A selective laser scanner, comprising a target component which can be rotated about two rotation axes and is configured to transmit a distance measuring beam defining a target axis. The selective laser scanner further comprises a distance measuring unit configured to carry out distance measurements by means of the distance measuring beam on cooperative targets or on diffusely scattering targets. The selective laser scanner is equipped with a plurality of overview cameras arranged on the target component offset from the target axis in a fixed positional arrangement with respect to each other having field of views which at least partly overlap each other. The selective laser scanner further comprises a display for displaying an environment image provided by imaging data of at least one of the cameras as well as automatic feature and area detections.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
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G01C 11/18 - Restitution des photos par comparaison de plusieurs photos de la même zone les photos étant placées dans la même position relative qu'au moment où elles ont été prises avec projection optique dans un plan commun impliquant des moyens d'exploration
A measuring instrument for coordinative measuring of object surface points of an object embodied as a measuring head of a coordinate measuring machine or of an articulated arm or embodied as a handheld measuring probe of a measuring system having a surveying station such as a laser tracker or as a 6-DoF handheld measuring instrument with an IMU. The measuring instrument comprises a scanning absolute distance meter with a light source, a transmission channel for emitting light from the light source as a measurement beam along a targeting axis towards the object, a beam deflection unit for scanning deflection of the targeting axis, a receiver channel for receiving at least part of the measurement beam reflected from the object surface, an opto-electronic detector for detection of the received measurement beam and outputting an according detection signal and an evaluation unit for determination of a coordinate of a surface point.
A ground-penetrating radar (GPR) scanner for investigating a sub-surface, wherein the GPR scanner comprises an antenna assembly configured for transmitting and receiving ultra-wide band (UWB) signals. The GPR scanner further comprises a directional coupler, a UWB signal generator configured for providing outgoing UWB signals through the directional coupler to the antenna assembly, a UWB signal sampling unit configured for receiving incoming UWB signals from the antenna assembly through the directional coupler, and an impedance. The directional coupler is configured as a balanced UWB directional coupler. It comprises a first port configured for receiving positive outgoing UWB signals from the UWB signal generator and a second port configured for receiving negative outgoing UWB signals from the UWB signal generator, wherein the second port is balanced with the first port.
G01S 7/03 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe - Détails de sous-ensembles HF spécialement adaptés à ceux-ci, p.ex. communs à l'émetteur et au récepteur
G01S 13/02 - Systèmes utilisant la réflexion d'ondes radio, p.ex. systèmes du type radar primaire; Systèmes analogues
G01S 13/88 - Radar ou systèmes analogues, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques
H01P 5/18 - Dispositifs à accès conjugués, c. à d. dispositifs présentant au moins un accès découplé d'un autre accès consistant en deux guides couplés, p.ex. coupleurs directionnels
A laser-scanning method may include obtaining scan data captured by a laser scanner in which the laser scanner includes a first private key that uniquely corresponds to the laser scanner. The laser-scanning method may include obtaining a first digital signature corresponding to the obtained scan data that is generated based on the scan data and the first private key. The laser-scanning method may include validating the first digital signature using a first public key that corresponds to the first private key and generating a report that summarizes results of the validating. The laser-scanning method may include transforming and aggregating, by a scan data aggregator, the scan data as aggregated scan data and generating a second digital signature corresponding to the aggregated scan data. The second digital signature may be generated by signing hashes corresponding to the aggregated scan data using a second private key corresponding to the scan data aggregator.
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégées; Protocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
H04L 9/30 - Clé publique, c. à d. l'algorithme de chiffrement étant impossible à inverser par ordinateur et les clés de chiffrement des utilisateurs n'exigeant pas le secret
A printed circuit board (PCB) having a lateral extent and comprising a side landing pad for direct bonding of an optoelectronic chip, whereby the side landing pad comprises at least two landing areas being differently oriented with regard to the lateral, thus enabling a bonding of the chip in at least two different lateral orientations relative to the printed circuit board, whereby the electrical connection lengths of the landing areas are equal, and an optoelectronic module based on such a printed circuit board and an according time of flight camera.
An automatic stationing of a geodetic survey instrument. The instrument comprises a targeting unit to provide targeting data, an imaging sensor, wherein the axis is referenceable to a targeting direction, and a computing unit. The automatic stationing comprises the steps of 1.) acquiring an image of the environment, 2.) creating a catalog of features based on the image and providing a score of applicability for each feature, 3.) selecting a first set of features based on the score of applicability and providing a first targeting data, 4.) recognizing a relocation of the instrument 5.) selecting a second set of features from the first set of features, and providing a second targeting data and 6.) determining the fine pose relative to the first pose based on the first and second set of targeting data.
An automatic stationing functionality of a geodetic survey instrument. The survey instrument comprising a targeting unit configured to provide a targeting data measurement, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), an imaging sensor unit configured for providing the functionalities of a visual positioning system (VPS), a communication interface configured to receive a design data comprising position information of reference markers in the environment, and a computing unit. The automatic stationing functionality being configured for calculating a coarse pose of the instrument based on the IU and/or the VPS pose data, selecting a plurality of reference markers to be targeted based on the coarse pose and the design data, and determining a fine pose of the instrument based on the targeting data measurement of the plurality reference markers.
A computer-implemented method for generating land-cover maps of an area, comprising: receiving a plurality of digital input images; performing semantic segmentation in the input images, segmenting each image individually and with a plurality of semantic classes, each semantic class being related to a land-cover class from a set of land-cover classes; identifying a set of single-image probability values of one or more of the semantic classes for at least a subset of the image pixels of the respective segmented image; generating a 3D mesh of the area based on the plurality of digital input images using a structure-from-motion algorithm; projecting the sets of single-image probability values on vertices of the 3D mesh; determining a set of overall probability values of one or more of the semantic classes.
Computer system and computer-implemented method comprising: providing a digital-twin database comprising individual digital twins for a multitude of coordinate measuring devices; assigning an individual code to each of the multitude of coordinate measuring devices; providing on a first coordinate measuring device the assigned code; and pairing the first device with a mobile device, the pairing comprising capturing the individual code of the first device and sending the captured individual code together with an identifier, verifying the sent individual code and storing the identifier of the mobile device assigned to the digital twin of the first device.
A method for optimizing simultaneous use of a multitude of coordinate measuring devices at a multitude of locations, comprising: obtaining job information about a multitude of coordinate measuring jobs at the multitude of locations, the job information comprising the position of one or more objects, a time for performing the job, required capabilities of involved devices, and required certifications and/or calibrations for the involved devices; determining an actual position and a condition of each device, the condition comprising a measuring precision and a measuring speed, individual conditions of a plurality of components of the device, a maintenance status and a certification and/or calibration status; performing a job analysis involving the obtained job information and the determined positions and conditions; and performing, based on a result of the analysis, an assignment optimization for assigning at least a subset of the devices to the jobs.
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A NEED FOR MAINTENANCE FOR A COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE
A computer-implemented method for determining maintenance requirements of a first coordinate measuring device, comprising: providing a digital-twin database comprising individual digital twins for each of a multitude of coordinate measuring devices, each device comprising a plurality of components, each individual digital twin comprising information about the individual components of the respective device; continuously receiving usage-related data regarding a usage of the multitude of coordinate measuring devices; receiving maintenance data related to maintenance events of the coordinate measuring devices; performing a maintenance analysis involving the maintenance data of at least a subset of the multitude of coordinate measuring devices, the information about the components used in the coordinate measuring devices of the subset and the usage-related data of the coordinate measuring devices of the subset; and predicting, based on a result of the maintenance analysis, maintenance requirements for the first coordinate measuring device.
Automatic method for coordinative measuring of a measurement space with a stationary terrestrial scanning measuring device having an emitting unit for directed emission of radiation as a free beam and at least one camera arranged in known spatial relationship to the emitting unit.
