Shape measurement device and method thereof
CA 2555773 C · Owner: Japan Science And Technology Agency · Inventors: Masuda, Tomohito; Ikeuchi, Katsushi; Hasegawa, Kazuhide
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The present invention is a system for determining the three dimensional shape of an object, having a first measuring means for measuring a first distance and direction from a fixed, first observation point to a first group of measurement points on an object and a second, measuring means for measuring a second distance and direction from a movable second, observation point to a second group of measurement points on the aforementioned object, at least one point among said second group of measurement points being the same, measurement point as at least one point among the aforementioned first group of, measurement points, and said second group of measurement points including at least …
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- Filed September 15, 2004 and granted March 27, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 15, 2024.
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