Patent ID: 8792709
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
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 touch probe mounted on the coordinate measuring machine such that the probe is movable with the imaging device; and 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; wherein the one or more calibration parameters are identified by: wherein the one or more calibration parameters can be applied to other points on an object measured using the touch probe mounted on the coordinate measuring machine, such that said points can be mapped to a second image distinct from the first image.