G06T 7/246 - Analyse du mouvement utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques, p.ex. le suivi des coins ou des segments
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ROLLER BEARING FOR SUPPORTING A PROBING UNIT OF A REALITY CAPTURE DEVICE WITH COMPENSATION FOR INCREASE IN PRELOAD
A reality capture device, particularly a reality capture device having a lightweight construction, being configured for generating a digital representation of an environment. The reality capture device comprises a probing unit with a pivoting component configured to be pivoted relative to a base part of the reality capture device in order to generate probing data of the environment. The pivoting component is mounted on the base part by a four-point roller bearing configured as wire race bearing. Applicability of a four-point roller bearing in the form of a wire race bearing for supporting the probing unit of the reality capture device is achieved by a specific design of the inner and/or outer race supporting the raceway wires in order to reduce unwanted pressure in the bearing, e.g. due to thermal behavior.
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A method for surveying an environment by a movable surveying instrument with a progressional capturing of 2D-images by at least one camera and applying a visual simultaneous location and mapping algorithm (VSLAM) or a visual inertial simultaneous location and mapping algorithm (VISLAM) with a progressional deriving of a sparse evolving point cloud of at least part of the environment, and a progressional deriving of a trajectory of movement. The method comprises a progressional matching of the sparse evolving point cloud with a previously derived 3D-geometry, with a minimizing of a function configured to model a distance between the sparse point cloud and the previously derived 3D-geometry and deriving a spatial localization and orientation of the surveying instrument. At least one surveying measurement value of the environment by a spatial measurement unit is combined with the sparse point cloud or the previously derived 3D-geometry.
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A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
A survey instrument comprising a single point measurement unit, a point cloud measuring module, and a computing unit. The single point measurement unit is configured to generate first measurement data comprising coordinates a point. The point cloud measuring module has a fixed pose relative to the single point measurement unit, and configured to generate a second measurement data comprising coordinates of a plurality of points. The computing unit stores calibration parameters and is configured to generate a point cloud based on the second measurement data, to merge it with the first measurement data and to detect surfaces and object edges in it. The survey instrument is configured to execute a calibration using object edges in the setting. The single point measurement unit acquires a set of single measuring points including at least two on each flat surfaces of the object edges.
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METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING SUITABLE POSITIONING OF MEASURING DEVICES AND SIMPLIFIED MOVING IN MEASURING AREAS USING VIS DATA AND REFERENCE TRAJECTORIES BACKGROUND
A method for ascertaining a suitable deployment of a mobile measuring device within measurement surroundings, wherein first and second measurement surroundings containing first and second object features are automatically optically captured at the first deployment and tracked using a visual inertial system (VIS) and within the scope of changing the deployment. The first and second measurement surroundings are compared, wherein the comparison is based on searching for corresponding first and second object features visible in a certain number and quality in the first and second measurement surroundings, wherein this certain number and quality of corresponding features is a criterion that a registration of the first and second point cloud is possible.
G06T 7/33 - Détermination des paramètres de transformation pour l'alignement des images, c. à d. recalage des images utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
G06T 7/246 - Analyse du mouvement utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques, p.ex. le suivi des coins ou des segments
G06T 7/73 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
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TIME-OF-FLIGHT BASED 3D SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE SURVEILLANCE ZONE DEFINITION FUNCTIONALITY
A surveillance system for detecting and/or characterizing movement of a monitored infrastructure. An improved compromise between tight zone surveillance and number of false alarms is provided by an improved control of a 3D surveillance device. An input functionality is provided for a user to define a 3D subzone within a 3D environment model. A change functionality allows the user to generate a redefined subzone by dragging one of the corner points of the 3D subzone to a different position within a 3D visualization of the 3D environment model, whereby the shape of the 3D subzone is distorted. The input functionality and the change functionality are used to provide to the 3D surveillance device spatial parameters associated with the redefined subzone and the 3D surveillance device is caused to generate an action in case a movement within the redefined subzone is detected by means of the 3D measurement data.
G06F 3/04815 - Interaction s’effectuant dans un environnement basé sur des métaphores ou des objets avec un affichage tridimensionnel, p.ex. modification du point de vue de l’utilisateur par rapport à l’environnement ou l’objet
G06V 20/40 - RECONNAISSANCE OU COMPRÉHENSION D’IMAGES OU DE VIDÉOS Éléments spécifiques à la scène dans le contenu vidéo
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
A method for creating a texture from input images, thereby removing representations of objects from the texture, the method comprising performing semantic segmentation in a plurality of digital input images with a plurality of semantic classes, at least one of the semantic classes relating to a target object class; identifying, in at least a first input image, one or more possible instances of representations of objects belonging to the target object class, each possible instance being constituted by a plurality of contiguous instance pixels of the image pixels; determining whether the instance pixels are target pixels, target pixels being pixels constituting a representation of an object belonging to the target object class; and replacing target pixels in the texture with replacement pixels derived from one or more of the plurality of digital input images.
G06V 10/26 - Segmentation de formes dans le champ d’image; Découpage ou fusion d’éléments d’image visant à établir la région de motif, p.ex. techniques de regroupement; Détection d’occlusion
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G06T 7/194 - Découpage; Détection de bords impliquant une segmentation premier plan-arrière-plan
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
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The invention relates generally to a metrology system and coordinate measuring devices to be used within the framework of a smart factory environment, which has a defined arrangement of different metrology devices, configured such that coordinate measuring data generated by different metrology devices are referencable to a common coordinate system.
A measuring device comprising a targeting unit and a scanning module. The scanning module has a field of view with a central line in the field of view. The measuring device has a pivoting axis around which an upper part of the measuring device can be pivoted or rotated. The central line deviates by at most 45 degree from orthogonality with respect to the pivoting axis.
The invention relates to an airborne laser scanner configured to be arranged on an aircraft for surveying a target along a flight path, wherein the airborne laser scanner comprises an emitter configured for emitting a plurality of consecutive laser pulses towards the ground surface, at least one optical element configured for deflecting the laser pulses along pulse paths towards the target, a motor configured for moving the optical element to cause a periodically repeating movement of the pulse paths, a receiver configured for receiving the laser pulses backscattered from the target, and a computer configured for controlling the emitter, the motor, and the receiver, determining directions of the pulse paths, and triggering the emitter to emit the laser pulses.
A GNSS antenna system for receiving GNSS signals in the L1 and L2/L5 frequency band, and to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising the GNSS antenna system.
The invention relates to a laser tracker-based surveying system having a measurement aid which comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The surveying system is designed to determine coordinates of points of a surface which are sampled by means of the measurement aid.
A spherically mounted retroreflector comprising an optic inlay, the optic inlay comprising a retroreflector having a vertex and an axis of symmetry, and a carrier having an at least partly spherical outer surface and a cavity, wherein the optic inlay is arranged in the cavity, and wherein the at least partly spherical outer surface has a sphere center, which sphere center coincides with the vertex, wherein the optic inlay is connected to the carrier. The optic inlay comprises a coupling portion, and the spherically mounted retroreflector comprises a coupling element arranged between the optic inlay and the carrier.
The present invention relates to three-dimensional reality capturing of an environment, wherein data of various kinds of measurement devices are fused to generate a three-dimensional model of the environment. In particular, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for registration and visualization of a 3D model provided by various types of reality capture devices and/or by various surveying tasks.
G06T 17/20 - Description filaire, p.ex. polygonalisation ou tessellation
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G06F 16/29 - Bases de données d’informations géographiques
G06F 30/13 - Conception architecturale, p.ex. conception architecturale assistée par ordinateur [CAAO] relative à la conception de bâtiments, de ponts, de paysages, d’usines ou de routes
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A reality capture device configured to perform a measuring process for generating a digital representation of an environment comprising a body defining a first axis, and an imaging unit with one or more 2D cameras configured to provide 2D image data of the environment. The device comprises a ToF camera arrangement configured for capturing 3D point-cloud data of the environment and comprising at least two time-of-flight cameras, wherein each time-of-flight camera comprises a sensor array and one or more laser emitters, the sensor array of each of the time-of-flight cameras having an optical axis and being configured to receive reflections of light pulses emitted by the one or more laser emitters of the respective time-of-flight camera, the time-of-flight cameras being arranged around the first axis so that each sensor array has one or two other sensor arrays as a neighbouring sensor array.
