Patent ID: 8229208
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: G01B,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying geometry and imaging information using a coordinate measuring machine, the method comprising: acquiring at least one first image of at least a portion of a target area with an imaging device mounted on the coordinate measuring machine; mapping points of the first image to corresponding points in the target area using a probe mounted on the coordinate measuring machine such that the probe is movable with the imaging device; processing the at least one first image and the mapped points of the first image to determine one or more calibration parameters that relates a target coordinate system associated with the target area to a first image coordinate system associated with the first image; acquiring geometry information for an object; acquiring at least one second image of the object, distinct from the at least one first image; performing a transformation operation using at least one of the one or more calibration parameters determined from the at least one first image to map the geometry information of the object to the second image; and displaying the second image overlaid with the geometry information.