Patent ID: 8264486

Claim:
A high-speed modeling system comprising: a master image sensor producing master signals corresponding to a path portion of a path traveled by a mass; at least one slave image sensor producing slave signals corresponding to the path portion; a projector directing an electromagnetic radiation pattern to the path portion that generates first and second reflections when the electromagnetic radiation pattern intersects the mass; a master processing portion generating a master frame based on the master signals, the master frame having a master pattern representative of the first reflections; at least one slave processing portion generating a slave frame based on the slave signals, the slave frame having a slave pattern representative of the second reflections, and the slave processing portion being synchronized with the master processing portion to generate the slave frame at a time interval after the master processing portion generates the master frame; and a second projector producing a second electromagnetic radiation pattern and third and fourth reflections when the second electromagnetic radiation pattern intersects the mass, wherein the at least one supplemental imaging station generates supplemental master and slave patterns based on the third and fourth reflections; wherein the master and slave patterns are operable to construct a model of the mass based on the time interval and positional relationships between the master and slave image sensors and the projector; wherein the master imaging sensor, the slave imaging sensor, the master processing portion and the slave processing portion comprise a first imaging station, further including at least one supplemental imaging station generating supplemental master and slave patterns, wherein the master and slave patterns and supplemental master and slave patterns, and positional relationships between the first and supplemental imaging stations, are operable to enhance the model with the addition of the supplemental master and slave patterns.