The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the operation of a UAV, and the control of a UAV. Aspects of the invention relate to a UAV including a directional distance measuring module for inspecting/surveying/measuring/digitizing the UAV's environment.
A surveying instrument for executing a relocation functionality, which determines first coordinates of a stationary target point associated with the start signal, in response to a start signal, a first actuator and a second actuator are controlled such that the stationary target point remains within a detection area of a tracking unit of the surveying instrument, determines second coordinates of the stationary target point, receives an end signal, wherein the second coordinates of the stationary target point are associated with the end signal, and based at least in part on the first and second coordinates of the stationary target point, and determines a relative pose of the surveying instrument with respect to a first setup location and a second setup location, wherein the first setup location is associated with the first coordinates and the second setup location is associated with the second coordinate.
G01C 3/02 - Mesure des distances dans la ligne de visée; Télémètres optiques - Détails
G01B 21/22 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour tester l'alignement des axes
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Measurement method for a surface-measuring measuring machine
Measurement method where a code projection which is dependent on a three-dimensional position of a code carrier relative to a sensor arrangement is generated on a sensor arrangement, and at least part of the code projection is captured. An angular position of the code carrier with reference to the defined axis of rotation is ascertained and a current measurement position of the measurement component relative to a base is determined, wherein, a position value for at least one further degree of freedom of the code carrier relative to the sensor arrangement is ascertained on the basis of the code projection and is taken into account to determine the current measurement position, and a relative position of the connecting element with respect to the holder and/or the deformation thereof is determined from the position value in the form of a change in shape or size.
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G01D 5/347 - Moyens mécaniques pour le transfert de la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensible; Moyens pour convertir la grandeur de sortie d'un organe sensible en une autre variable, lorsque la forme ou la nature de l'organe sensible n'imposent pas un moyen de conversion déterminé; Transducteurs non spécialement adaptés à une variable particulière utilisant des moyens optiques, c. à d. utilisant de la lumière infrarouge, visible ou ultraviolette avec atténuation ou obturation complète ou partielle des rayons lumineux les rayons lumineux étant détectés par des cellules photo-électriques en utilisant le déplacement d'échelles de codage
A reality capture device for generating a digital three-dimensional representation of an environment enables an object within an infrastructure to be surveyed or detected. The reality capture device is compact and easy to use, allowing for fast and reliable capture. The reality capture device can be carried and moved by a mobile carrier, particularly a person, robot or vehicle, and can be moved during a measuring process for generating a digital representation of an environment. The mobile reality capture device includes a localization unit for providing a simultaneous localization and mapping functionality, a laser scanner, and a camera unit. The mobile reality capture device is configured to be carried by a user through the room. The room is surveyed during the movement of the mobile reality capture device. The data from the laser scanner and the camera unit are referenced to each other by means of the localization unit.
A system and computer-implemented method for automatically controlling a construction process of a road section, the section comprising a plurality of subsections, the construction process comprising processing a road surface material layer using a paver with a height-adjustable screed, the paver travelling along a predetermined path, the method comprising receiving construction design data comprising information about the path and about a nominal surface and a nominal layer thickness of the paved road surface material layer for a multitude of positions along the path, receiving a set of rules comprising different priorities for each of the plurality of subsections, continuously receiving position data indicating a current position of the screed, continuously receiving thickness data indicating a current layer thickness of the paved road surface material layer, calculating a height-adjustment of the screed, generating, based on the calculation, control data to adjust a height of the screed.
E01C 23/01 - Dispositifs ou moyens auxiliaires préalables à la mise en place d'un nouveau revêtement ou pour en vérifier la configuration, p.ex. gabarits, supports de guide d'arasement; Applications des appareils de mesure, d'indication d'enregistrement de la configuration de surface d'un revêtement existant, p.ex. profilographes
B60K 35/00 - Agencement ou adaptations des instruments
E01C 19/48 - Machines, outillage ou dispositifs auxiliaires pour préparer ou répartir les matériaux de revêtement, pour travailler les matériaux mis en place, ou pour façonner, consolider ou finir le revêtement pour déposer les matériaux et les consolider, ou pour finir la surface
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MEASUREMENT METHOD, MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARY MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
The invention relates to a measurement system, e.g. comprising a total station and an auxiliary measurement instrument in the form of a pole, and/or an auxiliary measurement instrument, e.g. a pole, and/or a method for determining positions in the field of geodesics or on construction sites, e.g. by means of a construction laser.
The invention relates to a laser tracker for the industrial, coordinative position determination of a target, the laser tracker providing two measurement functionalities, namely a measurement functionality for measuring and tracking a cooperative, e.g. retroreflective, target and a measurement functionality for the e.g. scanning measurement of a target with diffuse scattering, wherein both measurement functionalities can be carried out and referenced to each other by means of the same optoelectronic distance measurement device.
G01S 17/42 - Mesure simultanée de la distance et d'autres coordonnées
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
G01S 17/66 - Systèmes de poursuite utilisant d'autres ondes électromagnétiques que les ondes radio
G01S 17/34 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes continues, soit modulées en amplitude, en fréquence ou en phase, soit non modulées utilisant la transmission d'ondes continues modulées en fréquence, tout en faisant un hétérodynage du signal reçu, ou d’un signal dérivé, avec un signal généré localement, associé au signal transmis simultanément
The invention relates to a six-DoF measurement aid for determining 3D coordinates of a multiplicity of object points to be measured in the form of 3D points of a point cloud in cooperation with a laser tracker, having an environment sensor arrangement and a control module. The control module comprises a platform control assistance functionality, which is configured to instruct the environment sensor arrangement, during the automatically guided movement of the six-DoF measurement aid, in a first mode to generate environmental information for determining an environmental normal, and in a second mode to generate environmental information for detecting anomalies with respect to the environmental normal, and to provide the environmental information generated by the environment sensor arrangement for control assistance of the platform control.
A method comprises detecting at a plurality of light-receiver units, an impingement position of the light plane on a photo sensor that has a known relative position in relation to the surface, determining, for each light-receiver unit and based on the impingement position and the known relative position, a crossing position value of the light plane with respect to the surface, performing a combined analysis of the crossing position values from the plurality of light-receiver units to derive alignment information comprising the deviation of the alignment of the surface of the structure relative to the light plane, and displaying the alignment information to a user. The invention also relates to computer programme product, a light-receiver unit and a system comprising a plurality of light-receiver units for performing the method.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01B 11/27 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour tester l'alignement des axes pour tester l'alignement des axes
42.
SURVEYING POLE AND SECONDARY SENSOR UNIT HAVING TOROIDAL FORM
A surveying pole and to a secondary sensor unit which is attachable to the surveying pole. A reflector and/or GNSS receiver attachable to the surveying pole can be attached independently of whether or not the secondary sensor unit is attached to the surveying pole. A distance between the reflector and/or GNSS receiver and a pole tip is also independent of whether or not the secondary sensor unit is attached to the surveying pole. A distance between an attached reflector and/or GNSS receiver and the attached secondary sensor unit is also known and fixed. A method and computer program product for numerically correcting distance measurement errors due to reflector orientation and position with respect to a primary sensor, in particular a tachymeter.
