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

Claim 14:
15. 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, wherein the at least one first metric is an average of distances of window-points to the first reference geometry, wherein the window-points are defined based on a depth relative to a threshold;
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.