Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080240546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DIGITAL IMAGES OF A WORKPIECE - A computer-based method for measuring digital images of a workpiece includes: reading each of images of different parts of the workpiece from a source file and merging all the images to generate a combined image of the workpiece; selecting an object to be measured on the combined image; extracting an image of the selected object from the combined image; and measuring the selected object on the extracted image and displaying measuring results. A related system is also provided. | 10-02-2008 |
20090002719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING AND MEASURING POINTS OF AN OBJECT - A method for scanning and measuring points of an object is provided. The method includes: (a) selecting a measuring start point and a measuring end point from an image of the object; (b) controlling a laser to move and scan the object from the measuring start point to the measuring end point with a predetermined distance according to X-axis coordinate values and Y-axis coordinate values of the measuring start point and the measuring end point to obtain scanned measuring points; (c) obtaining a vertical distance between each of the scanned measuring points and the laser; and (d) computing measuring results, namely computing a Z-axis coordinate value of each of the scanned measuring points according to the corresponding vertical distance. A related system is also provided. | 01-01-2009 |
20090010550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING IMAGES - A method for matching images is disclosed. The method includes selecting a template image and a target image from a batch of images and sampling the template image so as to obtain a template-sampled image, and sampling the target image so as to obtain a target-sampled image, wherein the sampling of both the template image and the target image is according to a sample interval. The method further includes matching the template-sampled image and the target-sampled image, and matching the template image and the target image, if the template-sampled image and the target-sampled image are matched successfully. | 01-08-2009 |
20090043535 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING AND OBTAINING POINTS OF AN OBJECT - A computer-implemented method for scanning and obtaining points of an object is provided. The method includes defining a measuring distance between two points of an object and scanning the measuring distance according to an optimal measuring position. If coordinate values of each of the scanned points are valid, then the method send the obtained coordinate values to an electronic device if the obtained coordinate values are valid. | 02-12-2009 |
20090048782 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING A POINT CLOUD - A method for filtering a point cloud is provided. The method includes: (a) acquiring a point cloud of an object from a point cloud obtaining device; (b) establishing a topological structure for the point cloud; (c) selecting a maiden point from the point cloud as a selected point; (d) searching a plurality of points which are near to the selected point from the point cloud according to the topological structure as near points of the selected point; (e) determining whether the selected point is a noise point by comparing coordinate values of the selected point and coordinate values of the near points; (f) deleting or smoothing the noise point from the point cloud; and repeating steps from (c) to (f), until all points in the point cloud have been selected. A related system is also provided. | 02-19-2009 |
20090055096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLIFYING A POINT CLOUD - A method for simplifying a point cloud is provided. The method includes: (a) acquiring a point cloud; (b) establishing a topological structure for the point cloud; (c) selecting a maiden point from the point cloud as a selected point; (d) searching a plurality of points which are near to the selected point from the point cloud according to the topological structure as near points of the selected point; (e) fitting the selected point and the near points to form a paraboloid, obtaining curve equations of the paraboloid, and computing a curvature of the selected point according to the curve equations and a curvature formula; (f) repeating the steps from (c) to (e) until the curvatures of all points in the point have been computed; and (g) simplifying the point cloud according to the curvatures of the points and a preconfigured parameter. A related system is also provided. | 02-26-2009 |
20090058853 | METHOD FOR MESHING A CURVED SURFACE - A curved surface meshing method is provided. The method meshes a three-dimensional curved surface by meshing a parameter plane, mapping triangles generated on the parameter plane to triangles in a three-dimensional space to get a 3D meshed curved surface. The method may generate substantially well-proportional distributed triangles on curved surfaces of three-dimensional models of objects. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063105 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING MINIMUM DISTANCES BETWEEN TWO POINT CLOUDS - A method for computing minimum distances between two point clouds is provided. The method includes: (a) acquiring a first point cloud and a second point cloud; (b) establishing a topological structure for the second point cloud to make points of the second point cloud confined in a plurality of related cubical grids; (c) selecting a point from the first point cloud; (d) searching one or more cubical grids from the related cubical grids according to the topological structure and computing a distance between the selected point and each of points which belong to the second point cloud and in the searched cubical grids to obtain a closest point from the second point cloud, which has a shortest distance to the selected point; (e) repeating steps from (c) to (d) until all the points in the first point cloud have been selected. A related system is also provided. | 03-05-2009 |
20090074326 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING POINT CLOUDS - A method for aligning point clouds is disclosed. The method includes inputting point cloud data of a reference object and a to-be-measured object, and confirming an original position of point cloud of the to-be-measured object. The method further includes determining a virtual position of point cloud of the to-be-measured object at each iteration, determining a minimum distance between point cloud of the reference object and point cloud of the to-be-measured object, and determining coordinates of each point in point cloud of the to-be-measured object corresponding to the minimum distance. The method further includes moving each point in point cloud of the to-be-measured object. | 03-19-2009 |
20090076771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING DISCRETE POINTS ON AN UNDER-MEASURED OBJECT - A method for focusing discrete points on an under-measured object is provided. The method includes: (a) receiving an image of the object, selecting measurement points on the image, and obtaining X, Y coordinate values of the measurement points; (b) searching a solid point on the under-measured object according to the X, Y coordinate value of one of the measurement points, wherein the solid point corresponds to the measuring point; (c) emitting a laser light to the solid point for computing a vertical distance “h” between the laser aid and the solid point; (d) computing a Z coordinate value of the measurement point according to the “h”; repeating step (b) to step (d) until all the Z coordinate values of the measurement points have been computed; and (e) focusing the solid points according to the X, Y and Z coordinate values of the measurement points. A related system is also provided. | 03-19-2009 |
20090102397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCES - A system for controlling multiple light sources is provided. The system includes a controller, a digital to analog converter (DAC), and at least one power amplifier. The controller is configured for receiving light control data for at least one light circuit, and for determining a digital luminance signal and an encoded address for each light circuit according to the light control data. The DAC is connected to the controller and configured for receiving the digital luminance signal and the encoded address for each light circuit, converting the digital luminance signal into an analog luminance signal, and for outputting the analog luminance signal according to the encoded address. Each power amplifier is connected to the DAC, and is configured for amplifying the analog luminance signal for the light circuit so as to drive the light circuit to control a corresponding light source. | 04-23-2009 |
20090112511 | METHOD FOR MEASURING A SELECTED PORTION OF A CURVED SURFACE OF AN OBJECT - A computer-implemented method for measuring a selected portion of a curved surface of an object is disclosed. The method includes the blocks of displaying a straight-line across an object, stretching the straight-line to form a plane, determining intersection points between the plane and the curved surface of the object, determining a vertical point of each point-cloud around the straight-line on the curved surface, a corresponding vertical distance, and a corresponding normal vector, projecting the vertical points onto the plane vertically, determining measured points, up tolerance points, and down tolerance points for the point-clouds around the straight-line on the plane, connecting the corresponding points to lines, and determining if one or more the dimensions of a selected portion around the straight-line of the object is acceptable according to the connected lines. | 04-30-2009 |
20090115337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME CONTROL OF LIGHTING SYSTEM - A method for real time control of lighting system includes the steps of: providing a computer, a SCM ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090123033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LUMINANCE OF A LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE ON AN IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - A computer-based method for adjusting luminance of a light-emitting device on image measuring machine is provided. The method includes reading a model definition curve and model coordinates of an object and a charge couple device (CCD). The method further includes locating the object and the CCD to positions on the image measuring machine, and capturing a digital image of the object. Furthermore, the method includes adjusting a resistance of the light-emitting device to ensure an ordinate deviation corresponding to each abscissa value between a new definition curve and the model definition curve falls in an allowable deviation range. A related system is also provided. | 05-14-2009 |
20090132191 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ZERO RESETTING OF A MEASURING MACHINE - A method for zero resetting of a measuring machine is provided. A zero-reset instruction is received. A zero-reset direction S | 05-21-2009 |
20090135181 | METHOD FOR UNIFORMIZING SURFACE NORMALS OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL - A method for uniformizing surface normals of a three-dimensional model is provided. The method uniformizes the surface normals to surfaces in the three-dimensional model by determining intersection surfaces of each of the surfaces, and determining surfaces whose surface normals are to be reversed according to the intersection surfaces of each of the surfaces. The method may make surface normals consistent. | 05-28-2009 |
20090144018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING COORDINATE VALUES OF A MEASURING MACHINE - A method for calculating coordinate values of a measuring machine is provided. The method includes receiving signals in three dimensions from a raster ruler signal generator, identifying a direction of each signal and multiply a frequency of each signal. The method further includes counting each of multiplied signals in each dimension, sending the counted data to the MCU. The method further includes adding the counted data of each of the multiplied signals in each dimension to obtain an accumulated number in each dimension and calculating coordinate values of the measuring machine according to the accumulated number in each dimension and a proportionality factor of the raster ruler signal generator. | 06-04-2009 |
20090160852 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - A system for measuring a three-dimensional object is provided. The system measures differences between a 3D model of an object and a point cloud of the object, and highlights the differences on the 3D model using different colors according to difference ranges that the differences fall. | 06-25-2009 |
20090161671 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A STEP MOTOR - A system for driving a step motor is provided. The system receives a data packet from a computer, wherein the data packet comprises a header data and a main data. An identification of the main data is determined according to the header data. A selected magnification level of a lens module connected with the step motor is converted into drive signals for driving rotation of the step motor upon the condition that the identification of the main data is a numerical zoom value corresponding to the selected magnification level. | 06-25-2009 |