A method and device for displaying desired positions in a live image of a construction site. The method mat include recording at least one position-referenced image of the construction site; linking at least one desired position to the position-referenced image; storing the position-referenced image together with desired position linkage in an electronic memory; recording a live image of the construction site, in particular in the form of a video, wherein the live image and the position-referenced image at least partially represent an identical detail of the construction site; retrieving the stored position-referenced image from the memory; fitting the position-referenced image with the live image, so that the desired position linked to the position-referenced image can be overlaid in a position-faithful manner on the live image; and position-faithful display of the desired position as a graphic marking in the live image.
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G06V 10/74 - Appariement de motifs d’image ou de vidéo; Mesures de proximité dans les espaces de caractéristiques
G06F 3/041 - Numériseurs, p.ex. pour des écrans ou des pavés tactiles, caractérisés par les moyens de transduction
G01C 11/08 - Restitution des photos par comparaison de plusieurs photos de la même zone les photos n'étant pas placées dans la même position relative qu'au moment où elles ont été prises
G01C 11/02 - Dispositions de prises de vues spécialement adaptées pour la photogrammétrie ou les levers photographiques, p.ex. pour commander le recouvrement des photos
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SCANNING DEVICE FOR SCANNING AN ENVIRONMENT AND ENABLING AN IDENTIFICATION OF SCANNED MOVING OBJECTS
The present disclosure relates to a scanning device being configured to enable efficient identification of scanned measurement points being associated with moving objects in an otherwise static environment. The scanning device is built as total station or laser scanner being typically used for scanning an environment and enabling, based on the scanning, the generation of a three dimensional (3D) point cloud representing the scanned environment.
The invention relates to an electronic surveying instrument and to a method for synchronizing the emitting of projection light by the electronic surveying instrument and the acquiring of images by an image sensor of the electronic surveying instrument to reduce the visibility of the projection light in at least a part of the images acquired by the image sensor.
In one example, a method may include receiving one or more laser scan of a scene, receiving two or more camera images of the scene, determining one or more decision regions where the camera images are different from one another, detecting edges of the decision regions where the camera images are different from one another, comparing the decision regions where the camera images are different from one another inside of the detected edges with a corresponding region in the laser scan to determine which of the camera images includes a desired region that more closely corresponds to the laser scan, and generating a corrected image including the desired region that more closely corresponds to the laser scan.
A method comprising: setting up a stationary surveying device at a first known positioning in a surrounding area of the object; retrieving from a memory a set of object points of an object to be surveyed and/or to be marked; surveying and/or marking from a first positioning object points of the set of object points that can be surveyed and/or can be marked from the first positioning by means of the free beam, on the basis of a target direction; ascertaining missing object points of a set of object points; relocating the surveying device to a second, unknown positioning in the surrounding area of the object; automatically determining a second positioning by the surveying device on the basis of the knowledge of the first positioning, so that the second positioning is known; surveying and/or marking missing object points by means of the free beam from the second positioning.
A calibrating method and system for an auxiliary measuring instrument which is designed to form together with a ground-based, stationary, surveying device having range-and-direction measuring functionality, a total station, a system for surveying and/or staking out object points. The auxiliary measuring instrument including a body which has a code for determining the orientation by using a pivoting movement of the body about a resting contact end of the auxiliary measuring instrument.
G01C 25/00 - Fabrication, étalonnage, nettoyage ou réparation des instruments ou des dispositifs mentionnés dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
The invention relates to a camera body comprising an optics interface configured for receiving projection optics, a holder coupled with the optics interface, a sensor arranged on the holder and configured for being movable relative to the optics interface along a stabilisation axis, circuitry connected to the sensor and configured for generating surveying data, the holder comprising a first frame and a first movable part that is connected to the first frame via a first solid-state joint, the sensor arranged on the first movable part, the first solid-state joint configured for providing a movability of the first movable part relative to the first frame along the stabilisation axis, a motor having a mover and a stator, the motor connected to the circuitry, the mover operatively linked with the first movable part, and the stator fixedly arranged relative to the first frame.
H04N 23/68 - Commande des caméras ou des modules de caméras pour une prise de vue stable de la scène, p. ex. en compensant les vibrations du boîtier de l'appareil photo
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
H04N 23/54 - Montage de tubes analyseurs, de capteurs d'images électroniques, de bobines de déviation ou de focalisation
The invention relates to a method for enhancing images for metrological applications. The method comprises the steps: 1) providing a geometric correction image having an image geometric correctness higher than the processed image geometric correctness and showing at least a part of the scene of interest, and 2) at least partially reducing the loss of initial metrological information in the distorted metrological information by fusing the enhanced image with the geometric correction image.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
A geodetic instrument with a base module and a surveying or projection module. A processor for control of the instrument is situated in the base module. The surveying or projection module is rotatable about two axes by a drive unit of the base. The instrument comprises a mechanical interface connecting the surveying or projection module to the base module and an optical or electrical contact interface between the base module and the geodetic surveying or projection module. The interfaces are designed such that the surveying or projection module is mountable to the base module and dismountable from the base module by a user, whereby the geodetic instrument is designed for mounting of various surveying or projection modules of different geodetic type and execution of accordingly different geodetic surveying or projection functions.
The invention relates to a reality capture device for generating a digital three-dimensional representation of an environment, particularly for surveying or monitoring an infrastructure. The reality capture device comprises a laser scanner and a housing enclosing an internal space, which has a first and a second climate zone. The reality capture device has a common air circulation element to provide active air circulation through an air guiding arrangement, wherein the air guiding arrangement is configured in such a way that different air flow characteristics of the active air circulation are achieved with respect to different regions associated with cooling of the two different climate zones. The first climate zone is configured to be free of active air circulation and the second climate zone is configured to have active air circulation for directing air to the inside part of a corresponding heat dissipation element.
An auxiliary measuring instrument, configured to form together with a ground-based surveying device having range-and-direction measuring functionality, a system for surveying or staking out object points, wherein the auxiliary measuring instrument including a handheld main body of a defined length, and a man-machine interface, wherein the auxiliary measuring instrument is designed in a pen-like form and size and is configured to aim at an object point to be surveyed or staked out in a one-handed manner with a first end of the auxiliary measuring instrument and wherein a body is attached at a second end of the auxiliary measuring instrument, wherein the body is designed for optical-image-based determination of the position of the auxiliary measuring instrument by the surveying device.
A six DOF measurement aid module for determining 3D coordinates of points to be measured of an object surface, comprising a laser tracker for determining the position and orientation of the six DOF measurement aid module. The six DOF measurement aid module has a body comprising an object coupling device with an object interface, configured to couple, via the object interface, alternatively both a handle to the body with a fixed pose and the body to a mobile platform with a fixed pose, a sensor attachment coupling device with a sensor interface-configured to couple alternatively both a sensor attachment effecting non-contact measurement and a sensor attachment effecting tactile measurement to the body with a fixed pose via the sensor interface, and visual markings, which are arranged in a defined spatial relationship in a manner forming a pattern in a marking region on the body.
G01B 11/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques
G01B 5/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques
G01B 5/20 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer des contours ou des courbes
G01B 11/25 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour mesurer des contours ou des courbes en projetant un motif, p.ex. des franges de moiré, sur l'objet
G01B 5/004 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques mécaniques pour mesurer les coordonnées de points
A distance measuring device comprising an optical transmitter channel for transmitting laser light along a transmitter path and an optical reception channel for receiving laser light along a reception path. At least one optical element including a glass part with a coated surface is positioned in the optical transmitter channel or in the optical reception channel. The glass part includes a glass pane with a thickness below 0.3 mm, with a peripheral edge and with a coating on at least one of the two surfaces, and a ring element. The glass pane is adhesively connected to an end face of the ring element. This distance measuring device shows reduced measuring artefacts and/or reduced optical aberration effects and/or a reduced weight.
