Patent ID: 7535560
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G01B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of inspecting an object, the method comprising: placing the object on a support and placing said support in a scanner comprising a 3D scanning system; scanning the object in a first direction using said 3D scanning system to obtain a first profile line data set of the object; rotating said support with respect to said first direction to scan the object in a second direction, said rotation of said support having an effect of displacing the object with respect to said support; scanning said device in said second direction using said 3D scanning system to obtain a second profile line data set of the object; identifying a common feature in said first and second profile line data sets of the object; referencing said obtained first and second profile line data sets with respect to said common feature; and combining said first and second profile line data sets referenced with respect to one another to construct a model of the object.