20090161940 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING IMPURITIES OF AN OBJECT - A computer-implemented method for analyzing impurities of an object is provided. The method includes selecting a region from an image of the object, pre-treating the region to calculate a threshold, processing the region and deleting the points from an outer layer of the region. The method further includes setting a starting point and search directions, determining a point before a first boundary point as an origin of the region and searching the next boundary points if the first boundary point has been searched. The method also includes searching all the boundary points in the region, forming an impurity if the last boundary point coincides with the first boundary point, seed filling the impurity and calculating an area value, and comparing the area value with an allowable area value to determine whether the impurity satisfies impurity specifications. | 06-25-2009 |
20090169111 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINDING EDGE POINTS OF AN OBJECT - A method for finding edge points of an object is disclosed. The method includes receiving an electronic image of an object, selecting one or more edge points in the image of the object, creating an image template for each edge point in the object image. The method further includes receiving a command to measure a second object of the same kind as the object and obtaining a measured object image, reading the image templates for the same kind of object from the storage device, and finding a matched sub-image to each image template from the measured object image according to an image matching algorithm, obtaining a central point of each matched sub-image and displaying coordinates of the central point of the matched sub-image. | 07-02-2009 |
20090240474 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MODEL OF AN IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - A method for generating a model of an image measuring machine is disclosed. The method includes obtaining vertex coordinates of the image measuring machine and features that need to be generated from a configuration file stored in a storage device of a computer. The features comprise a top cover, a lens, a workplace, and a holder of the image measuring machine. The vertex coordinates comprise the vertex coordinates of the top cover, the lens, the workplace, and the holder. The method further includes generating the features of the top cover, the lens, the workplace, and the holder using graphical interfaces according to the corresponding vertex coordinates, so as to create the model of the image measuring machine, and displaying the model of the image measuring machine on a display device. | 09-24-2009 |
20090248353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING MOVEMENT OF AN IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - A method for simulating movement of an image measuring machine is provided. The method includes obtaining vertex coordinates of the image measuring machine and features that need to be generated, creating an initial model of the image measuring machine. The features comprise parts of a top cover, a lens, a workplace, and a holder of the image measuring machine. The method further includes obtaining a displacement of each part of the image measuring machine, calculating new vertex coordinates of each part, generating the features of the top cover, the lens, the workplace, and the holder according to the new vertex coordinates, so as to create a new model of the image measuring machine, and displaying the new model of the image measuring machine on a display device. | 10-01-2009 |
20090251692 | SYNCHRONOUS APPARATUS - A vision measuring machine includes a workbench, a support mounted to the workbench, a moving member movably mounted to the support, two fixing portions and a lens respectively fixed to the moving member, a group of pulleys fixed to the support, two mounting members each including at least one pulley fixed to the workbench, a rail fixed between the fixing members, a sliding member for fixing a backlight module, and a cord for driving the sliding member. One end of the cord is fixed to one of the fixing portions. The opposite end of the cord rounds all of the corresponding pulleys, the rail, and the sliding member, and last is fixed to the other fixing portion. When the moving member with the lens is driven, the backlight module is driven together with the lens by the cord. | 10-08-2009 |
20090287459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A CURVE OF AN OBJECT - A system and method for measuring a curve of an object includes aligning the ideal curve and the real point-cloud of the object, and defining a plurality of tolerance ranges for an area of a real curve of the object having a tolerance in a predetermined range. The method further includes determining a closest ideal point on the ideal curve corresponding to each real point in the real point-cloud, and assigning a serial number to each real point in the real point-cloud according to a sequence of the closest ideal points on the ideal curve. Furthermore, the method includes generating the real curve by connecting every two real points in the real point-cloud according to the serial number, and assigning a color to each line-segment according to the tolerance range in which two closest distances corresponding to two end-points of each line-segment fall. | 11-19-2009 |
20090289953 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING VIEW OF A MEASURING REPORT OF AN OBJECT - A computer-based method for adjusting view of a measuring report of an object is provided. The method includes defining a plurality of tolerance ranges and a unique color, and reading data of a point-cloud of the object and the triangulated surface of the object. The method further includes setting parameters to determine a user-selected position and a user-selected angle of the point-cloud and the triangulated surface in a coordinate system, and reading a nearest distance between each triangle and a nearest point in the point-cloud. Furthermore, the method includes assigning a color to each triangle according to the tolerance ranges, and outputting a measuring report of the object. | 11-26-2009 |
20090310954 | VISION MEASURING MACHINE AND FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - A vision measuring machine includes a stage for supporting a workpiece, an image capturing device movable relative to the stage, and a laser ranging module directed towards the stage. The laser ranging module is capable of emitting a laser beam to the workpiece to form a laser spot on the workpiece surface, and determining a distance between the laser spot and the laser ranging module. | 12-17-2009 |
20090317018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BACKLIGHT IN MEASUREMENT OF A PROFILE IMAGE - A computer-implemented method for adjusting backlight in measurement of a profile image of an object includes setting a light source of an image measuring machine to an original intensity level, obtaining the profile image of the object laid on the image measuring machine, and performing a mean filter processing and a binary image processing on the profile image. The method further includes setting intensity variables to adjust backlight intensity of the light source, uses the intensity variables to calculate an optimum intensity level of the backlight intensity utilizing an iterative method, and adjusting the backlight intensity of the light source to the optimum intensity level to obtain an optimum profile image of the object. | 12-24-2009 |
20100021068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING BOUNDARY ELEMENTS OF AN OBJECT - A computer-implemented method for extracting boundary elements of an object includes receiving measurement data of a point cloud of the object and a maximum edge length of a triangle to form a triangular mesh surface of the point cloud, constructing the triangular mesh surface, and extracting boundary points from the triangular mesh surface. The method further includes grouping the boundary points according to a vector relationship between one boundary point and each of the other boundary points, fitting each group of boundary points to an appropriate boundary characteristic. The appropriate boundary characteristic may be output to a storage system. | 01-28-2010 |
20100030349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF A MEASUREMENT MACHINE - Controlling movement of movable arms on motion shafts of a measurement machine is disclosed. Each motion shaft of the measurement machine are divided into different motion ranges. The movable arms move in different motion ranges at different speeds. Motion direction of the movable arms is associated with an operation direction of a joystick. | 02-04-2010 |
20100042921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIEWING SOFTWARE HELP DOCUMENTATION - A system and method for viewing software help documentation obtains a feature name of a current interface of a software and a position of a cursor in the current interface, and receives a control command to invoke a help system of the software. The system and method further displays the help document of the help option corresponding to the position of the cursor in the current interface on a display device, in response to a determination that the help system comprises the feature name of the current interface, and further comprises a help option corresponding to the position of the cursor in the current interface. | 02-18-2010 |
20100053191 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING AND DISPLAYING A ROUNDNESS ERROR OF AN OBJECT - A method and system for computing and displaying a roundness error of an object specifies different colors that respectively represents an error range of points. The method and system receives a point cloud of the object and fits a circle based on the point cloud. The method and system computes an error of each point in the point cloud by computing a distance between the each point and the circle, colorizes the points in the point cloud according to the errors and the specified colors, and generates and outputting a graphic roundness error analysis report. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053403 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A PORTION OF AN OBJECT TO BE MEASURED - A system and method for positioning a portion of an object to be measured includes installing a digital camera adjacent to a charge coupled device (CCD) lens of an image measuring machine, setting positioning parameters corresponding to different positions of the digital camera on a Z-axis of a world coordinate system, receiving an image of the object captured by the digital camera, and selecting corresponding positioning parameters according to a position of the digital camera. The method further includes selecting a point of the portion of the object in the image, calculating coordinates of the selected point in a plane of the CCD lens, and controlling the CCD lens to move to the calculated coordinates so as to position the CCD lens on the portion of the object. | 03-04-2010 |
20100061622 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING OBJECTS - A computer implemented method for aligning objects receives a reference object and a to-be-moved object; determining feature elements of the reference object. A first coordinate system is constructed according to a plurality of feature elements of the reference object. A second coordinate system is constructed according to a plurality of feature elements of the to-be-moved object. A third coordinate system is constructed according to the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system. An operation matrix is computed according to the three coordinate systems. The two objects are aligned using the operation matrix. | 03-11-2010 |
20100063784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FITTING FEATURE ELEMENTS USING A POINT-CLOUD OF AN OBJECT - A system and method for fitting feature elements is provided. The method first receives a point-cloud of an object from a point-cloud obtaining device and constructs a triangular mesh surface of the point-cloud. The method then determines a plurality of uppermost boundary points of the triangular mesh surface, and fits a feature element according to the uppermost boundary points. The method further creates the feature element, and outputs the feature element to a display. | 03-11-2010 |
20100073550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A BORDER OF AN IMAGE OF AN OBJECT - A system and method for measuring a border of an image of an object includes setting measurement parameters, selecting a start point, an end point, and a image capture direction, and marking isS=true, moving a CCD lens to a current point, capturing an image by the CCD lens, and obtaining sequential border points of the image. The method further includes determining if the sequential border points are fuzzy, performing an automatic focus function if the sequential border points are fuzzy, or further determining the border of the object has been completely captured if the sequential border points are clear, calculating accurate border points if the border of the object has not been completely captured, and determining a new start point to capture the next image of the object. | 03-25-2010 |
20100088055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A COORDINATE SYSTEM IN RELATION TO A WORKPIECE ON A MEASUREMENT MACHINE - A computer-implemented method for positioning a coordinate system in relation to a workpiece receives positioning elements including feature elements selected from the workpiece. A normal vector of a first axis, an origin, a normal vector of a second axis are determined according to the positioning elements. A positioned coordinate system is generated according to the normal vectors of the first axis and the second axis, and the origin, for positioning the coordinate system. | 04-08-2010 |
20100096539 | CALIBRATION PLATE AND CALIBRATION METHOD - A calibration plate is configured for revising an image capture apparatus of a vision measuring system. The vision measuring system includes a worktable which is configured for supporting the calibration plate. The calibration plate includes a quadrate portion. A calibration area and a zero marker are formed on the quadrate portion. The calibration area includes a plurality of regions having the same shape. | 04-22-2010 |
20100103257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING AN IMAGE - A method for correcting an image of a physical object first captures images of a circle and a rectangle set of a calibration plate placed on a measurement machine, and determines correction data using the images of the circle and the rectangle. The method further corrects the image of the physical object captured by the measurement machine according to the correction data, and displays a corrected image of the physical object. | 04-29-2010 |
20100104198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INFLECTION POINTS IN AN IMAGE OF AN OBJECT - A system and method for determining inflection points in an image of an object includes obtaining the image of the object, performing binary image processing on a border of the image to obtain border points, selecting a predetermined number of the border points to fit a straight line, calculating a vertical distance between each selected border point and the straight line, and obtaining a total distance. The method further includes adding a new border point to the selected border points if the total distance is less than a predetermined value, so as to fit a new straight line and do a loop cycle, otherwise, regarding a last border point of the selected border points as an inflection point, and sequentially selecting the predetermined number of other border points to fit another new straight line. | 04-29-2010 |
20100110503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LIGHT SOURCES IN MEASUREMENT OF A SURFACE IMAGE - A computer-implemented method for adjusting light intensity of light sources of an image measuring machine in measurement of a surface image of an object includes obtaining the surface image of the object, setting one light source to be adjusted and adjusting a light intensity of the light source according to an adjusting mode. The method further includes computing an optimum light intensity level, adjusting a light intensity to the optimum light intensity level to obtain an optimum surface image of the object, and storing the optimum surface image and the optimum light intensity level into a storage system. | 05-06-2010 |
20100150402 | METHOD FOR MEASURING A CURVED SURFACE OF AN OBJECT - A method for measuring a curved surface of an object is provided. The method aligns a point-cloud of an object and a triangulated curved surface of the object, obtain an original deviation value for each triangle on the triangulated curved surface by measuring a distance between each triangle and the nearest point in the point-cloud, and assign a color to each triangle according to a color assigned to a deviation range in which each original deviation value falls. The method further balances the assigned colors of all triangles on the triangulated curved surface, and generates a report according to data on the triangulated curved surface with the balanced colors. | 06-17-2010 |
20100158496 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING A CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE LENS ON A SELECTED SURFACE OF AN OBJECT - A positioning system and method for focusing a charge coupled device (CCD) lens on a selected surface of an object to be measured is provided. The positioning system and method moves the CCD lens downwards to approximate an estimate Z-axis coordinate of the CCD lens, and moves the CCD lens upwards to find an accurate Z-axis coordinate of the CCD lens according to the selected surface of the object. The system and method further moves the CCD lens to a position corresponding to the accurate Z-axis coordinate to focus the CCD lens on the selected surface. | 06-24-2010 |
20100165086 | LIGHT SOURCE FOR VISION MEASURING INSTRUMENT AND POSITIONING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A light source is configured to be mounted to a vision measuring instrument that includes a primary image capture unit capturing an image of an object to be measured, and an auxiliary image capture unit providing a means to aim the primary image capture unit at a determined position. The light source includes a main body defining a through hole for receiving the primary image capture unit, and a mounting hole for readily mounting an auxiliary image capture unit. A luminescent surface is formed on an inner wall bounding the through hole of the main body. A number of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is disposed on the luminescent surface. | 07-01-2010 |
20100169721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING A COMPENSATION VALUE OF A MEASUREMENT MACHINE - A system and method for updating a compensation value of a measurement machine provides a host computer to generate an authorization code document according to an ID input by a user and encrypts the authorization code document. A client computer decrypts the authorization code document, and obtains an authorization code, the input ID, and a valid date of the authorization code. If the input ID is the same as an ID of the measurement machine, and the authorization code has not expired, the compensation of the measurement machine can be updated by the client computer using the authorization code. | 07-01-2010 |
20100182487 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FOCUSING AN OPTICAL LENS OF AN IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - A system and method for automatically focusing an optical lens controls the light generated by a light-emitting device of an image measuring machine to penetrate a glass sheet, so as to project a picture of the glass sheet onto an object. The system and method further moves an optical lens along a Z-axis of the image measuring machine to capture one or more digital images of the object, and computes a definition value of each captured digital image. Furthermore, the system and method obtains a focus position corresponding to the highest definition value of the captured digital image. | 07-22-2010 |
20100220292 | VISION MEASURING SYSTEM AND ASSISTANT FOCUSING SYSTEM THEREOF - A vision measuring system includes an optical system, an image capture apparatus for receiving an image of the object through the optical system and converting the image to electronic signals, a first illuminator for emitting light to the object, and an assistant focusing system. The optical system includes a first object lens, a second object lens, and a partial reflector located between the first and second object lens. The partial reflector is unparallel to the second object lens. The assistant focusing system includes a second illuminator and a pattern slide. Patterns are attached in checkerboard fashion on the pattern slide. Light from the second illuminator is able to pass through the pattern slide, the partial reflector, and the second object lens to make the patterns of the pattern slide be projected onto the surface of the object. | 09-02-2010 |
20100226540 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GAPS BETWEEN OBJECT PARTS - A detecting method for measuring gaps between two parts of an object is provided. The detecting method selects a reference image and a measured image, merges the reference image and the measured image to form an image of the object, grids the reference image and the measured image to obtain triangle mesh surfaces, obtains boundary points and outline points of the measured image, and obtains triangles on a joint portion of the reference image and measured points on a corresponding joint portion of the measured image. The method further compares each measured point with an obtained triangle to obtain gap values of the joint portion between the reference image and the measured image, and outputs an analysis report of the gap values on a display device. | 09-09-2010 |
20100238406 | FOCUS ASSISTING DEVICE - A focus assisting device is configured to assist a vision measuring system to focus on an object with smooth low-contrast surfaces. The focus assisting device includes a plurality of transparent portion and a plurality of nontransparent portion. | 09-23-2010 |
20100268355 | PROGRAMMING SYSTEM FOR A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE AND METHOD THEREOF - A programming method of a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) constructs a polygonal mesh model for a manufactured part according to a point cloud of the manufactured part. Basic measurement elements, relational measurement elements, a part coordinate system, and a collision-free inspection path are obtained according to the polygonal mesh model, so as to generate a measurement program of the CMM. | 10-21-2010 |
20100271369 | CURVED SURFACE RENDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A curved surface rendering method grids a curved surface to a plurality of triangles, and further divides the plurality of triangles to sub-triangles. Furthermore, the method determines surface triangles and inner triangles from all triangles of the curved surface, and displays the surface triangles on a display device. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271371 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING COORDINATES OF A CURVED SURFACE - A method for converting coordinates of a curved surface is provided. Parameters of the curved surface to be converted are received, and basic data is computed using a B-spline basis function according to the parameters to formulate a data structure. Basic points are determined according to the parameters and the data structure, and coordinates of the curved surface are converted from three-dimensional coordinates to two-dimensional coordinates using the basic points. | 10-28-2010 |
20100272346 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING FORM AND POSITION TOLERANCES OF AN OBJECT - A method for measuring form and position tolerances of an object receives a preselected feature element to be fitted from an image of a measured object, obtains a reference feature element from an image of a reference object corresponding to the measured object. The method further fits a feature element corresponding to the preselected feature element so as to obtain a fitted feature element, and calculates form and position tolerances between the fitted feature element and the reference feature element thereby generating the form and position tolerances of the measured object. | 10-28-2010 |
20100274386 | METHOD FOR ROTATING A MECHANICAL ARM - A method for rotating a mechanical arm receives origin position parameters and final position parameters of the mechanical arm. A computer determines a position that an end joint of each of sections arrives after each iteration according to the origin position parameters and the final position parameters. The computer calculates a distance between the current position and the final position of the end joint of each of the sections and obtains a minimum distance. The coordinates of the end joint of each of the sections corresponding to the minimum distance is calculated. The computer drives each of the end joints to rotate to the calculated end joint coordinates corresponding to the minimum distance. | 10-28-2010 |
20100278418 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ERRORS OF WORKPIECES - A method for measuring errors of workpieces by comparing a three-dimensional model and the workpieces manufactured according to the three-dimensional model is provided. The method converts a point cloud of each workpiece to a measured triangular mesh model, and aligns each measured triangular mesh model to the three-dimensional model. The method further compares each measured triangular mesh model with the three-dimensional model to check for differences between two model so as to obtain errors of each workpiece, and generates one or more analysis reports according to the errors of each workpiece. | 11-04-2010 |
20100292962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A CONVENTIONAL SURFACE INTO A NURBS SURFACE - A system and method for converting a conventional surface into a non-uniform rational basis spline (NURBS) surface generates a constructed curve according to a first NURBS curve of the conventional surface which is read from a storage system. The system and method further converts the constructed curve into the second NURBS curve. Furthermore, the system and method constructs the NURBS surface based on the first NURBS curve and the second NURBS curve. | 11-18-2010 |
