Patent ID: 9262788
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B64C,G01N,G01S,G06F,G06Q,G06T,H04N,H04R

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method of inspecting a structure, the method comprising: projecting onto a surface of a structure one or more electromagnetic (EM) waves in a form of a light pattern, the one or more EM waves in a visible spectrum; deploying one or more three-dimensional (3D) scanners to scan the structure, wherein the one or more 3D scanners are 3D non-contact scanners that include an image sensing device and that detect 3D information based on deformations in the light pattern detected by receiving at the image sensing device the one or more EM waves reflecting off of at least part of the structure; generating, by the one or more 3D scanners, a plurality of 3D data points based on the detected deformations in the light pattern, wherein each of the plurality of 3D data points corresponds to a point on the surface of the structure detected by the one or more 3D scanners during the scan of the structure and wherein each of the generated plurality of 3D data points has an associated coordinate set relating to vertical, horizontal, and depth distance measurements; storing a point cloud at one or more memories, wherein the point cloud comprises one or more of the generated plurality of 3D data points; automatically analyzing, by one or more processors, the point cloud to identify one or more features associated with the structure, wherein automatically analyzing the point cloud to identify one or more features associated with the structure includes: