CAMERA ON A ROVER SURVEYING SYSTEM

摘要

A surveying system comprising a station and rover is used to make field measurements of a job site. The station at a first location has one or more cameras and one or more targets. The rover has one or more cameras and one or more targets. The rover is moved to a plurality of locations and images are acquired of the one or more targets of the station and/or the rover. The images are used to determine a spatial relationship between the first location and the plurality of locations.

主权项

1. A surveying system for making field measurements, the surveying system comprising:
a station, wherein:
the station is configured to be placed at a first location; andthe station comprises:
a first camera;a second camera at a first known distance from the first camera; anda first target; a rover, wherein:
the rover is configured to be placed at a second location;the rover comprises:
a third camera;a fourth camera at a second known distance from the third camera; anda second target; and a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit images acquired by the first camera and the second camera to a receiving unit, wherein transmitting is configured to be performed while the station is placed at the first location.