{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "The invention relates to a measuring system for acquiring three-dimensional measuring points, comprising a base unit, a support unit mounted on the base unit and rotatable relative to the base unit around an azimuth axis, an emitting unit configured for providing a transmission beam, a receiving…",
  "path": "/patents/1405744",
  "publishedAt": "2024-08-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "G01C11/02",
    "HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CT GMBH [CH]"
  ],
  "textContent": "The invention relates to a measuring system for acquiring three-dimensional measuring points, comprising a base unit, a support unit mounted on the base unit and rotatable relative to the base unit around an azimuth axis, an emitting unit configured for providing a transmission beam, a receiving unit configured for detecting a reception beam, a directing unit mounted in the support unit, rotatable relative to the support unit around an elevation axis, and configured for directing the transmission beam from the emitting unit towards a scene, directing the reception beam from the scene to the receiving unit, a first actuator configured for rotating the support unit relative to the base unit around the azimuth axis, a second actuator configured for rotating the directing unit relative to the support unit around the elevation axis, a first angle encoder configured for measuring a rotatory position of the support unit, a second angle encoder configured for measuring a rotatory position of the directing unit, a camera comprising an image sensor, wherein the camera is configured for capturing an image of at least part of the scene, a computer connected to the first actuator, the second actuator, the first angle encoder, the second angle encoder, and the camera, wherein the computer is configured for controlling a rotatory speed of the support unit via the first actuator, and controlling a rotatory speed of the directing unit via the second actuator, wherein, for generating a first panoramic image with the camera, the computer is configured for: controlling the image sensor to sample frames with a frame rate, controlling the first actuator to rotate the support unit with a rotatory speed that is adapted to the frame rate of the image sensor in such a way that n consecutive frames are overlapping, wherein n ≥ 3, and processing at least some of the sampled frames to form the first panoramic image.",
  "title": "MEASURING SYSTEM WITH PANORAMIC IMAGE ACQUISITION FUNCTIONALITY"
}