Patent Document ID: 20150015895
Application ID: 14327042
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A coordinate measurement device that sends a first beam of light to a remote target, the remote target returning a part of the first beam of light as a second beam of light, the coordinate measurement device having a device frame of reference, the measurement device comprising: a first motor and a second motor that cooperate to direct the first beam of light to a first direction, 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 of rotation produced by the first motor and the second angle of rotation produced by the second motor; a first angle measuring device that measures the first angle of rotation and a second angle measuring device that measures the second angle of rotation; a distance meter that measures a first distance from the coordinate measurement device to the remote target based at least in part on the second beam of light received by an optical detector; a first portion of the coordinate measurement device that rotates about the first axis; a second portion of the coordinate measurement device that rotates about the second axis; a third portion of the coordinate measurement device that is fixed relative to the movements about the first axis and the second axis; a 3D time-of-flight (TOF) camera positioned on a periphery of a portion of the coordinate measurement device, the portion selected from the group consisting of the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion, the camera configured to acquire a camera image of an object; and a processor configured to determine at least one first three-dimensional (3D) coordinate in the device frame of reference of the remote target, the at least one first 3D coordinate based at least in part on the first distance, the first angle of rotation, and the second angle of rotation, the processor further being configured to determine a plurality of second 3D coordinates in the device frame of reference of the object, the plurality of second 3D coordinates being based at least in part on the camera image, the first angle of rotation, and the second angle of rotation.