A construction machine comprising a chassis, a steering, and a powertrain for driving the construction machine by the chassis, an earth-moving tool for working a terrain, and a measuring system having a first measuring unit configured for generating first measuring data in a first detection range and comprising at least a first camera and a first LiDAR scanner configured for rotating a first measuring beam around a first axis and around a second axis non-parallel to the first axis with a rotating speed of at least 0.5 Hz with respect to each axis, an interface connecting the first measuring unit to a computer configured for, based on the first measuring data, at least one of generating a three-dimensional model of the terrain within the first detection range, identifying an obstacle or a person within the first detection range, and controlling the steering, the powertrain, and/or the earth-moving tool.
E02F 9/20 - Entraînements; Dispositifs de commande
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p.ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
G01S 17/931 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour prévenir les collisions de véhicules terrestres
G01B 21/22 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour tester l'alignement des axes
The present invention relates to three-dimensional reality capturing of an environment, wherein data of various kinds of measurement devices are fused to generate a three-dimensional model of the environment. In particular, the invention relates to a computer-implemented method for registration and visualization of a 3D model provided by various types of reality capture devices and/or by various surveying tasks.
G06T 19/20 - Transformation de modèles ou d'images tridimensionnels [3D] pour infographie Édition d'images tridimensionnelles [3D], p.ex. modification de formes ou de couleurs, alignement d'objets ou positionnements de parties
G06F 30/13 - Conception architecturale, p.ex. conception architecturale assistée par ordinateur [CAAO] relative à la conception de bâtiments, de ponts, de paysages, d’usines ou de routes
G06T 19/00 - Transformation de modèles ou d'images tridimensionnels [3D] pour infographie
G06F 16/29 - Bases de données d’informations géographiques
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
An apparatus for inserting a measurement light beam which can be projected onto a target object, comprising a light-refracting component having an optical axis, and at least two mirrors for deflecting the measurement light beam, and an optical overall body consisting of at least one optically effective material, wherein the optical overall body is configured in such a way that the at least two mirrors are fitted inside or at the edge, in particular as a part, of the optical overall body, in such a way that the measurement light beam entering the optical overall body is offset parallel to the incident measurement light beam when emerging from the optical overall body, so that the emerging measurement light beam lies on the optical axis of the light-refracting component of the apparatus and is projected in this form onto the target object.
G02B 23/04 - Télescopes ou lunettes d'approche, p.ex. jumelles; Périscopes; Instruments pour voir à l'intérieur de corps creux; Viseurs; Pointage optique ou appareils de visée comprenant des prismes ou des miroirs afin de partager ou de combiner des faisceaux lumineux, p.ex. munis d'oculaires pour plus d'un observateur
G01C 3/08 - Utilisation de détecteurs électriques de radiations
A laser scanner comprising a base, a body, a first motor for rotating the body relative to the base at a first speed, a first angle encoder determining a first angle of the body, an emitter emitting a transmission beam, a receiver detecting a reception beam, a deflector deflecting the transmission beam towards a setting, deflecting the reception beam to the receiver, a second motor rotating at a second speed higher than the first speed, a second angle encoder determining a second angle of the deflector, a processor determining a distance based on the emitted transmission beam and the detected reception beam, determining a point based on the first angle, the second angle, and the determined distance. The processor determines first calibration points and second calibration points, a first deviation based on the first calibration points the second calibration points, and based on the first deviation, determining first calibration parameters.
The invention relates generally to a metrology system and coordinate measuring devices to be used within the framework of a smart factory environment, which has a defined arrangement of different metrology devices, configured such that coordinate measuring data generated by different metrology devices are referencable to a common coordinate system.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01B 11/00 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques
G01B 21/04 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur en mesurant les coordonnées de points
G01S 7/00 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , ,
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
A surveying instrument for executing a relocation functionality, which determines first coordinates of a stationary target point associated with the start signal, in response to a start signal, a first actuator and a second actuator are controlled such that the stationary target point remains within a detection area of a tracking unit of the surveying instrument, determines second coordinates of the stationary target point, receives an end signal, wherein the second coordinates of the stationary target point are associated with the end signal, and based at least in part on the first and second coordinates of the stationary target point, and determines a relative pose of the surveying instrument with respect to a first setup location and a second setup location, wherein the first setup location is associated with the first coordinates and the second setup location is associated with the second coordinates.
G01C 3/02 - Mesure des distances dans la ligne de visée; Télémètres optiques - Détails
G01B 21/22 - Dispositions pour la mesure ou leurs détails, où la technique de mesure n'est pas couverte par les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe, est non spécifiée ou est non significative pour tester l'alignement des axes
G01C 11/00 - Photogrammétrie ou vidéogrammétrie, p.ex. stéréogrammétrie; Levers photographiques
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01P 13/00 - Indication ou enregistrement de l'existence ou de l'absence d'un mouvement; Indication ou enregistrement de la direction d'un mouvement
A method for image-based point measurement includes moving a surveying system along a path through a surrounding and capturing a series of images of the surrounding. A subset of images are defined as frames and a subset of frames are defined as key-frames. Textures are identified in first and second frames and are tracked in successive frames to generate first and second frame feature lists. A structure from motion algorithm is used to calculate camera poses for the images based on the first and second frame feature lists. Corresponding image points in images of the series of images are identified using feature recognition in at least a plurality of images. Three-dimensional coordinates of the selected image point are determined using forward intersection with the poses of the subset of images in which corresponding image points are identified. The three-dimensional coordinates of the selected image point are presented to the user.
G01C 1/04 - Théodolites combinés avec des appareils de prise de vues
G01C 11/02 - Dispositions de prises de vues spécialement adaptées pour la photogrammétrie ou les levers photographiques, p.ex. pour commander le recouvrement des photos
A target of a geodetic system based on global and local identification references. The target comprises a light emitter (LE) for emitting n predetermined modulated light patterns (MLPs) permanently assigned to one of m (m>n) global identification reference (GIR). The target transmits or receives data based on the assigned GIR. The geodetic system further comprises a geodetic surveying instrument comprising an optical sensor (OS) receives the MLPs and digitizes them using a fast sampling analogue-to-digital converter (ADC). A computing system selects one of the targets or receives a selection of the at least one target assigned to a selected GIR. One of n local identification references (LIRs) is temporarily assigned to the selected GIR. The light emitter of the selected target is directed to emit an MLP corresponding with the assigned LIR. Thus, by detection of the assigned LIR, the selected target is identified.
A geodetic surveying instrument to move a measurement light beam into a desired measurement direction in space, comprising at least one movement axis which is motorized, providing a positioning of the measurement direction of the geodetic surveying instrument, and an instrument-encoder at the movement axis configured for deriving the measurement direction as a measurement value of the geodetic surveying instrument. The geodetic surveying instrument comprises a transmission link of the movement axis of the geodetic surveying instrument to a motor axis of a stepper motor, which transmission link is configured with a gear reduction and a slipping clutch arrangement, and wherein the stepper motor comprises a rotational motor-encoder on its motor-axis and is driven by a motor controller that provides a field oriented control of phase currents of the stepper motor, which field orientation is derived based on the rotational motor-encoder.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
B25F 5/00 - OUTILS COMBINÉS OU À USAGES MULTIPLES NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS; DÉTAILS OU PARTIES CONSTITUTIVES D'OUTILS PORTATIFS À MOTEUR SANS RELATION SPÉCIFIQUE AVEC LES OPÉRATIONS EXÉCUTÉES ET NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS - Détails ou parties constitutives d'outils portatifs à moteur sans relation spécifique avec les opérations exécutées et non prévus ailleurs
B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrous; Accessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
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Combined point cloud generation using a stationary laser scanner and a mobile scanner
Three-dimensional (3D) point cloud generation using a stationary laser scanner and a mobile scanner. The method includes scanning a first part of a surrounding with the stationary laser scanner, obtaining a first 3D point cloud, scanning a second part of the surrounding with the mobile scanner, obtaining a second 3D point cloud, whereby there is an overlap region of the first part and the second part, and aligning the second 3D point cloud to the first 3D point cloud to form a combined 3D point cloud. The positional accuracy of points of the second 3D point cloud is increased by automatically referencing second scanner data of the overlap region, generated by the mobile scanner, to first scanner data of the overlap region, generated by the stationary laser scanner. Therewith, deformations of the second 3D point cloud and its alignment with the first 3D point cloud are corrected.
