Patent ID: 11921409
Assignee: FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising:
a laser scanner having a second light source and a second optical detector, the laser scanner being configured to measure a plurality of three-dimensional coordinates in the environment;
wherein the one or more processors is further configured to perform a method comprising:
causing the laser scanner to acquire the plurality of three-dimensional coordinates, a portion of the three-dimensional coordinates being on a surface;
extracting the surface from the plurality of three-dimensional coordinates;
generating at least two topographical curves based on a flatness of the surface; and
projecting a light pattern on the surface with the light projector based at least in part on the at least two topographical curves.