US 12,135,371 B2
Multi-camera laser scanner
Gregory Walsh, Walnut Creek, CA (US); Roman Parys, Rebstein (CH); Alexander Velizhev, Gallen (CH); and Bernhard Metzler, Dornbirn (AT)
Assigned to LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG, Heerbrugg (CH)
Filed by LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG, Heerbrugg (CH)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/700,664.
Application 15/851,157 is a division of application No. 14/470,088, filed on Aug. 27, 2014, granted, now 9,903,950, issued on Feb. 27, 2018.
Application 16/700,664 is a continuation of application No. 15/851,157, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,495,756.
Prior Publication US 2020/0110180 A1, Apr. 9, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G03B 37/04 (2021.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 13/243 (2018.01); H04N 13/271 (2018.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01)
CPC G01S 17/89 (2013.01) [G01C 15/002 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/86 (2020.01); G02B 26/10 (2013.01); G03B 37/04 (2013.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/97 (2017.01); H04N 1/04 (2013.01); H04N 13/271 (2018.05); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 13/243 (2018.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-camera laser scanner device comprising:
a laser that is located at an azimuth axis of the device and an elevation axis of the device and configured to rotate about the azimuth axis and the elevation axis;
a plurality of cameras configured to have a collective field-of-view that includes a collective elevation field-of-view and a collective azimuth field-of-view, the collective elevation field-of-view including at least twenty-five percent of a 360° elevation view about the elevation axis and the collective azimuth field-of-view including at least 75% of a 360° azimuth view about the azimuth axis; and
a control system configured to:
direct the laser to rotate about the azimuth axis and the elevation axis such that the laser is configured to scan a setting; and
direct the plurality of cameras to each begin capturing an image of the setting at substantially the same time.