G06T 7/33 - Détermination des paramètres de transformation pour l'alignement des images, c. à d. recalage des images utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
G01S 17/894 - Imagerie 3D avec mesure simultanée du temps de vol sur une matrice 2D de pixels récepteurs, p.ex. caméras à temps de vol ou lidar flash
G06T 3/40 - Changement d'échelle d'une image entière ou d'une partie d'image
G06T 5/50 - Amélioration ou restauration d'image en utilisant plusieurs images, p.ex. moyenne, soustraction
G06T 19/20 - Transformation de modèles ou d'images tridimensionnels [3D] pour infographie Édition d'images tridimensionnelles [3D], p.ex. modification de formes ou de couleurs, alignement d'objets ou positionnements de parties
A method for surveying an environment by a movable surveying instrument configured to be carried by a human with a progressional capturing of 2D-images by at least one camera and applying a visual simultaneous location and mapping algorithm (VSLAM) or a visual inertial simultaneous location and mapping algorithm (VISLAM) with a progressional deriving of a sparse evolving point cloud of at least part of the environment, and a progressional deriving of a trajectory of movement. The method comprises a progressional matching of the sparse evolving point cloud with a known CAD-geometry, with a minimizing of a function configured to model a distance between the sparse point cloud and the known CAD-geometry and deriving a spatial localization and orientation of the surveying instrument. At least one surveying measurement value of the environment by a spatial measurement unit is combined with the sparse point cloud or the plan information.
G06T 7/70 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras
G06T 7/30 - Détermination des paramètres de transformation pour l'alignement des images, c. à d. recalage des images
G01C 11/02 - Dispositions de prises de vues spécialement adaptées pour la photogrammétrie ou les levers photographiques, p.ex. pour commander le recouvrement des photos
The present invention relates to a coordinate measuring device for detecting a position of a target object which can move in space and which comprises a retroreflector, wherein an automatic identification of a recognized target object and an assignment of specifications associated with the target object takes place.
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01S 17/66 - Systèmes de poursuite utilisant d'autres ondes électromagnétiques que les ondes radio
G01S 17/87 - Combinaisons de systèmes utilisant des ondes électromagnétiques autres que les ondes radio
An industrial or geodetic surveying device with a scan functionality including an alidade rotating about a standing axis and a telescope unit with a beam exit for a laser measuring beam. The telescope unit is mounted on the alidade and is movable in a tilting motion about an elevation axis substantially orthogonal to the standing axis. The scan functionality comprises a scan sequence with an angular velocity of the alidade around the standing axis, wherein during the scan sequence the alidade is in a continuous revolving motion with mainly constant angular velocity about the standing axis, and the angular velocity of the alidade is faster than half of the angular velocity of the tilting motion of the telescope unit about the elevation axis.
A method for creating point cloud representations for a point cloud generated based on images, wherein the method comprises receiving a point cloud generated based on images, retrieving, from a user, selection criterion information, wherein the selection criterion information is related to the quality information comprised by the points of the point cloud, and filtering the generated point cloud and creating a filtered-point-cloud representation to be displayed while leaving volume and substance of the generated point cloud unchanged, wherein for each point of the point cloud its quality information is compared with the retrieved selection criterion information and only those points of the point cloud are used for the creation of the filtered-point-cloud representation to be displayed, which have a quality information fulfilling the retrieved selection criterion information, and displaying the filtered-point-cloud representation to the user.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
G06T 7/30 - Détermination des paramètres de transformation pour l'alignement des images, c. à d. recalage des images
B64C 39/02 - Aéronefs non prévus ailleurs caractérisés par un emploi spécial
A coordinate measuring and/or stake out device can be designed for being hand-held (one-handed), free carriage and movement by a user. A position giving means is for determination of an actual translational position of the device using an external position reference and an orientation giving means for determination of an actual rotational position of the device, such that the actual position of the device with respect to all six degrees of freedom of the device can be determined. A radiation source is for generation of a radiation beam as measuring and/or marking beam for measuring and/or visually marking of an object point. A beam steerer is for automatic steering of an alignment of the beam, whereby the beam which differ in the manner of automatic steering the beam alignment.
The invention relates to providing atmospheric correction data in a GNSS network-RTK system for correcting GNSS data, wherein a base triangulation that encloses at least part of the reference stations of the GNSS network-RTK system is subdivided into child triangles by means of a recursive division of parent triangles into four child triangles, synthetic data are determined for each of the child triangles based on a triangulation algorithm applied to basic data of the reference stations such that the synthetic data represent a gridded representation of the basic data, and access to correction data is provided, wherein the correction data comprise at least part of the synthetic data arranged in a quad-tree hierarchy.
G01S 19/07 - Systèmes de positionnement par satellite à radiophares émettant des messages horodatés, p.ex. GPS [Système de positionnement global], GLONASS [Système global de navigation par satellite] ou GALILEO Éléments coopérants; Interaction ou communication entre les différents éléments coopérants ou entre les éléments coopérants et les récepteurs fournissant des données pour corriger les données de positionnement mesurées, p.ex. DGPS [GPS différentiel] ou corrections ionosphériques
G01S 19/43 - Détermination de position utilisant l'interférométrie à ligne de base longue ou courte
A handheld stylus for the precise operation of a touch-sensitive display screen, comprising an oblong housing, which is designed in such a way that the stylus is provided to be held in one hand like a pen, and a tip, which is designed for touching the display screen, wherein the stylus comprises a laser distance meter integrated into the housing for measuring distances to spatial points along an emission direction.
G06F 1/16 - TRAITEMENT ÉLECTRIQUE DE DONNÉES NUMÉRIQUES - Détails non couverts par les groupes et - Détails ou dispositions de structure
G06F 3/0354 - Dispositifs de pointage déplacés ou positionnés par l'utilisateur; Leurs accessoires avec détection des mouvements relatifs en deux dimensions [2D] entre le dispositif de pointage ou une partie agissante dudit dispositif, et un plan ou une surface, p.ex. souris 2D, boules traçantes, crayons ou palets
G06F 3/044 - Numériseurs, p.ex. pour des écrans ou des pavés tactiles, caractérisés par les moyens de transduction par des moyens capacitifs
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
G06F 3/0346 - Dispositifs de pointage déplacés ou positionnés par l'utilisateur; Leurs accessoires avec détection de l’orientation ou du mouvement libre du dispositif dans un espace en trois dimensions [3D], p.ex. souris 3D, dispositifs de pointage à six degrés de liberté [6-DOF] utilisant des capteurs gyroscopiques, accéléromètres ou d’inclinaiso
G06F 3/041 - Numériseurs, p.ex. pour des écrans ou des pavés tactiles, caractérisés par les moyens de transduction
A surveying system can include a surveying instrument, a control system, a tilt measuring system, a levelling unit, a camera system, and a second distance meter, wherein the control system is configured for obtaining an image position of a captured image, adjusting a tilt status until a first tilt status is obtained, the second distance meter aiming onto the location on the ground in the first tilt status, determining the first tilt status, effecting the second distance meter to measure a distance to the location on the ground, effecting a first angle encoder to measure a rotatory position of a support unit, effecting the levelling unit to adjust the tilt status, and calibrating a preconfigured centre point based on the distance to the location on the ground, a deviation between the first tilt status and the second tilt status, and/or the rotatory position of the support unit.
G01C 25/00 - Fabrication, étalonnage, nettoyage ou réparation des instruments ou des dispositifs mentionnés dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
77.
