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US 8,497,901 · App. 12/594,293 · Granted Jul 30, 2013

Method and device for exact measurement of objects

Inventor: Bo Pettersson (London, GB)
Assignee: Hexagon Metrology AB
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Patent No.
US 8,497,901
App. No.
12/594,293
Granted
Jul 30, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and a device for the accurate measurement of objects, where, according to the invention, a camera ( 4 ) is arranged on a manually operated portable jointed arm ( 1 ) in order to take two-dimensional images of the object that is to be measured and where the measurements are carried out based on the two-dimensional images taken with the camera ( 4 ) and based on the displacements that are carried out by the jointed arm ( 1 ) during the measurements.

Claims (23)

1. A method for the accurate measurement of objects, comprising:

arranging a camera ( 4 ) on a manually operated portable jointed arm ( 1 ) mounted under a support ( 7 ) that is immobile during the measurement, in order to take two-dimensional images of the object that is to be measured and where the measurements are carried out based on the two-dimensional images taken with the camera ( 4 ) and based on displacements that are carried out by jointed arm ( 1 ) during the measurements.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the measurements are made relative to a reference scale arranged on or at the object that is to be measured.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein measurement of large objects is carried out by compilation of several images taken with the camera.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method is used in order to create a three-dimensional image of the object with photogrammetry and images taken from different views of the same object.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is provided with a means for measuring distance and in that the measurement result is calculated based on a distance measured between the object and the camera.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the method is used in order to create a three-dimensional image of the object with photogrammetry and images taken from different views of the same object.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the method is used in order to create a three-dimensional image of the object with photogrammetry and images taken from different views of the same object.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein measurement of large objects is carried out by compilation of several images taken with the camera.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method is used in order to create a three-dimensional image of the object with photogrammetry and images taken from different views of the same object.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an exact displacement for an attachment point of the camera is calculable at all times.

11. A device for the accurate measurement of objects, comprising:

a camera ( 4 ) arranged on a manually operated portable jointed arm ( 1 ); and

a support ( 7 ) that is immobile during the measurement, with which camera ( 4 ) two-dimensional images of the object that is to be measured can be taken and which images, together with displacements that are carried out by jointed arm ( 1 ) are used as a basis for measuring the object.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the jointed arm ( 1 ) comprises joints ( 6 ) within which integral sensors arranged to record not only changes in angle, but also rotation of the joints ( 6 ) of the arm.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein the camera ( 4 ) is arranged such that the camera can pivot at a free end ( 5 ) of the jointed arm, and sensors are arranged in order to record a pivoting movement of the camera ( 4 ) relative to the arm ( 1 ).

14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein device also comprises a means of measuring distance between the camera ( 4 ) and the object that is to be measured.

15. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the device also comprises an illumination arrangement in order to illuminate the object that is to be measured.

16. The device according to claim 12 , wherein the device also comprises a means for measuring distance between the camera ( 4 ) and the object that is to be measured.

17. The device according to claim 12 , wherein the device also comprises an illumination arrangement in order to illuminate the object that is to be measured.

18. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the device also comprises a means for measuring distance between the camera ( 4 ) and the object that is to be measured.

19. The device according to claim 18 , wherein the device also comprises an illumination arrangement in order to illuminate the object that is to be measured.

20. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the device also comprises an illumination arrangement in order to illuminate the object that is to be measured.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
To: HEXAGON INNOVATION HUB GMBH
Reel/Frame 073239/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2016
From: HEXAGON METROLOGY AB
To: HEXAGON AB
Reel/Frame 038687/0236 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2016
From: HEXAGON AB
To: HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
Reel/Frame 038687/0348 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2010
From: PETTERSSON, BO
To: HEXAGON METROLOGY AB
Reel/Frame 024070/0379 →
Priority Claims (1)
SE 0700830 · Apr 3, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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