Patent ID: 9746559
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B25J,G01B,G01C,G01S,G05D,G09B

Claim:
1. A three-dimensional (3D) measuring device comprising: a processor system including at least one of a 3D scanner controller, an external computer, and a cloud computer configured for remote network access; a 3D scanner having a first light source, a first beam steering unit, a first angle measuring device, a second angle measuring device, and a first light receiver, the first light source configured to emit a first beam of light, the first beam steering unit configured to steer the first beam of light to a first direction onto a first object point, the first direction determined by a first angle of rotation about a first axis and a second angle of rotation about a second axis, the first angle measuring device configured to measure the first angle of rotation and the second angle measuring device configured to measure the second angle of rotation, the first light receiver configured to receive first reflected light, the first reflected light being a portion of the first beam of light reflected by the first object point, the first light receiver configured to produce a first electrical signal in response to the first reflected light, the first light receiver configured to cooperate with the processor system to determine a first distance to the first object point based at least in part on the first electrical signal, the 3D scanner configured to cooperate with the processor system to determine 3D coordinates of the first object point based at least in part on the first distance, the first angle of rotation and the second angle of rotation; a moveable platform configured to carry the 3D scanner; a camera configured to move in conjunction with the 3D scanner; wherein the processor system is responsive to executable instructions which when executed by the processor system is operable to: