，同时以第二频率连续调制光束; 并且至少部分地基于第一和第二频率和相位来确定到后向反射器的第一距离。

公开(公告)号：US20170003372A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-05

申请号：US15194914

申请日：2016-06-28

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Mathieu Antoina ,  Lawrence B. Brown ,  Jonathan R. Day ,  Matthew Frederick Evans ,  Ricardo Martins ,  Jacob J. Mertz ,  John Mountney ,  Robert Mark Neal ,  James Schloss ,  Quintin Stotts ,  Ding Wang ,  Robert E. Bridges

IPC分类号： G01S3/786 ,  G01B11/00

CPC分类号： G01S3/786 ,  G01B11/002 ,  G01S3/783 ,  G01S5/163 ,  G01S17/66

摘要： A dimensional measuring device sends a beam of light to a remote probe having a retroreflector and a pitch/yaw sensor. The pitch/yaw sensor passes the light through an aperture and a lens to a position sensor that generates an electrical signal indicative of the position of the received light. A processor uses the electrical signal to determine a pitch angle and a yaw angle of the remote probe.

摘要翻译： 尺寸测量装置将光束发送到具有后向反射器和俯仰/偏航传感器的远程探头。 俯仰/偏航传感器将光通过孔径和透镜传递到位置传感器，该位置传感器产生指示所接收的光的位置的电信号。 处理器使用电信号来确定远程探头的俯仰角和偏航角。

公开(公告)号：US20160377410A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-29

申请号：US15263877

申请日：2016-09-13

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Bernd-Dietmar Becker ,  Robert E. Bridges

IPC分类号： G01B11/00 ,  G01B11/25

CPC分类号： G01B11/002 ,  G01B11/245 ,  G01B11/2513 ,  G01B11/2518 ,  G01B11/2545 ,  G01C11/00 ,  G01C15/002 ,  G01S7/4808 ,  G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4818 ,  G01S7/491 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/89

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US20160370171A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-22

申请号：US15252278

申请日：2016-08-31

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Robert E. Bridges

IPC分类号： G01B11/00 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G01S17/48 ,  H04N13/02 ,  G01C3/10

摘要： A noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device that includes a projector and a camera; a processor electrically coupled to the projector and the camera; and computer readable media which, when executed by the processor, causes 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 and determines three-dimensional coordinates of a first point on the surface based at least in part on the first signal and the distance and determines three-dimensional coordinates of a second point on the surface based at least in part on the second signal and the distance.

摘要翻译： 一种非接触光学三维测量装置，包括投影仪和相机; 处理器电耦合到投影仪和相机; 以及计算机可读介质，当由所述处理器执行时，使得所述第一信号在第一时间被收集，并且所述第二信号将在与所述第一时间不同的第二时间被收集，并且确定所述第一点的三维坐标 所述表面至少部分地基于所述第一信号和所述距离，并且至少部分地基于所述第二信号和所述距离来确定所述表面上的第二点的三维坐标。

公开(公告)号：US09506744B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-29

申请号：US14960626

申请日：2015-12-07

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Robert E. Bridges

IPC分类号： G01B11/00 ,  H04N13/02 ,  G06T1/00

CPC分类号： H04N13/122 ,  G01B11/005 ,  G01C3/08 ,  G01S3/786 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G06T1/0007 ,  H04N13/204 ,  H04N13/257 ,  H04N13/275

摘要： A method of combining 2D images into a 3D image includes providing a coordinate measurement device and a triangulation scanner having an integral camera associated therewith, the scanner being separate from the coordinate measurement device. In a first instance, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the scanner and the integral camera captures a first 2D image. In a second instance, the scanner is moved, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the scanner, and the integral camera captures a second 2D image. A cardinal point common to the first and second images is found and is used, together with the first and second images and the positions and orientations of the scanner in the first and second instances, to create the 3D image.