20100328349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FITTING IMAGES IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes an image fitting system to fit an image to identify characters of the image and graphics of the image in the electronic device. Operations of fitting the image by the image fitting system includes generation of a standard character database to fit characters of the image, generation of character fitting results by fitting each character of the image according to the standard character database, and generation of graphic fitting results by fitting each graphic of the image according to a standard graphic that is defined by a graphic equation. | 12-30-2010 |
20110018873 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image conversion system and method read image data of a two-dimensional image from a storage system. A data format, an image size, a pixel value of each pixel, and pixel coordinates of each pixel are determined according to the image data. A gray value of each pixel is calculated. According to the pixel coordinates and gray value of each pixel, a three-dimensional mesh is generated and then decorated, so that a three-dimensional image is obtained. | 01-27-2011 |
20110046909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING OBSERVATIONAL ERRORS OF A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - A system and method for calculating an observational error of a coordinate measuring machine includes receiving measuring parameters input by a user, obtaining observational errors of the ruler from a storage system, and identifying the zero mark of the ruler. A direction of the ruler is adjusted to be substantially parallel to the measuring direction of the measuring parameters, controlling the coordinate measuring machine to measure the ruler according to the measuring parameters, obtaining measured data. Observational error of the coordinate measuring machine is calculated according to the measured data, which is stored in the storage system. | 02-24-2011 |
20110069383 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes a lamp mount including a first mount and a second mount. The first mount has a first cavity to mount an observation module. The second mount has a second cavity to mount an image capture module. The measurement apparatus further includes a plurality of light modules mounted on an undersurface of the lamp mount. The second mount is disposed with an included angle relative to a first axis of the first cavity so that a second axis of the second cavity and the first axis converge on a point. The undersurface of the lamp mount is concave so that light from the light modules tilts toward the first axis, and the light and the first axis also converge on the point. | 03-24-2011 |
20110128427 | FOCUS APPARATUS OF IMAGE MEASURING SYSTEM - A focus apparatus comprises a first illuminator for emitting light onto an object, an optical apparatus, an image capture apparatus for receiving an image of the object through the optical apparatus, and converting the image into electronic signals, a spectroscope, a coaxial light apparatus and a patterned light apparatus. The coaxial light apparatus and the patterned light apparatus are perpendicularly mounted to a spectroscope. The coaxial light apparatus is perpendicular to the patterned light apparatus. The spectroscope refracts patterned light from the patterned light apparatus and coaxial light from the coaxial light apparatus to the optical apparatus. | 06-02-2011 |
20110134121 | LIGHTING ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A lighting environment simulation system and method meshes a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object into a plurality of triangles, simulates lighting effects for the meshed 3D model, and determines an actual display color for each triangle of the meshed 3D model under the simulated lighting effects. The system and method further displays the meshed 3D model to a display device according to actual display colors and coordinates of all the triangles of the meshed 3D model. | 06-09-2011 |
20110149546 | FOCUS APPARATUS OF IMAGE MEASURING SYSTEM - A focus apparatus comprises a light apparatus emits the light onto an object, an optical apparatus, an image capture apparatus for receiving an image of the object through the optical apparatus, and converting the image into electronic signals, and a adapter. The adapter connects the light apparatus and the optical apparatus. The light apparatus transfers thermal energy generated by the light apparatus to the air of the surrounding environment, and scatters the light to make the light propagate uniformly. | 06-23-2011 |
20110157157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT - In a method for displaying a three-dimensional object, a pixel value matrix and a projection depth matrix are created, coordinates of the object are read according to a B-spline curve, and a triangle mesh model is created according to the coordinates. A triangle is selected from the triangle mesh model one by one, so as to obtain coordinates of vertexes of the selected triangle, convert the coordinates of the vertexes to two-dimensional, and generate a figure according to the two-dimensional coordinates. A projection depth of the selected triangle is computed and colors of the selected triangle are added to the figure if the computed projection depth is less than a corresponding projection depth recorded in the projection depth matrix. The pixel value matrix and the projection depth matrix are updated and a two-dimension image formed by elements of two matrixes is outputted onto a display screen. | 06-30-2011 |
20110157176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING TRIANGULAR MESH SURFACE OF POINT CLOUD - A method for constructing a triangular mesh surface of a point cloud includes constructing triangles according to point cloud data, determining seed triangles from the constructed triangles. The method further includes selecting triangles that share a side with a determined seed triangle from the constructed triangle, determining a specific triangle having the biggest dihedral angle with the determined seed triangle and the biggest angle opposing the shared side of the determined seed triangle. The method also includes repairing holes formed by the specific triangles if the all specific triangles have been determined, adjusting a normal vector of each specific triangle, and outputting a triangular mesh surface constructed by the adjusted triangle. | 06-30-2011 |
20110158555 | CURVED SURFACE AREA CALCULATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A curved surface area calculation device and method generates a contour curve consisting of border points of a curved surface, and determines an approximate poly-line of the contour curve in a parametric plane. An approximate polygon of the approximate poly-line is generated according to vertices of the approximate poly-line and preset sample points. The approximate polygon is further meshed by a plurality of triangles. An area of the curved surface is calculated according to the plurality of triangles. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING A PROBE TIP - A computing system and method verifies a probe tip of a coordinate measuring machine. The computing system simulates a virtual sphere and calculates coordinates of the center of the virtual sphere. The coordinates of first real contact points of the real sphere is obtained to calculate coordinates of the center of the real sphere and coordinates of the ideal contact points of the real sphere. The computing system obtains coordinates of second real contact points of the real sphere is obtained according to the coordinates of the ideal contact points of the real sphere. The radius of the probe tip is calculated according to the coordinates of second real contact points of the real sphere. The computing system determines if the calculated radius of the probe tip falls in an allowable range. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161876 | COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR GENERATIING EDGE DETECTION COMMANDS OF OBJECTS - A computer and a method for generation commands include loading a data exchange format (DXF) image, and selecting a measurement tool and selecting a DXF feature of the DXF image. The generation commands method further includes generating an edge detection command of the selected DXF feature according to the measurement tool when the size of the selected DXF feature is not larger than the size of an image area. And an edge detection command corresponding to each of the reselected measurement tools is generated when the size of the selected DXF feature is larger than the size of the image area. | 06-30-2011 |
20110169839 | CURVED SURFACE IMPORTING DEVICE AND METHOD - A curved surface importing device and method imports character strings of graphic parameters and graphic attributes of graphs from an initial graphic exchange specification (IGES) document, and analyzes the character strings of each of the graphs to generate a graphic model. The curved surface importing device converts the graphic model to a plurality of free-form curves and a free-form curved surface, connects each of the free-form curves to generate a closed boundary curve, and cuts out a contour surface from the free-form curved surface according to the closed boundary curve. The curved surface importing device further meshes the contour surface using a plurality of triangles, and determines an approximate poly-line of a boundary of the contour surface. The plurality of triangles and the approximate poly-line of a boundary of the contour surface are displayed on a display screen. | 07-14-2011 |
20110188730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING MANUFACTURING CONSISTENCY OF MANUFACTURED ITEMS - In a method and system for verifying manufacturing consistency of manufactured items, N point clouds of the manufactured items are read. A first point cloud is selected from the N point clouds, and each point of the first point cloud is projected onto a predetermined ideal outline for obtaining a nearest point in the ideal outline of each point of the first point cloud. Intersections of the N point clouds and each line formed by a point in the first point cloud and the nearest point of the point are further determined, and a vertical distance between each of the intersections and the ideal outline is calculated for obtaining a deviation value of each of the intersections. At least one outline is fitted according to the deviation values of each of the intersections and the at least one fitted outline is output to a display device. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING MANUFACTURING ACCURACY - In a method for verifying manufacturing accuracy, a point cloud of a workpiece is read. A first determined point is determined according to the first point of the point cloud and a second determined point is determined according to the final point of the point cloud. A first line, a second line, and a third line are all located by respectively connecting the first point and the first determined point, the final point and the second determined point, and the first determined point and the second determined point. Qualification of the workpiece is determined by measuring a first angle of the first line and the third line, a second angle of the second line and the third line, a first distance between the first determined point and the second line, and a second distance between the second determined point and the first line. | 08-04-2011 |
20110211730 | IMAGE MEASURING DEVICE FOR CALIBRATION TEST AND METHOD THEREOF - An image measuring device comprises a storage, a processor, an acquiring module, a positioning module and a determining module. The acquiring module acquires an image of a production object by scanning the production object. The positioning module positions the image of the production object in a coordinate plane according to predefined parameters and acquiring the edge of the image of the production object. The determining module determines whether the difference between the positioned image and the predefined parameters is over a tolerance, wherein the acquiring module, the positioning module and the determining module are stored in the storage and controlled by the processor. | 09-01-2011 |
20110228283 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes an observation unit, a movable base, a platform, a pair of tracks mounted on two sides of the platform, and a console. The observation unit is slidably mounted on the movable base. The movable base is a bridge structure. Each end of the movable base is slidably mounted on each one of the pair of tracks. The movable base slides on the pair of tracks along an X-axis of the platform. The observation unit slides on the movable base along a Y-axis of the platform. The observation unit includes a camera. The camera is moveable relative to the observation unit along a Z-axis of the platform. | 09-22-2011 |
