Method and apparatus for creating a registration network of a scene
AssigneeQuantapoint, Inc.
InventorsFred M. Persi, Eric Hoffman
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Abstract
An apparatus for creating a registration network of a scene includes a laser scanner for scanning the scene and obtaining data of the scene. The apparatus includes a plurality of targets placed in the scene. The apparatus includes a mechanism for forming a registration network using only the laser scanner data. A method for creating a registration network of the scene.
Claims25
An apparatus for registering multiple laser scan measurements of a scene to a reference coordinate system comprising:
- a laser scanner for scanning the scene and obtaining data of the scene;
- a plurality of targets placed in the scene;
- and
- means for forming a registration network using only the laser scanner data.
A method for creating a registration network of the scene comprising the steps of:
- placing a plurality of targets in the scene;
- scanning the scene to obtain data of the scene with a laser scanner;
- identifying the targets in the scene;
- and
- forming the registration network using the laser scanner data only.
A method for creating a registration network of a scene comprising the steps of:
- scanning the scene and then taking data of the scene with a laser scanner;
- and
- forming the registration network and a survey of the scene from the data only from the scanner.
An apparatus for creating a registration network of a scene comprising:
- a laser scanner for scanning the scene and obtaining data of the scene;
- a plurality of targets placed in the scene;
- and
- means for automatically identifying the targets in the scene in real time for each scan by the scanner and connecting coordinate frames corresponding to each scan together to form the registration network.
A method for creating a registration network of the scene comprising the steps of:
- placing a plurality of targets in the scene;
- scanning the scene to obtain data of the scene with a laser scanner a plurality of times;
- and
- identifying automatically the targets in the scene in real time for each scan by the scanner and connecting coordinate frames corresponding to each scan together to form the registration network with a computer.
An apparatus for registering multiple laser scan measurements of a scene to a reference coordinate system comprising:
- a laser scanner for scanning the scene and obtaining data of the scene;
- and
- means for using both range and reflectance data to extract targets for each scan by the scanner and connecting coordinate frames corresponding to each scan together to form a registration network.
A method for creating a registration network of a scene comprising the steps of:
- scanning the scene to obtain data of the scene with a laser scanner;
- and
- using both range and reflectance data to identify links between scans and scene targets to form the registration network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.