System used for improving automatic control of machine operations of construction site machinery
A system is configured for confirming a mobile cooperative target being automatically tracked and measured by a total station or theodolite in order to automatically control a machine operation of a construction site machine. The system includes at least one total station or theodolite with a UWBST anchor-module having an anchor-ID, and a cooperative target associated with a UWBST tag-module having a tag-identifier (tag-ID) and being used for automatically controlling a machine operation of the construction site machine. The system can include a machine control unit associated with the construction site machine configured for controlling machine operations based on tracking and continuously measuring cooperative targets carried out by the total station or theodolite, and an ultra-wide band (UWB) distance meter associated with the UWBST anchor-module configured for measuring a distance (UWB-distance) between the UWBST anchor-module and the UWBST tag-module.
G05D 1/00 - Commande de la position, du cap, de l'altitude ou de l'attitude des véhicules terrestres, aquatiques, aériens ou spatiaux, p.ex. pilote automatique
H04W 4/44 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication entre véhicules et infrastructures, p.ex. véhicule à nuage ou véhicule à domicile
H04W 4/029 - Services de gestion ou de suivi basés sur la localisation
G01C 3/32 - Mesure des distances dans la ligne de visée; Télémètres optiques par mise au point sur l'objet, p.ex. sur un écran en verre dépoli
A vessel load measurement system includes a laser measurement system configured to measure distances and angles by directing a laser of the laser measurement system onto remote laser targets and a controller configured to use the laser measurement system to measure a height of a first laser target placed at a known location on a vessel, obtain pitch and roll measurements of the vessel, and compute at least one vessel corner height based on the measured height of the first laser target at the known location on the vessel, the pitch and roll measurements of the vessel, and known dimensions of the vessel. The first laser target may be part of a jig that can be placed at a known location on the vessel. The jig may include at least one tilt sensor. An additional laser target may be used to measure the water level.
Surveying apparatus comprising an event-based camera comprising a dynamic vision sensor. The events detected by the camera are used, by means of target radiation, to determine a direction to a target to be surveyed or to determine camera poses of the camera in the context of visual odometry or determining the location of the surveying apparatus
G01C 11/02 - Dispositions de prises de vues spécialement adaptées pour la photogrammétrie ou les levers photographiques, p.ex. pour commander le recouvrement des photos
G01C 1/04 - Théodolites combinés avec des appareils de prise de vues
G01C 3/08 - Utilisation de détecteurs électriques de radiations
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
H04N 7/18 - Systèmes de télévision en circuit fermé [CCTV], c. à d. systèmes dans lesquels le signal vidéo n'est pas diffusé
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
A measuring system comprising a measuring instrument and a computer system, the measuring instrument comprising a base unit, a support unit mounted on the base unit, a targeting unit comprising a distance meter having a targeting axis, a first angle encoder configured for measuring a horizontal angular position of the support unit, a second angle encoder for measuring a vertical angular position of the targeting unit, a camera for capturing image data, and a control unit is configured for computing a position of a target based on a preconfigured target attribute, the computer system being configured for receiving the image data from the camera, executing a classifier for determining at least one of a plurality of classes of at least part of the image data, validating a preconfigured target attribute based on the at least one class target attribute, and generating result data based on the validation.
A laser scanner and a system with a laser scanner for measuring an environment. The laser scanner includes an optical distance measuring device, a support, a beam steering unit rotatably fixed to the support which rotates around a beam axis of rotation. The beam steering unit includes a mirrored surface which deflects radiation used in the optical distance measurement and an angle encoder for recording angle data. The optical distance measurement is performed by a progressive rotation of the beam steering unit about the beam axis of rotation and the continuous emission of a distance measurement radiation, the emission being made through an outlet area arranged in the direction of the mirrored surface on the support, the receiving optics for receiving radiation are arranged on the support, and wherein the outlet area has a lateral offset with respect to the optical axis of the receiving optics.
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G01B 11/02 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur
82.
3D surveillance system comprising LiDAR and multispectral imaging for object classification
A surveillance system for detecting an object within a monitored infrastructure and to a hybrid 3D surveying device, wherein a LiDAR device is configured that scanning is carried out with respect to two essentially orthogonal axes and wherein the LiDAR device comprises a cover mounted on the base, such that the base and the cover form an enclosure that encloses all moving parts of the LiDAR device, wherein the cover is configured to be opaque for visible light and translucent for the wavelength range of the LiDAR transmission radiation. The system further comprises a computing unit configured for processing the LiDAR measurement data to generate a 3D point cloud of the monitored infrastructure, and an object detector configured for classification of the object based on the 3D point cloud.
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G06V 10/145 - Caractéristiques optiques de l’appareil qui effectue l’acquisition ou des dispositifs d’éclairage Éclairage spécialement adapté à la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. utilisant des réseaux
G01S 17/02 - Systèmes utilisant la réflexion d'ondes électromagnétiques autres que les ondes radio
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
84.
MEASUREMENT METHOD, MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND AUXILIARY MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
The invention relates to a measurement system, e.g. comprising a total station and an auxiliary measurement instrument in the form of a pole, and/or an auxiliary measurement instrument, e.g. a pole, and/or a method for determining positions in the field of geodesics or on construction sites, e.g. by means of a construction laser.
A system configured for rough localization of moveable cooperative targets. The system includes at least one laser tracker, having a moveable upper part connected to a base part, an optical target rough location detector automatically detecting a rough location of a cooperative target, a target fine position detector automatically detecting a fine position of a cooperative target within a fine position field of view, motors for changing an orientation of the moveable upper part, a motor controller, and a computer, a first and a second radio frequency telegram (RFT) transceiver (RFTT) anchor-module, wherein each RFTT anchor-module's position is referenced to the laser tracker, a cooperative target associated with a RFTT tag-module and each of the RFTT tag- and anchor-modules an evaluation unit configured for determining a RFT-transmission specific parameter based on the transmission of RFTs between the RFTT anchor- and tag-modules and providing said RFT-transmission specific parameter to the computer.
G01S 11/02 - Systèmes pour déterminer la distance ou la vitesse sans utiliser la réflexion ou la reradiation utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
G01S 11/04 - Systèmes pour déterminer la distance ou la vitesse sans utiliser la réflexion ou la reradiation utilisant les ondes radioélectriques utilisant des mesures d'angle
G01S 11/06 - Systèmes pour déterminer la distance ou la vitesse sans utiliser la réflexion ou la reradiation utilisant les ondes radioélectriques utilisant des mesures d'intensité
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
A multiple-pulses-in-air (MPiA) laser scanning system, wherein the MPiA problem is addressed in that an MPiA assignment of return pulses to send pulses of a laser scanner is based on range tracking and range probing at intermittent points in time. Each range probing comprises a time-of-flight arrangement which is constructed to be free of the MPiA problem. The invention further relates to an MPiA laser scanning system, wherein an MPiA ambiguity within a time series of return pulses, is converted into 3D point cloud space, which provides additional information from the spatial neighborhood of the points in question to enable MPiA disambiguation.
G01S 7/4861 - Circuits pour la détection, d'échantillonnage, d'intégration ou de lecture des circuits
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
A method may include identifying features in images of a setting captured by cameras associated with a laser scanner at a first location. The features may correspond to elements in the setting. The method may include correlating the features with scan point data associated with the elements. The scan point data may be derived from a scan of the setting by a laser of the laser scanner at the first location. The method may include tracking the features within images captured by the cameras. The images may be captured during movement of the laser scanner away from the first location. The method may include estimating a position and/or an orientation of the laser scanner at a second location based on the tracking of the features and based on the correlating of the features with the scan point data.
G03B 37/04 - Photographie panoramique ou à grand écran; Photographie de surfaces étendues, p.ex. pour la géodésie; Photographie de surfaces internes, p.ex. de tuyaux avec appareils ou projecteurs qui permettent la juxtaposition ou le recouvrement partiel des champs de vision
A portable protective case for the safe transport and storage of measuring devices and other electrical equipment. The protective case is designed to protect a valuable and sensitive measuring device located inside it against theft, unauthorized use and/or potentially harmful environmental influences. The case comprises communication means for sending and receiving data via a wireless network, as well as for receiving localization data, which enable the communication unit to provide at least a rough location of the case.