20120089241 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING PROBE OF WORKPIECE MEASURING DEVICE - A method simulates a probe of a workpiece measuring device using an electronic device. The electronic device correlates component names of the probe to a corresponding CAD modeling file, reads the CAD modeling files from a first file according to a drawing order of the probe, and draws a three-dimensional (3D) model of the probe according to the drawing order and the relative positions between each two components. The first file includes specifications of components of the probe, the component names, file names of computer aided design (CAD) modeling files of the components, and relative positions between each two components. After controlling the 3D model to simulate the probe measuring the measurement points, and a measurement path is displayed on a display screen. | 04-12-2012 |
20120092362 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LIGHT INTENSITY IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method for testing the light intensity of the electronic device include setting a colorbar comprising a plurality of colors corresponding to different gray values. The testing method further includes read bitmap data of read image upon the condition that the read image is a gray image, and recording a pixel number corresponding to each gray value. The method further includes drawing a relationship curve between the plurality of gray values and corresponding pixel numbers and recoloring the gray image according to the plurality of colors in the colorbar corresponding to the gray values of each pixel in the gray image, and displaying the relationship curve and a recolored gray image on a display. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095725 | PROGRAMMING METHOD FOR A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE AND COMPUTING DEVICE THEREOF - In a programming method, a dimension system relating to a product can be embedded into a programming system. The dimension system includes measurement dimensions of measuring points of the product, and the serial numbers preset for the dimensions. The method arranges the serial numbers according to a predefined measuring path, and stores the serial numbers into a dimension list according to the order of the serial numbers presented in the measuring path. After importing the dimensions of the serial numbers into the programming system according to the presented order, the method converts each of the dimensions into a series of codes, and generates a measurement program for the dimensions according to the codes. | 04-19-2012 |
20120123717 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING MEASUREMENT PATHS - A method of optimizing measurement paths computes a minimum bounding box for the measurement elements on a product, and computes a capturing range of a lens of a measurement machine. The method divides the minimum bounding box into M*N partitions according to the capturing range, and assigns a number to each of the M*N partitions. The method puts the number of a partition which exclusively encloses a measurement element into a first array, and puts a number set that includes the numbers of the partitions which all enclose a measurement element into a second array, and lists the numbers of the partitions in order according to the first array and the second array to generate a measurement path. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123729 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONVERTING MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS - A method of converting a measurement program A of a first measurement machine to a measurement program B which is usable to a second measurement machine B inserts the measurement information of the measurement program A into a measurement program template A′ of the first measurement machine to generate a measurement program template A | 05-17-2012 |
20120162240 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING MEASUREMENT DATA GRAPHICALLY - A method outputs measurement data graphically using an electronic device. The method obtains measurement data of a preselected feature element from an image of a measured object, and further obtains a reference feature element corresponding to the preselected feature element from an image of a reference object. The method further retrieves points of the preselected feature element, connects the retrieved points to obtain a fitted feature element, sets the fitted feature element with different colors, and outputs the fitted feature element with the image of the reference object on a display device of the electronic device. | 06-28-2012 |
20120173193 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes a platform, a base, and an observation unit. The base is slidably mounted on the platform. The observation unit is slidably mounted on the base. The observation unit comprises an image measurement assembly and a contact measure assembly. The image measure assembly measures an object supported on the platform using the image measurement assembly. The contact measurement assembly can be used to measure the object by direct contact. | 07-05-2012 |
20120173206 | METHOD OF SIMULATING ILLUMINATED ENVIRONMENT FOR OFF-LINE PROGRAMMING - A method reads information of a three-dimensional (3D) product model and a light source model, and meshes the product model by multiple space triangles. The method further sets illumination parameters based on the information of product model and the light source model, simulates illuminated environment based on the illumination parameters, and projects the product model to a two-dimensional (2D) plane under the illuminated environment. 2D triangles matching the space triangles and 2D measurement points matching the 3D measurement points are determined in the 2D plane, and a measurement region is determined based on the 2D measurement points. Then, the 2D triangles in the measurement region are given colors based on illuminated effect produced by the illuminated environment, and point-selection tools are created for the 2D measurement points. At last, an off-line program is generated according to information of the measurement region and the point-selection tools. | 07-05-2012 |
20120182289 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ORIENTATION OF PRODUCT MODEL IN MACHINE COORDINATE SYSTEM - An electronic device and method creates a part coordinate system of a three-dimensional (3D) product model based on dimensional information in a two-dimensional (2D) drawing of the product, determines transformation matrices of the part coordinate system relative to a machine coordinate system of the measuring machine, and automatically adjusts the orientation of the product model in the machine coordinate system, to align the part coordinate system with the machine coordinate system. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185200 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING MEASUREMENT PATHS - A method of optimizing measurement paths analyzes one or more measurement points for each of the measurement elements of a product and generates relation arrays, each of the relation arrays storing the name and the one or more measurement points of one measurement element. The method selects a measurement point which is the nearest to the origin of an coordinate system of the product, computes distances between the measurement points from the selected measurement point using the relation arrays, and orders the measurement points according to the computed distances to generate a first ordered array. The method generates an optimal measurement path according to the first ordered array. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191348 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING STATUS OF IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - A method detects a status of an image measuring machine using an electronic device. The method searches a measuring process of the image measuring machine, records a closed status of the image measuring machine if the measuring process has not been found, obtains status information of the image measuring machine if the measuring process has been found, and calculates a variation of the status information. The method further records a stopped status of the image measuring machine if the variation of the status information is less than a preset value within a specified length of time, or records an operating status of the image measuring machine if the variation of the status information is greater than or equal to the preset value within the specified length of time. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192148 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING MEASURING PROGRAMS - An electronic device and method of automatically generating measuring programs receives a design document of a product, obtains keywords from the design document, and searches graphic element data and dimension data indexes according to the keywords. Graphic elements are located according to the dimension data indexes. One or more measuring points for each of the graphic elements are obtained by dividing each graphic element into one or more sections according to the graphic element data and a predetermined dividing number, and a single measuring program is generated according to the measuring points. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192661 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes a pedestal, a supporting tray, a first movable base, a first measuring assembly, a second movable base, a second measuring assembly, a third movable base, a third measuring assembly, and a console. The supporting tray is rotationally fixed in the pedestal and can be rotated to position a workpiece at different angles to ensure that images of all portions and surfaces needing to be measured can be captured. | 08-02-2012 |
20120197615 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING MEASURING PROCESS OF WORKPIECE - In a method for simulating a measuring process of a workpiece, one or more virtual probes of a workpiece measuring machine are created. A vector of each of the virtual probes is calculated, and an appropriate vector for each of measuring points of a workpiece is acquired for a computerized drawing of the workpiece. The angle between the vector of each of the measuring points and the vector of each of the virtual probes is calculated. A virtual probe is determined for each measuring point according to the calculated angles. The measuring points are sorted according to the virtual probe of each measuring point, and the measuring programs of the sorted measuring points that relate to the same virtual probe are combined. The combined measuring programs are executed to determine whether the actual probe would collide with the workpiece. | 08-02-2012 |
20120215480 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND PROGRAMMING METHOD FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT MACHINE - In a programming method, a program template of a measurement program and a | 08-23-2012 |
20120215485 | PROGRAMMING METHOD FOR A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE AND COMPUTING DEVICE THEREOF - In a programming method, a number of points measured on a product are roughly fitted into/matched with one or more geometrical elements, and a fitting value of the geometrical elements are output to a first data list. The method records the storing positions of the geometrical elements having fitting values that are within a predetermined tolerance value in a second data list, and obtains a best geometrical element type of the product by determining geometrical element types that correspond to each of the storing positions recorded in the second data list using a matching condition. After the best geometrical element type from the first data list is obtained, the method generates a measurement program and displays the measurement program on a display device. | 08-23-2012 |
20120230605 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND OFFLINE PROGRAMMING METHOD - A computing device and method for programming a measuring program into the device. The system and method divide an ideal image into one or more sections and obtains the attributes of each of the sections. The system and method measure dimensions from a desired position located in each of the sections based on a coordinate system created for each of the sections, and obtains ideal measurements from the desired position. The system and method generate a measuring program which is capable of executing the steps mentioned above. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232835 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ADJOINING PARTS OF A PRODUCT - A scanner obtains point-cloud data of adjoining parts of a product. A computing device reads two point-clouds from the point-cloud data, fits two or more lines according to the two point-clouds, selects two lines that have the same ascending direction from the two or more lines, and creates a two-dimensional coordinates system base on the two selected lines. The computing device determines a highest point in each of the two point-clouds based on distances from each point in either of the point-clouds to a corresponding selected line, and determines two nearest points in the two point-clouds. A difference between Y coordinates of the two highest points is determined as a gap-height of two adjoining parts of the product, and a difference between X coordinates of the two nearest points is determined as a gap-width between two adjoining parts. | 09-13-2012 |
