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

Claim 0:
1. A method of aligning a light projector and an electronic model in an environment, the method comprising:
placing the light projector in the environment;
projecting a visible scan-box to mark a portion of the environment to be captured in an intensity image by the light projector;
acquiring the intensity image of the portion of the environment at a predetermined scan resolution;
identifying a plurality of point targets in the environment in the intensity image;
associating the plurality of point targets with a plurality of points in the electronic model;
aligning the light projector to the electronic model based at least in part on the plurality of point targets and the plurality of points;
measuring an angle rotation of the light projector with at least one sensor; and
realigning the light projector to the electronic model based at least in part on the measured angle of rotation.