High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
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Hand-held 3D scanner without sensor pose tracking or surface markers
J. Kofman & K. Borribanbunpotkat
Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
ABSTRACT: Hand-held scanners are required for the three-dimensional (3D) surface measurement of immo-
bile objects and those difficult to access by conventional range-scanners. Existing hand-held scanners require
secondary lighting, a tracking system, or surface markers to track the position and orientation of the range-sensor.
Secondary lighting and tracking systems are bulky, limit the portability and ability to scan in confined spaces,
and add cost to ...