20120237113 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING MEASUREMENT DATA - A method outputs measurement data automatically using an electronic device. The method obtains measurement data of feature elements from a two dimensional (2D) image of a measured object, determines a type of measurement applied to each feature element, obtains feature elements from planes of a three dimensional (3D) image of the measured object, and maps each of the obtained feature elements in the 3D image to the 2D image. The method further obtains sequential marked numbers from the 2D image, determines a feature element which is nearest to any marked number from the mapped feature elements, determines an output axis for each of the determined feature elements, and outputs measured results and measurement codes of the determined feature elements by reference to the measurement data, the type of measurement and the output axis of each determined feature element. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239369 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROBE MEASUREMENTS - A method controls probe measurement using an electronic device. The method receives user-defined identification data of a probe if a preset configuration file is not stored in a storage device of the electronic device, and fits a three dimensional (3D) model of the probe according to the user-defined identification data of the probe. The method further updates the user-defined identification data of the probe if the fitted 3D model does not match the probe, or stores the user-defined identification data of the probe in a user-defined configuration file if the fitted 3D model matches the probe, and controls the probe to execute measurement according to the user-defined configuration file. | 09-20-2012 |
20120253722 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF FLATNESS OF OBJECTS USING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a method for measurement of flatness of objects on a measuring machine, at least two objects are fixed on a worktable of the measuring machine. The method establishes a first coordinate system for the worktable location, sets two groups of horizontal scanning points for each object, and sets two groups of vertical scanning points for each object. By controlling at least two laser heads of the measuring machine, the objects are measured and coordinate values for each of the points scanned are obtained. The method calibrates a first coordinate system and establishes a second coordinate system based on the first coordinate system. In the second coordinate system, the at least two laser heads measure the objects and obtain data, and an indication of the flatness of each object is calculated and displayed on a display device. | 10-04-2012 |
20120274763 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF FOCUSING ON POINTS OF OBJECTS - A measuring device and method is used to select focusing points on an object. A CCD of the measuring device is positioned at the top of an initial focusing range, then moves to the bottom of the initial focusing range at a first speed to capture first images of the object. Image points corresponding to each focusing point in the first images are identified to compute coordinates of a first focal point of each focusing point. The initial focusing range is updated according to Z-coordinates of the first focal points. The CCD is positioned at the bottom of the updated focusing range, then, moves to the top of the updated focusing range at a second speed to capture second images of the object. Image points corresponding to each focusing point in the second images are identified to compute coordinates of a second focal point of each focusing point. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278063 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE LANGUAGES IN IMAGE MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS - An electronic device connected to a measurement machine is installed with an image measurement program. The electronic device records detailed information in relation to a new language file added to a template file provided by the image measurement program, and creates one or more executable files for the image measurement program based on the template file. When the image measurement program is started, the electronic device adds the new language to a language selection menu of a user interface of the image measurement program by executing the one or more executable files, displays all languages available to the image measurement program under the language selection menu of the user interface, and after selection and displays all information in a user-selected language. | 11-01-2012 |
20120287128 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MESHING CURVED SURFACE - In a method for creating a mesh over a curved surface of an electronic model of an object using an electronic device, sampled points of a boundary line of the electronic model of the object are obtained. The method stores the sampled points of the boundary line in a linked list, obtains sampled points of the curved surface of the electronic model of the object, stores the sampled points of the curved surface in a first queue, and inserts each point stored in the linked list into the first queue. The method further divides a parameter plane of the curved surface into small boxes, determines intersection points of the vertical lines of the parameter plane and the boundary line, and generates triangles by connecting the intersection points, the sampled points of the boundary line, and the curved surface in each small box. | 11-15-2012 |
20120308158 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A BORDER OF AN IMAGE OF AN OBJECT - A system and method for measuring a border of an image of an object includes setting measurement parameters, selecting a start point, an end point, and a image capture direction, and marking isS=true, moving a CCD lens to a current point, capturing an image by the CCD lens, and obtaining sequential border points of the image. The method further includes determining if the sequential border points are fuzzy, performing an automatic focus function if the sequential border points are fuzzy, or further determining the border of the object has been completely captured if the sequential border points are clear, calculating accurate border points if the border of the object has not been completely captured, and determining a new start point to capture the next image of the object. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310577 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UPDATING COORDINATE SYSTEMS DURING EDITING OF A MEASUREMNT PROGRAM - In a method for updating coordinate systems in editing a measurement program, the method imports a data array including measurement elements of a workpiece, and creates a program template. By inserting the program template in the data array that is after a measurement element, the method creates a coordinate system and calculates a coordinate matrix for the coordinate system. After the measurement elements in a position of the data array that are after the program template are updated using the coordinate matrix, a measurement program is generated and displayed on a display screen. | 12-06-2012 |
20120328211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPLICING IMAGES OF WORKPIECE - A computer is connected to a measurement machine. The computer receives an area selected by a user of a three-dimensional model of a workpiece which is put on the measurement machine. A first size of the selected area is calculated corresponding to resolution values of various images of the workpiece captured by a charge-coupled device (CCD). The computer calculates a number of the images which are necessary to create a complete bitmap, of a certain second size, by splicing together the various images. Coordinate values of the pixel points of the various images are calculated according to a splicing type desired and set by the user. The computer puts the pixel points into a mapping relationship according to the coordinate values of the pixel points, to create the complete bitmap. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330602 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A SAFETY PLANE IN COORDINATE MEASUREMENTS - In a method for establishing a safety plane in coordinate measurements, the method meshes a 3D model of a workpiece and a probe by triangles, and calculates a maximum bounding box of the probe. The method further obtains a moving path of the maximum bounding box after moving the maximum bounding box from a first measuring point to a second, and obtains a maximum space box of the moving path. If the maximum space box has one or more intersections with the workpiece, the method calculates a distance between vertices of each of the triangles falling within the maximum space box and a bottom face of the maximum space box, and obtains a point in the bottom face of the maximum space box that has a maximum distance from the triangles. By correcting a plane containing the point, the safety plane is obtained. | 12-27-2012 |
20130027544 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REGULATING COORDINATES OF PROBE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - In a method for regulating coordinates of a probe measurement system using an electronic device, the method determines a first center of a reference object using a probe measurement system, and a second center of the reference object using an image measurement system. The method further determines regulation values between the probe measurement system and the image measurement system by calculating difference values between coordinates of the first center and the second center of the reference object, and stores the regulation values in a storage device of the electronic device. | 01-31-2013 |
20130036379 | COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE MENUS USING THE COMPUTING DEVICE - In a method for managing software menus using a computing device, a template file from a storage system is loaded. A name of an array, names of a plurality of software menus of the array, names of a plurality of buttons of the software menus and separators between the buttons, and parameters comprising an identifier (ID) and an image path of each of the buttons are obtained by parsing each line of instructions in the template file. A toolbar container for storing the obtained data having a predetermined memory frame is created. The software menus are established at a predetermined location in a preset window and the buttons of each of the software menus are added for each of the established software menus by reading data in the toolbar container. The window with the established software menus is displayed on a display screen. | 02-07-2013 |
20130041609 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MEASUREMENT DATA OF OBJECTS - A method processes measurement data of an object using a computing device. The method obtains measurement data of preselected feature elements of a measured object, inserts the measurement data of the preselected feature elements into a data list, obtains measured results of the preselected feature elements from a measurement tool, and calculates tolerance values of the preselected feature elements according to the measured results. The method further searches pixel icons of the preselected feature elements according to tolerance values and the measured results, inserts the pixel icons and the measured results into the data list, receives selections of a user and displays the data list in different list modes. | 02-14-2013 |
20130046776 | COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTING DIMENSION DATA USING THE COMPUTING DEVICE - In a method for outputting dimension data using a computing device, a dimension file is read and searched for at least one dimension keyword. If there is the at least one dimension keyword in the dimension file, dimension data from the dimension file is extracted and stored as one or more structure variables into a structure array. Each of the one or more structure variables is added into a dimension field of a preset general list. Each dimension field in the preset general list is output into an output report according an output position of each dimension field, and the output report is displayed on a display screen. | 02-21-2013 |
20130054188 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANAGING MEASURING PROGRAMS - In a computing device having a computerized method and a non-transitory storage medium, one or more highlighting modes are constructed, each of which defines which sections in a measuring program need to be highlighted. One of the highlighting modes is selected to highlight a measuring program in a particular way. Then, the highlighted measuring program is displayed on a display unit of the computing device. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054189 | COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING DIMENSIONS OF PRODUCT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICE - In a method for extracting dimensions of a product using a computing device, an engineering drawing of the product is read from a storage system of the computing device. A first layer of the engineering drawing that includes identifiers and a second layer of the engineering drawing that includes the dimensions are acquired. The identifiers in the first layer are extracted and added into a dimension list. The dimensions corresponding to each identifier in the second layer are extracted and added into the dimension list. Content of the dimension list is inserted into a report file. The report file is displayed on the display device. | 02-28-2013 |