摘要翻译： 将2D图像组合成3D图像的方法包括提供坐标测量装置和具有与其相关联的整体照相机的三角测量扫描仪，扫描仪与坐标测量装置分离。 在第一种情况下，坐标测量装置确定扫描仪的位置和方向，并且整体照相机捕获第一2D图像。 在第二种情况下，移动扫描仪，坐标测量装置确定扫描仪的位置和方向，并且整体照相机捕获第二2D图像。 发现第一和第二图像共同的基本点，并与第一和第二图像以及第一和第二实例中的扫描仪的位置和取向一起使用，以创建3D图像。

公开(公告)号：US09494412B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US14139143

申请日：2013-12-23

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Yazid Tohme ,  Robert E. Bridges

IPC分类号： H04N13/02 ,  G01B11/00 ,  G01C3/10 ,  G01B21/04 ,  G01B11/25 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01B5/004 ,  G01S17/00 ,  G01S17/48

CPC分类号： G01B11/002 ,  G01B5/004 ,  G01B11/2513 ,  G01B11/2531 ,  G01B21/045 ,  G01C3/10 ,  G01S17/003 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G06T7/593 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T2200/04 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  H04N13/204 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/254 ,  H04N13/275

摘要： A method for determining 3D coordinates of points on a surface of the object by providing a 3D coordinate measurement device attached to a moveable apparatus that is coupled to a position sensing mechanism, all coupled to a processor, projecting a pattern of light onto the surface to determine a first set of 3D coordinates of points on the surface, determining susceptibility of the object to multipath interference by projecting and reflecting rays from the measured 3D coordinates of the points, moving the moveable apparatus under processor control to change the relative position of the device and the object, and projecting the a pattern of light onto the surface to determine a second set of 3D coordinates.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过提供连接到可移动装置的3D坐标测量装置来确定物体表面上的点的3D坐标的方法，所述3D坐标测量装置耦合到位置感测机构，全部耦合到处理器，将光图案投影到所述表面上 确定表面上的点的第一组3D坐标，通过从测量的点的3D坐标投射和反射光线来确定对象对多径干扰的敏感性，在处理器控制下移动可移动设备以改变设备的相对位置 和物体，并且将光图案投影到表面上以确定第二组3D坐标。

公开(公告)号：US09482755B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-01

申请号：US14510259

申请日：2014-10-09

申请人： FARO Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Peter G. Cramer ,  Robert E. Bridges ,  Nils P. Steffensen ,  Robert C. Mehler ,  Kenneth Steffey ,  John M. Hoffer ,  Daniel G. Lasley

IPC分类号： G01S17/66 ,  G01B11/03 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/74 ,  G01C15/00 ,  G01C15/06 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G02B5/12 ,  G01K7/02 ,  G01K7/22 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01B11/00 ,  G01B11/26 ,  G02B5/122

CPC分类号： G01S17/66 ,  G01B11/002 ,  G01B11/03 ,  G01B11/14 ,  G01B11/26 ,  G01C15/004 ,  G01C15/06 ,  G01K7/02 ,  G01K7/22 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/497 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/74 ,  G02B5/12 ,  G02B5/122

摘要： A target is provided having a retroreflector. A body is provided having a spherical exterior portion, the body containing a cavity. The cavity is sized to hold the retroreflector, the cavity open to the exterior of the body and having at least one surface opposite the opening, the retroreflector at least partially disposed in the cavity, wherein the retroreflector and at least one surface define a space therebetween. A transmitter is configured to emit an electromagnetic signal. A first actuator is configured to initiate emission of the electromagnetic signal, wherein the transmitter and the first actuator are affixed to the body.

摘要翻译： 提供具有回射器的目标。 提供具有球形外部部分的主体，该主体包含空腔。 空腔的大小适于保持后向反射器，空腔朝向主体的外部开放，并且具有至少一个与开口相对的表面，后向反射器至少部分地设置在空腔中，其中后向反射器和至少一个表面限定了它们之间的空间 。 发射机被配置为发射电磁信号。 第一致动器被配置为启动电磁信号的发射，其中发射器和第一致动器固定到主体。