E05B 73/00 - Dispositifs de verrouillage pour objets portatifs empêchant un déplacement non autorisé; Dispositifs de verrouillage non prévus dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
H04W 4/029 - Services de gestion ou de suivi basés sur la localisation
A45C 13/18 - Dispositifs pour prévenir le vol ou la perte des bagages ou des sacs
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
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G12B 9/08 - Supports; Dispositifs pour le transport
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p.ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
A45C 13/02 - Garnitures intérieures; Moyens pour retenir ou envelopper les objets
A laser distance meter forming a handheld device comprising a housing, an electro-optical distance measurement unit arranged in the housing for ascertaining at least one measured distance between the laser distance meter and a target object in a measurement direction, and a camera having a field of view in the measurement direction. A deflection unit is disposed in the housing for the angular deflection of the measurement direction and an operating and input arrangement for operating at least the distance measurement unit and the camera. A control unit at the housing is configured to activate the distance measurement unit and the deflection unit such that a series of measured values of the measured distance are recorded in different deflections along a path of the deflection, and a subsequent selection of the measured distances from the series of measured values is carried out using the operating and input arrangement.
G01S 7/48 - DÉTERMINATION DE LA DIRECTION PAR RADIO; RADIO-NAVIGATION; DÉTERMINATION DE LA DISTANCE OU DE LA VITESSE EN UTILISANT DES ONDES RADIO; LOCALISATION OU DÉTECTION DE LA PRÉSENCE EN UTILISANT LA RÉFLEXION OU LA RERADIATION D'ONDES RADIO; DISPOSITIONS ANALOGUES UTILISANT D'AUTRES ONDES - Détails des systèmes correspondant aux groupes , , de systèmes selon le groupe
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p.ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
G01B 11/02 - Dispositions pour la mesure caractérisées par l'utilisation de techniques optiques pour mesurer la longueur, la largeur ou l'épaisseur
G01S 17/10 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes à modulation d'impulsion interrompues
A method, device and system for automatically deriving stationing zones for an electronic measuring or marking device in a worksite environment. The method includes querying a database (DB) for a construction plan information for the worksite environment and acquiring a worksite-task-information of a worksite-task to be executed. The worksite-task-information includes spatial points in the construction plan which have to be measured and/or marked to accomplish the worksite-task. It also comprises an acquiring of at least coarse 3D-data of the actual real world worksite environment, and a merging of the at least coarse 3D-data and the construction plan information to form an actual state model of the worksite environment. An automatic calculating of at least one stationing zone within the actual state model is established, the stationing zone including at least one stationing location from which the measuring or marking of the spatial points are accessible by the device without obstructions.
G06F 30/13 - Conception architecturale, p.ex. conception architecturale assistée par ordinateur [CAAO] relative à la conception de bâtiments, de ponts, de paysages, d’usines ou de routes
The invention generally relates to an industrial or geodetic surveying device having a tracking unit configured to receive over a tracking channel a tracking signal which is used to track a cooperative target. According to the invention, the surveying device comprises a camera to generate image data, wherein based on the additional knowledge about the position of the cooperative target in an image generated in the locked state, the visual appearance of the target carrier is learned and the result is stored in the form of a detector for use in a backup tracking mode.
A Distance Measuring (DM)-system comprising a DM-device comprising a measuring beam unit configured for determining a distance between an object and the DM-device by transmitting a measuring beam, and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) configured for determining an absolute first rotational position of the DM-device with respect to a first axis being parallel to the measuring beam, and an absolute second rotational position of the DM-device with respect to a second axis parallel to the gravity field. The DM-system also includes a computer unit configured for receiving from the DM-device a plurality of measured distance values, an absolute first rotational position of the DM-device at the time of a respective distance measurement, and an absolute second rotational position of the DM-device at the time of a respective distance measurement, and generating a layout by consecutively linking the measured distances based on the plurality of measured distance values.
G01S 17/10 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes à modulation d'impulsion interrompues
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01C 15/02 - Moyens pour marquer les points de mesure
G01S 7/481 - Caractéristiques de structure, p.ex. agencements d'éléments optiques
G01S 17/36 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement utilisant la transmission d'ondes continues, soit modulées en amplitude, en fréquence ou en phase, soit non modulées avec comparaison en phase entre le signal reçu et le signal transmis au même moment
G01S 17/48 - Systèmes de triangulation active, c. à d. utilisant la transmission et la réflexion d'ondes électromagnétiques autres que les ondes radio
A surveying pole system comprising a surveying pole including two telescopic sections for providing length adjustability. At a first end of the surveying pole, a pointing tip is disposed for positioning on a target point of the environment. At a second end, a length reference point is disposed. The surveying pole also includes a locking mechanism for locking the length adjustability in respective lock-in positions. Each of the lock-in positions provides a corresponding distance between the pointing tip and the length reference point. A plurality of coded identifiers have a predetermined code associated with one of the lock-in positions. The surveying pole also includes a coded-identifier reader for reading the code of a respective coded identifier associated with the respective lock-in position, a communication device configured for transmitting a signal to a surveying instrument, wherein the signal is based at least on the read code.
G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
G01S 17/08 - Systèmes déterminant les données relatives à la position d'une cible pour mesurer la distance uniquement
G01S 19/03 - Systèmes de positionnement par satellite à radiophares émettant des messages horodatés, p.ex. GPS [Système de positionnement global], GLONASS [Système global de navigation par satellite] ou GALILEO Éléments coopérants; Interaction ou communication entre les différents éléments coopérants ou entre les éléments coopérants et les récepteurs
A portable protective case for the safe transport and storage of measuring devices and other electrical equipment. The protective case is designed to protect a valuable and sensitive measuring device located inside it against theft, unauthorized use and/or potentially harmful environmental influences. The case comprises communication means for sending and receiving data via a wireless network, as well as for receiving localization data, which enable the communication unit to provide at least a rough location of the case.
E05B 73/00 - Dispositifs de verrouillage pour objets portatifs empêchant un déplacement non autorisé; Dispositifs de verrouillage non prévus dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
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G01C 15/00 - Instruments de géodésie ou accessoires non prévus dans les groupes
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G12B 9/08 - Supports; Dispositifs pour le transport
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p.ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
A45C 13/02 - Garnitures intérieures; Moyens pour retenir ou envelopper les objets
An Augmented Reality (AR)-based system includes a mobile sensor, AR device, coordinate measuring machine, and computer. The AR-device includes a camera for capturing an environment, and a display providing a view of the environment and overlays. The coordinate measuring instrument determines a position of the mobile sensor and the AR-device. The computer: controls the camera, provides a reciprocal data connection, provides the AR-data and at least one corresponding identification feature, establishes a referenced status of the AR-device by, in each case, identifying a respective identification feature captured by the camera, determines a pose of the AR-device relative to the respective identification feature, and generates the overlays in the referenced status based on the pose of the AR-device.
G06T 19/00 - Transformation de modèles ou d'images tridimensionnels [3D] pour infographie
H04N 13/117 - Transformation de signaux d’images correspondant à des points de vue virtuels, p.ex. interpolation spatiale de l’image les positions des points de vue virtuels étant choisies par les spectateurs ou déterminées par suivi du spectateur
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G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
A laser distance meter consisting of an optical emitting path having an optical emitter and emitting optics and a receiving path having receiving optics and an optical detector. In this case, an optics mount completely optically isolates the emitting path and receiving path from one another and fixes the components thereof. The emitting optics and receiving optics are designed as plastic components transmissive to the measuring beams, and the optics mount is designed as a plastic component opaque to the measuring beams. The material composite of the emitting optics, the receiving optics, and the optics mount are designed as a 2-component injection molded part.