20130077089 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND PRECISION TESTING METHOD OF OPTICAL LENS USING THE COMPUTING DEVICE - In a precision testing method of an optical lens using a computing device, the computing device is connected to an imaging system. The computing device controls the imaging system to generate an image of an object according to light rays reflected from the object and collected by the optical lens. A dimension of the object is measured from the image. A maximum value and a minimum value of the dimension of the object are determined. A difference between the maximum value and the minimum value is calculated. According to the difference, it is determined whether the optical lens agrees with a precision requirement. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080487 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR READING AND PROCESSING POINT-CLOUD DOCUMENT - A computing device determines N number of execution units that a CPU has and creates N number of threads, divides a point-cloud document into N number of blocks, and stores data in the N number of blocks into N number of arrays. The computing device determines X, Y, Z coordinate values of each point in each block of the point-cloud document according to separators among data in the block, and stores the X, Y, Z coordinate values of each point into corresponding arrays. The computing device combines all of the N number of arrays into one array, and generates a point-cloud according to the coordinate values of each point in the combined array. | 03-28-2013 |
20130083019 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO CURVED SURFACES - A computing device reads information in relation to a first curved surface and a second curved surface from a storage device, respectively meshes the first and second curved surfaces into a plurality of first and second triangles, and divides a parametric plane associated into a plurality of first grids, where each first grid corresponds to a small box in 3D space. The device determines associations between the first/second triangles of the two curved surfaces and the small boxes in the 3D space, determines a second triangle that is nearest to each first triangle of the first curved surface, and determines a distance between the first triangle and the second triangle as a minimum distance from the first triangle to the second curved surface. A minimum value from all of the minimum distances is determined as a minimum distance between the first curved surface and the second curved surface. | 04-04-2013 |
20130089238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IMAGES OF OBJECT - A computing device reads an entire image of an object. The entire image is spliced by a plurality of part images. A user selects an area on the entire image. The computing device determines a first number of first pixel points between a center point of the selected area and a center point of each covered image. The converted images are part images that the selected area covers. The coordinate values of the center point of the selected area are calculated according to the first number of pixel points and a size of each pixel point of the entire image. The computing device calculates coordinate values of each point of a selected area according to the size of each pixel point and the coordinate values of the center point of the selected area. | 04-11-2013 |
20130094761 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING MEASUREMENT CODES - A method for creating measurement codes automatically using an electronic device. In the method, a directory tree is created to display a plurality of feature elements. A selected feature element in the directory tree is determined; and output axes of the selected feature element are determined, according to an attribute type and a measurement type of the selected feature element. A marked number of the selected feature element is received; and a reference value, an upper tolerance, and a lower tolerance of the selected feature element are obtained. Measurement codes of the selected feature element are created according to the above-described obtained information, and the measurement codes are stored in a storage device of the electronic device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130096709 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ENGINEERING TOLERANCES OF A MANUFACTURED OBJECT - In a method for generating engineering tolerances of a manufactured object using a computing device, the computing device sets engineering tolerances to a determined number of decimal places and stores the engineering tolerances into a storage system. The computing device receives a measured dimension of the manufactured object and a nominal dimension corresponding to the measured dimension. A number of decimal places of the nominal dimension is determined, and a pair of engineering tolerances of the manufactured object is retrieved from the storage system. The measured dimension, the nominal dimension, and the retrieved pair of engineering tolerances are displayed on a display device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130100137 | COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING 2D GRAPHIC FILES OF MEASUREMENT PRODUCTS - In a method for analyzing two-dimensional (2D) graphic files of a measurement product using a computing device, a 2D graphic file of the measurement product is obtained from a storage device. The method analyzes the geometrical data to generate the 2D graphic objects, sets characteristic values of the 2D graphic objects, and parses code values of the 2D graphic objects according to the characteristic codes. The method analyzes a coordinate value of each of the 2D graphic objects according to the geometrical data of the file array, and calculates a normal vector of each of the 2D graphic objects according to the characteristic code and the coordinate value of the 2D graphic object. A 2D drawing is displayed on a display device according to each of the 2D graphic objects and the corresponding normal vector. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103361 | COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIMENSION NUMBERS USING THE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method for processing dimension numbers using a computing device, a first template of a dimension frame and a plurality of second templates of dimension numbers 0-9, and a numerical text data of each second template are established. A plurality of block objects are obtained by grouping all discontinuous line segments in the engineering drawing. All frame objects in the engineering drawing are obtained by matching each of the block objects with the first template. One or more remainder objects in each bounding box are obtained, and grouped to obtain one or more number objects in each of the frame objects. A matched second template of each of the number objects is obtained by matching each of the number objects with each of the second templates. The number objects in each of the frame objects are replaced by corresponding numerical text data. | 04-25-2013 |
20130108143 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PROFILE TOLERANCES OF PRODUCTS | 05-02-2013 |
20130108144 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCATING MARKED NUMBER IN IMAGE OF OBJECT | 05-02-2013 |
20130108178 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING PART OF PRODUCT WITH REFERENCE OBJECT | 05-02-2013 |
20130110461 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MEASUREMENT PROGRAM OF PRODUCT | 05-02-2013 |
20130110468 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING MEASUREMENT CODES | 05-02-2013 |
20130111339 | COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING STEP FORMATTED FILE OF MEASUREMENT GRAPHICS | 05-02-2013 |
20130111383 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEASURED ELEMENTS OF OBJECT | 05-02-2013 |
20130111437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS | 05-02-2013 |
20130120377 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CURVED SURFACE - A computing device meshes a curved surface into a plurality of triangles, records symbols and coordinate data of three vertexes of each triangle into a data structure of the triangle, and processes the data structures of the triangles by representing vertexes having the same coordinate data with the same symbol. The computing device recognizes inner triangles and surface triangles of the curved surface, deletes the inner triangles of the curved surface, and reads information recorded in the processed data structures of the surface triangles and outputs the surface triangles of the curved surface to a display device. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120562 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING STAR PROBE OF IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - In a method for calibrating a star probe of an image measuring machine, the star probe includes one or more probe heads. Probe configuration information for the star probe is configured when there is no probe configuration file of the star probe stored in a storage device of the image measuring machine, and one of the probe heads to be calibrated is selected from the star probe. The method calibrates a radius value of the selected probe head, and calibrates the deviation between the center point of the selected probe head and the focus of the camera lens. The method further generates a star probe model of the star probe according to the probe configuration information and the probe calibration information, and displays the star probe model of the star probe on a display device of the image measuring machine. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124135 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY REPLACING PROBES FOR COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES - In a computing device, computerized method, and a non-transitory storage medium, correction data of a probe holder is read. The probe holder comprises one or more slots that houses all available probes and is placed on the coordinate measuring machine. The correction data comprises coordinates of the slots. A coordinate of one of the slots is obtained from the correction data. A Z-axis of the coordinate measuring machine moves to a position that corresponds to the extracted coordinates, to detach a probe which is currently installed on the Z-axis and to place the detached probe into the slot, and/or to pick up and install another probe which is currently housed in the slot onto the Z-axis. | 05-16-2013 |
20130135355 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND PRODUCT REPORT METHOD - A method for programming a measuring program into a computing device. The computing device selects a partial drawing from a panoramic drawing of a product using a frame, and marks the frame in the panoramic drawing. The computing device sets a pattern of a report and shows the partial drawing and the panoramic drawing in the report. The computing device adjusts a size of the panoramic drawing and the size of the panoramic drawing in the report until the panoramic drawing does not superpose on the partial drawing in the report. The computing device generate a measuring program which is capable of executing the procedure mentioned above. | 05-30-2013 |
20130136366 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND BOUNDARY LINE GRAPH CHECKING METHOD - A method for checking a boundary line graph using a computing device. The computing device adds a segment line between two adjacent endpoints of the boundary line graph, if the two adjacent endpoints are not connected using the segment line. The computing device removes the segment lines of the endpoints corresponding to intersection points, if the number of the intersection points is not equal to the number of the endpoints. The computing device changes label characters of the endpoints to be arranged in a predetermined order, if an order of the label characters of the endpoints is not a predetermined order according to the boundary line vector. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138378 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR PERPENDICULAR ERRORS OF THREE-COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES - In a computing device and method for compensating for perpendicularity errors of a three-coordinate measuring machine, coordinates of touched points on an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis of the three-coordinate measuring machine are acquired and respectively recorded into an X array, a Y array, and a Z array. A perpendicular error Axy of the X-axis and the Y-axis, a perpendicular error Axz of the X-axis and the Z-axis, and a perpendicular error Ayz of the Y-axis and the Z-axis using the X array, the Y array, and the Z array are computed using the X array, the Y array, and the Z array. The perpendicular errors Axy, Axz and Ayz then stored into a compensation record for later use. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCRYPTING AND STORING DATA - A computing device connects with a vision measuring machine (VMS). Then the computing device generates a one time password (OTP). A size of the OTP, the OTP are stored in a predefined file. The computing device obtains a size of measurement program codes of the VMS. The size of the OTP and the size of the measurement program codes are stored in the predefined file. The measurement program codes are encrypted by the OTP. If the measurement data includes image data of an object which is measured by the VMS, the computing device stores the encrypted program codes, a type of the image data, image data, and a size of the image data in the predefined file. | 05-30-2013 |
