Line scanner having integrated processing capability

A system comprising:

• a target-mode projector that projects a line of light onto an object;
• an illuminator that illuminates reflective markers associated with the object;
• a geometry-mode projector operable to project a multiplicity of lines onto the object;
• a first camera that captures a target-mode image of the line of light on the object and the reflective markers;
• the first camera further receiving a first geometry-mode image of the projected multiplicity of lines;
• a second camera that receives a second geometry-mode image of the projected multiplicity of lines, the geometry-mode projector being a different distance from the second camera than from the first camera;
• at least one processor that determines first three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of points on the object based at least in part on the captured target-mode image, the at least one processor further determining second 3D coordinates of points on the object based at least in part on the first geometry-mode image and the second geometry-mode image;
• a frame coupled to the target-mode projector, the illuminator, the geometry-mode projector, the first camera, the second camera, and at least one image sensor;
• and
• a scanner device comprising the frame, the first camera, the second camera, and the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor causes each of the first camera and the second camera to simultaneously process the target-mode image of the line of light on the object and the reflective markers, the first geometry-mode image of the projected multiplicity of lines, and the second geometry-mode image of the projected multiplicity of lines,
• wherein at least the target-mode projector and the first camera operate in a target tracking mode and at least the geometry-mode projector, the first camera, and the second camera operate in a geometry tracking mode, the target tracking mode and the geometry tracking mode being user selectable.