Measuring Human-made Corner Structures with a Robotic Total Station using Support Points, Lines and Planes

Christoph Klug, Dieter Schmalstieg, Clemens Arth

2017

Abstract

Measuring non-planar targets with a total station in reflectorless mode is a challenging and error-prone task. Any accurate 3D point measurement requires a fully reflected laser beam of the electronic distance meter and proper orientation of the pan-tilt unit. Prominent structures like corners and edges often cannot fulfill these requirements and cannot be measured reliably. We present three algorithms and user interfaces for simple and efficient construction-side measurement corrections of the systematic error, using additional measurements close to the non-measurable target. Post-processing of single-point measurements is not required with our methods, and our experiments prove that using a 3D point, a 3D line or a 3D plane support can lower the systematic error by almost a order of magnitude.

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Klug C., Schmalstieg D. and Arth C. (2017). Measuring Human-made Corner Structures with a Robotic Total Station using Support Points, Lines and Planes . In Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 6: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2017) ISBN 978-989-758-227-1, pages 17-27. DOI: 10.5220/0006096800170027


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@conference{visapp17,
author={Christoph Klug and Dieter Schmalstieg and Clemens Arth},
title={Measuring Human-made Corner Structures with a Robotic Total Station using Support Points, Lines and Planes},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 6: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2017)},
year={2017},
pages={17-27},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006096800170027},
isbn={978-989-758-227-1},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 6: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2017)
TI - Measuring Human-made Corner Structures with a Robotic Total Station using Support Points, Lines and Planes
SN - 978-989-758-227-1
AU - Klug C.
AU - Schmalstieg D.
AU - Arth C.
PY - 2017
SP - 17
EP - 27
DO - 10.5220/0006096800170027