20130139046 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MEASUREMENT REPORT OF OBJECTS - A method generates a measurement report of an object using a computing device. The method obtains measurement data of feature elements of the object, processes the measurement data to obtain output data, and outputs the measurement data of the output data to the measurement report according to a report output way corresponding to a report format, wherein the report format is received from a selection of the user. The measurement report is stored in a storage device of the computing device, or displayed on a display device that is connected to the computing device. | 05-30-2013 |
20130145382 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND FUNCTION MODULE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A method for managing function modules using a computing device. The computing device loads the function modules according to a serial number corresponding to a filename and a directory path of each function module. The computing device obtains register commands from an interface of each function module and saves the register commands into a command library. The computing device searches for a register command in the command library when the register command is inputted by an input device connected to the computing device, and executes the searched register command of the function module. | 06-06-2013 |
20130155313 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING AND MEASURING POINTS OF OBJECTS - In an electronic device, an image point A on an image of an object is selected. A spectral confocal sensor is controlled to move to a position above a measuring point A′ on the object, where the measuring point A′ corresponds to the image point A, and a Z-coordinate of the measuring point A′ is computed using the spectral confocal sensor. A focal position of the measuring point A′ is computed according to the Z-coordinate of the measuring point A′, and a CCD lens is controlled to move to the focal position. The Z-coordinate of the measuring point A′ is stored into a storage unit of the electronic device. | 06-20-2013 |
20130156292 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING DATA OF PRODUCT FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTION OF POINT CLOUD - In a method for extracting data of a product, an electronic design document related to the product and point cloud created using actual measurements of the product are received. The point cloud includes points of the product. The method aligns the curved surface of the product with the corresponding portion of the point cloud using a best-fit method, creates a maximum space box for a feature element of the product, and deletes points that are not within the maximum space box. According to an average distance between two neighboring points of the point cloud, the maximum space box can be divided into many small space boxes. Using the small space boxes, the points are filtered to form a feature element. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158930 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTIVE HARDWARE OF IMAGE MEASUREMENT MACHINE - A method for detecting defective hardware of an image measurement machine, the method creates a hardware-recording table that records abnormalities to occur in hardware components of the image measurement machine, and detects device connecting faults, port connecting faults, and hardware faults of the image measurement machine. If any fault is detected, the method searches a serial number and one or more solutions for the fault from the hardware-recording table, and displays the serial number and the one or more solutions on a display screen of the computing device. | 06-20-2013 |
20130162642 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING THREE DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE SYSTEM USING GRAPHICS - In a method for establishing a three-dimensional coordinate system, the method establishes an original coordinate system in a design drawing of a product, and draws a hollow cube. Faces of the hollow cube are marked with different directions. Using the hollow cube, the method calculates a first matrix for correcting the original coordinate system according to a selected plane from the design drawing. The method also calculates a second matrix for correcting the original coordinate system according to a selected line, and calculates a third matrix for correcting the original coordinate system according to a selected point or a center of a selected circle. By multiplying the three matrixes, a new matrix is generated to establish a new coordinate system, which is displayed on a display screen. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166255 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING FEATURE ELEMENTS OF PRODUCT FROM DESIGN DRAWING - In a method for extracting a feature element of a product from a design drawing of the product, a point and a curved surface related to the feature element are selected from the design drawing. The method calculates a minimum distance between the selected point and an outline of the selected curved surface, and identifies whether the selected curved surface or the outline is the feature element by comparing the minimum distance with a first preset value. The method further determines a measuring type of the feature element according to a point cloud of the feature element, and extracts sample points composed of the feature element according to the measuring type and attribute data of the feature element. The sample points are output on a display screen of the computing device. | 06-27-2013 |
20130169975 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCANNING EDGES OF AN OBJECT - In a method for scanning edges of an object using a computing device, the computing device is connected to an image measuring machine including an image capturing device. A start point, an end point, a scan direction, and a scan distance interval are set. Scan points on the edges of the object are determined. For each scan point, the computing device aims the image capturing device at the scan point, controls the image capturing device to capture images of the object at different depths, and records focal points. Definition values of the images are calculated and an image with a highest definition value is determined. A focal point corresponds to the image with the highest definition value and so coordinates of the scan point are determined. Scanned edges of the object are formed based on all the scan points. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A POINT CLOUD USING A COMPUTING DEVICE - In a method for processing a point cloud using a computing device, a straight line fitted by the point cloud comprising border points is determined as a benchmark line. An inflection point in the point cloud of the benchmark line is determined. If the vertical distance of the inflection point is not greater than the preset filtration value, needless border points in the point cloud are deleted and a remainder point cloud is obtained. If the vertical distance between the inflection point and the benchmark line is greater than a filtration value, the point cloud is divided into two sub-point clouds, and the one sub-point cloud having border points less than the preset number is deleted, and the other sub-point cloud is set as a remainder point cloud. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174119 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING MEASURING PROGRAMS - In a computing device, a script editor of a measuring software is executed and a macro option of the script editor is selected to show a macro interface. The macro interface is initialized for loading all data types and loading all macro names. Variable names are inputted and variable types are selected through the macro interface to generate variable declarations. The received variable names are then added into the macro interface. A macro name and a variable name is selected through the macro interface and the selected variable name is assigned to a macro corresponding to the selected macro name. One or more variables are inputted into the macro to execute the macro, then, results of executing the macro are outputted through the macro interface. Finally, a measuring program of a product is generated according to the above operation. | 07-04-2013 |
20130242178 | OPTICAL MODULE FOR IMAGE MEASURING APPARATUS - An optical module includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve, a connecting member and a beam splitter. The first sleeve defines a first hollow cavity and includes a first light source and a pattern plate. The second sleeve defines a second hollow cavity and a second light source. The connecting member is connected to the first sleeve and the second sleeve, and communicates with the first hollow cavity and the second hollow cavity. The beam splitter is positioned in the connecting member. Light from the first light source passes through the pattern plate, and the beam splitter, light from the second light source passes through the beam splitter, the beam splitter refracts the light from the first light source and the second light source to a tested workpiece. | 09-19-2013 |
20130251195 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING POINT CLOUD OF OBJECT - A method obtains an original point-cloud of the object, filters discrete points from the original point-cloud, determines a first sub-point-cloud and a second sub-point-cloud from the filtered point-cloud, and creates an updated point-cloud of the object based on the first sub-point-cloud and the second sub-point-cloud, determines points to be fitted from the updated point-cloud. The method further fits a figure according to the determined points, determines a reference figure according to the fitted figure, determines a first point from the first sub-point-cloud and a second point from the second-point-cloud, calculates a gap width and a gap height of the updated point-cloud according to the first determined point, the second determined point, and the reference figure, and displays the gap width and the gap height on a display device. | 09-26-2013 |
20130257286 | COMPUTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING LIGHT CHANNELS OF LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - In a method of a computing device for calibrating light channels, one or more channel options of an illumination selecting unit of the computing device are selected to turn on the one or more light channels of a light source device. A camera unit captures a first image of the light source device. A zone and a serial number of each light channel are marked on the first image. Each channel option of the illumination selecting unit is eliminated. The camera unit captures a second image of the light source device when a light channel is turned off. The first image and the second image are compared, and a correlation between the light channel that is turned off and the eliminated channel option is determined. The serial numbers of the channel options are modified and remapped according to correlations between each light channel and each channel option. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262663 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SHAREWARE USING A HOST COMPUTER - In a method for processing shareware using a host computer, a plurality of installation modes and authorization modes are sent to a client computer if the client computer requests the host computer for a shareware installation file of the shareware in the host computer. A selected installation mode and a selected authorization mode of the client computer are determined by decrypting encrypted data from the client computer using a preset decryption formula. The method further monitors the client computer according to the selected authorization mode to determining whether the client computer is allowed to run the shareware. When the client computer runs the shareware, the method records usage status of all functions of the shareware in the client computer and receiving error reports from the client computer. The method further sends solutions to the client computer in response to the error reports. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265324 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEASUREMENT OBJECT - A computing device displays an entire graphic of a measurement object on an interface displayed on a display device, and displays a tree object region on the interface, where the tree object region covers part of the entire graphic. The device redisplays the entire graphic of the measurement object by copying pixel information of the covered part from a memory of the computing device to the tree object region, creates a hierarchical tree object in the tree object region according to information of the measurement object, and stores a name of each node and coordinate information of a region occupied by each node's name into an array. When a cursor points to the tree object region, the device determines a node selected by the cursor by comparing coordinate information of the cursor with the coordinate information stored in the array. | 10-10-2013 |