US 12,422,556 B2
Support system for mobile coordinate scanner
Mufassar Waheed, Ditzingen (DE); Matthias Wolke, Korntal-Münchingen (DE); Aleksej Frank, Kornwestheim (DE); and Mark Brenner, Neuenstadt am Kocher (DE)
Assigned to FARO Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US)
Filed by FARO Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/131,526.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/328,910, filed on Apr. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0324556 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01)
CPC G01S 17/89 (2013.01) [G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile three-dimensional (3D) measuring system, comprising:
a 3D measuring device that continuously transmits captured data to a computing system as the 3D measuring device is moved in an environment, the computing system generating a 2D projection as live feedback of a movement of the 3D measuring device; and
a support apparatus, the 3D measuring device is coupled to the support apparatus, wherein the support apparatus comprises:
a pole mount comprising a gimbal at the top of the pole mount, wherein the 3D measuring device is attached to the gimbal; and
a counterweight at the bottom of the pole mount, the counterweight matches a weight of the 3D measuring device.