Patent ID: 11879997
Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of analyzing a surface of an object, the method comprising:
performing a scan of the object with a 3D measurement device, the 3D measurement device being operable to measure 3D coordinates for a plurality of points on the surface;
generating a point cloud from the 3D coordinates of the plurality of points;
extracting a first set of points from the plurality of points;
defining a first reference geometry through the first set of points;
measuring at least one first metric from each of the points in the first set of points to the first reference geometry;
identifying a repetitive pattern; and
identifying a nonconforming feature based at least in part on the at least one first metric and the repetitive pattern.