FARO Technologies, Inc.
NONCONTACT THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Abstract:

A system and method for noncontact measurement of an environment is provided. The system includes a measurement system having a light projector. The measurement system is coupled to a tablet computer having a camera. The tablet computer causes the measurement system to project a light pattern onto the surface. An image of the light pattern on the surface is acquired. Three dimensional coordinates of points on the surface and a plane are determined from the image. A color image is acquired and two lines are determined. The two lines are matched to the plane. The color image and the three-dimensional coordinates are aligned based on the matching of the two lines to the plane.